August 2024
Intermediate to advanced
278 pages
8h 45m
English
Balancing the weight and power of a 9-ft. concert grand piano with a small but determined violin is a huge challenge. The piano invariably excites the room much more than the violin, and it masks the natural reverberation of the violin without any effort. This chapter offers solutions for balancing piano with various instruments, including voice.
The biggest discrepancy in sound between the piano and any other instrument in a chamber music recording is the amount of “room effect” caused by each instrument in the group. Creating a homogenous presentation of all the instruments in the ensemble is the biggest challenge, followed ...
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