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The Disappearing Session or The Paradox of High Fidelity. Associate professor Tore Simonsen Norwegian Academy of Music , Oslo. A picture of a session A representation of the score. Edward Elgar : Carissima Recorded 1914.
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The DisappearingSession or The Paradox ofHighFidelity Associate professor Tore Simonsen NorwegianAcademyofMusic, Oslo
A pictureof a session A representationofthe score Edward Elgar: Carissima Recorded 1914
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ManipulationofbalanceElectricalrecording • Manipulationof time Tape recording • ManipulationofsimultainetyMultitrackrecording
The paradoxofHighFidelity: • The picture (ofthesession) wasseemingly more and more transparent • But in realitythepicturebecame more and more opaque • Like thetransition from a photo to a painting?
A pictureof a session A representationofthe score A studio construction
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The consequensesof taking WP seriously WPsaresomethingelsethan live music WP’soriginsare in principle not accessible to us WPs have nohistorywhenlistening All phonogramsareWPs