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Several years ago I copied tracks from a variety of CDs on to one CD-R so it would be easier to carry around when auditioning equipment. One of the tracks was the first movement of the Barber violin concerto played by Shaham, exactly the recording you mention. So we have a concrete data point in common. I put the Barber on the CD-R precisely as a test of violin reproduction (as well as bass--those falling two-note bass figures in the background).
What I can tell you is this: the DGG recording is never going to be described as forgiving, but it can be played on equipment without inducing the slightest wince, grimace, or tensing of the muscles. It just depends on the equipment in the system, because these days listening to that recording at home is a pleasant and rewarding experience.
While I'm at it let me recommend this recording of a consort of viols as a wonderful test of overall timbral reproduction of stringed instruments (as well as an excellent CD):https://www.amazon.com/Crye-TYE-HUME-TALLIS/dp/B000025DFV/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=crye&qid=1599586146&s=music&sr=1-1
Several years ago I copied tracks from a variety of CDs on to one CD-R so it would be easier to carry around when auditioning equipment. One of the tracks was the first movement of the Barber violin concerto played by Shaham, exactly the recording you mention. So we have a concrete data point in common. I put the Barber on the CD-R precisely as a test of violin reproduction (as well as bass--those falling two-note bass figures in the background).
What I can tell you is this: the DGG recording is never going to be described as forgiving, but it can be played on equipment without inducing the slightest wince, grimace, or tensing of the muscles. It just depends on the equipment in the system, because these days listening to that recording at home is a pleasant and rewarding experience.
While I'm at it let me recommend this recording of a consort of viols as a wonderful test of overall timbral reproduction of stringed instruments (as well as an excellent CD):https://www.amazon.com/Crye-TYE-HUME-TALLIS/dp/B000025DFV/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=crye&qid=1599586146&s=music&sr=1-1