Yes, it's hard to tell about Schafer from her recordings ... the Deutsche Grammophon 'sound' circa 1990 - 2010 is so weirdly distant and unpleasant that it makes it hard for me to really listen to ANY of their recordings anymore. ...
The contents of this post come not from a Stockhausen Verlag CD, but are needledropped from the original Deutsche Grammophon LP. In 1973, Stockhausen toured and recorded with the London Sinfonietta, producing this album, which contains Kreuzspiel, Kontra-Punkte, .... I do agree that it's the prerogative of the composer's estate to control how his recordings are made available. That's part of their job in managing his legacy. December 5, 2009 9:15 AM ? sasha said. ...
