![]() Many, but not all HIP performances cut the melodic lines all to hell and sound quite anemic by comparison-historically defensible maybe, but not what I enjoy listening to. Although HIP purists will look down their noses at his performances, and the size of the forces employed, I still find them to be very fine musically, and very much congruent with the spirit of the music. I have a few of the large LP sets of his, as well as some of the CDs and the B minor Mass. I learned to love these (and other Bach works) because of Karl Richter's performances, and yet, for all the years I've been on GMG, I have never once (that I can remember) seen a thread on Karl ("the other Richter" we could call him!). I do admire some great voices from the past, but in most cases Rilling's approach just doesn't seem to work for me anymore.Īll of this of course being very personal and subjective, and I do realize that many Bach lovers and listeners will just shake their heads in disbelief, but, there you have it: I like the Leonhardt/Harnoncourt box best! I don't own the integral Rilling, but I do have about 20 discs, and I don't think I'm ever going to buy the entire set. Of course there are ups and downs, but I like these 'later' recordings better than many of his earlier studio cantata work for Deutsche Grammophon. ![]() Gardiner's set is live, but the overall quality is truly impressive. The same goes for Koopman, whilst Suzuki, for instance, is getting more slick and smooth during his journey. The quality of interpretation stays on level, the quality of playing improves. Paul Esswood was a great countertenor, René Jacobs had a very flexible voice in his younger years, Kurt Equiluz and Max van Egmond were both very impressive Bach singers, and Ruud van der Meer is mostly very reliable, too. Most of them doing are doing a very good job IMO. ![]() Some (or even many) may dislike the boy sopranos, well, I don't. I'm not that fond of the old-fashioned Bach, so I prefer HIP/PI or HIP-influenced performances.Īnd Milnes, Kuijken, Junghänel, Pierlot, et cetera and et al.īut from the integrals (so far), I still think that Leonhardt and Harnoncourt offer the most expressive, thoughful and credible set. ![]()
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