Wikipedia:Featured sound candidates/Violin Concerto (Tchaikovsky), 3rd Movement

Violin Concerto (Tchaikovsky), 3rd Movement
Two recordings of the 3rd of Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto from the batch of files recently released to Wikipedia by John Michel, Professor of Music at Central Washington University. One is with him as the soloist (don't be misled by the title - it's actually a violin in the recording) and one is with Carrie Rehkopf. Both are to a very high standard and naturally add enormous value to the article Violin Concerto (Tchaikovsky).


 * Nominate and Support. -  C e n t y  – [ reply ]• contribs  – 16:57, 12 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Support - High quality, great music. -- Grandpafootsoldier 05:18, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Support The recordings will definitely add an enormous amount of value to any article they're put in :) Absolutely beautiful. Cheers, ( ar  ky  ) 02:00, 5 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Something is fishy! While listening to both recordings I became suspicious when I heard the same clarinet squeek in the opening orchestra passage.  Examining both files in an audio editor, I've come to the conclusion that both are in fact the same performance.  So who in fact is the violinist?  When was the performance? What orchestra performed?  Who was conducting?  Without some better documentation I cannot support. -- &#x2611; Sam uelWantman 06:29, 24 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Oppose as per Sam. Plus Criterion 5 is failed miserably. The violin is miked too closely and lacks depth (Criterion 2). It's an OK performance only, musically speaking. Glitches in pitching. Tony   (talk)  09:54, 4 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Oppose, per Sam's concern about the orchestra, and per Tony's comment about the violin performance itself. Eh. -- RG2 11:17, 6 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Comment They are indeed the same recording. The fact that the performance isn't spectacular shouldn't affect whether it should be featured; it's already among the best I've heard on Wikipedia. I've emailed Carrie Rehkopf for confirmation as to the actual soloist; hopefully we'll get a reply soon. Also, this is irrelevant but Carrie Rehkopf and John Michel appear to be married now.--M1ss1ontomars2k4 (talk) 01:11, 8 February 2008 (UTC)
 * I would like to express appreciation to the performers for contributing their work. It was very kind of them to do so and we should all appreciate it. And I agree that this recording will enhance relevant articles quite a bit. However I don't quite follow why we have 2 versions. Let's get down to just one. But more importantly (and I am no music expert, mind you), unlike recorded speeches or historical events which we get one shot at capturing (once the event happened, the speech was made, etc, it's never to be repeated), Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto isn't going anywhere. Anyone could (with sufficient resources and interest) record this again at any time. So if the music and sound experts are saying that this is a good but not great recording, perhaps, as we get a larger body of featured sounds, we should not feature the merely good if we can get the great with patience. Therefore, with some sheepishness because I do so based on the evaluation of others as to the quality, I oppose. ++Lar: t/c 16:56, 8 February 2008 (UTC)

--Zginder(talk) (Contrib) 03:05, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

