Here is a one of the best recording with truly great ambience and naturalness. You should just see the hall itself with the pianos within. George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue, played at Weber State University on September, 2012.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cJgEJu3ems
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steve
Thanks, Steve. I haven’t seen a performance quite like this one...
Nick
Being at Weber State University, student orientated, I guess that is what young adults like?
What really amazes me is the openness, ambience, and tonal quality of the instruments, the total entity of the recording. Although the room echos/ambience makes it a little more difficult to tell the pianos apart, I find it exciting. I feel I am right there, listening/looking at them.
I think this recording is right on the edge. Some songs speaker positions are not that critical, others selections are extremely critical. If one's system is even just slightly lean, this recording can make pianos sound thin. I use this selection, along with dozens of other recordings when adjusting my speakers position in the room for proper tonal shading.
Here is a selection I may have posted before, will test your bass reproduction, also has ambience and voice.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9P8C6-XqaNscheers
steve
steve