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Re: Brandenburgs



Bob Williams asked:

>I need advice. I have a recording of the Brandenburg Concertos that I
>hate. (I won't say who recorded them so you won't be prejudiced.)
>What are good recordings and why?

Hmm. Here goes:

1.      The English Chamber Orchestra with Philip Ledger,
        two discs, available individually, budget price (L5.99?),
        now reissued as IMP PCD 2006 & 2009. Why? Well, they're
        not period instrument performances, but they're light,
        beautifully played with a small chamber orchestra. Penguin
        Guide rates them highly.

2.      For a full price period instrument version, I guess I'd try
        the English Concert with Trevor Pinnock. I collected Pinnock
        recordings for a while, until the spiralling prices drove me to seek out
        other cheaper alternatives which, if not period instruments, retain
        a period flavour, use smaller forces etc etc. But that's
        just a personal thing: some people like baroque music
        played by big orchestras. I don't. Sorry, I don't have
        discographical info for the Pinnock.

- Alun

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