Title: Could've been better.
Product review: Leslie Richford wrote a great review of this collection. I have nothing against the performances, but the sound irks me a little. The guitar sounds fine - it's the fortepiano that gets under my skin at times. A handful of keys are out of tune, and it was mic'd and recorded in such a narrow way that the piano sounds like one of those uprights languishing away, forgotten, in the basement of a school, church, or nursing home. Also, because of the heavier reverb employed on the piano, it doesn't blend well with the relatively dry and up-front recording of the guitar. It almost sounds as if the two musicians were in separate rooms. Carulli's work, though miniaturistic, is still majestic in scope. a Bosendorfer, Yamaha, or Steinway would not have been an insult to him. In fact, I'm quite certain, he would've worn an ear to ear smile.
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