Why can't a pianist play "competition-style" for a studio recording?

[orlandopiano]

A) The record company wants the most accurate and conservative reading of the piece, so that the consumer can get the most honest performance of the piece.

B) The studio environment does not give the performer the adrenaline rush that a competition performance does.

It's probably a combination of these two. Or is there another one?

[lostinidlewonder]

Name me 10 pianists who have made recordings in a studio which are "worse" than their competition recording. In a studio you can edit, cut, paste, make things sound much better.

[lisztisforkids]

In a studio you can edit, cut, paste, make things sound much better.

But is that really better??? Its faked.

[stevie]

Name me 10 pianists who have made recordings in a studio which is "worse" than their competition recording. In a studio you can edit, cut, paste, make things sound much better.

thats odd, because in general, cziffra, howotitz, and others live recordings are much better than studio.

and actually im not sure what this topic means...because competition style IS studio style...its held back...dull, lifeless, sh*t.

[steve jones]

I think a studio recording will always be technically better than a live performance. As already mentioned, the engineers will most likely do a comp of the best takes, so a flawless performance is a given. Also, then recording environment ensures a far higher sound quality to disk. So in the end result, both the pianist and piano are sounding next to perfect.

Ofcourse, this is technically. Its not to say that an engineered performance will have that 'little something'. Maybe you do need the concert hall for that, Im not sure.

[arensky]

thats odd, because in general, cziffra, howotitz, and others live recordings are much better than studio.

and actually im not sure what this topic means...because competition style IS studio style...its held back...dull, lifeless, ***.

true 

[stevie]

I think a studio recording will always be technically better than a live performance. As already mentioned, the engineers will most likely do a comp of the best takes, so a flawless performance is a given. Also, then recording environment ensures a far higher sound quality to disk. So in the end result, both the pianist and piano are sounding next to perfect.

Ofcourse, this is technically. Its not to say that an engineered performance will have that 'little something'. Maybe you do need the concert hall for that, Im not sure.

well its a simple matter of fact that many pianists simply cant 'get it up' in the studio, many of the recordings are comapitavely flaccid, its hard to say what could make them fully erect...

[chromatickler]

LANG LANG demands a live audience for all his studio recordings

[leahcim]

LANG LANG demands a live audience for all his studio recordings

Is he part vogon then?

[sportsmonster]

when the record is recorded on stage....the piano sounds farther away...(sometimes.)
and you hear lots of wierd noice from the audience sometimes too on the recording.
sneezing noses,throwing garbage , gurgling with their throats.....blæh!

and then you have clapping and screaming noices in the end.....ahh relaxing

[prometheus]

After having a godly experience of listening to music what can be worse than following it with a very loud chaotic cacophony of noises?

[sportsmonster]

the audience sometimes both clap when you enter the stage....and when you leave the stage

so the loud chaotic noice is also sometimes the first ting you hear when you press play
and the last ting you hear in the end of the tape ...(that is worse)

iv heard records where you can hear the audience better that the performer
(the recorder was sitting behind the audience )