The 5-CD set on Philips has been reissued by Arkiv CD. I like Winschermann's Bach in general and his cantatas have many virtues, esp. I prefer modern instruments or a blend of old and new myself my wife and I enjoy the Rilling box and have listened through the full cycle several times over the years. For more beautiful and less in-your-face HIP, there's Herreweghe (try - used copies cheap). I started collecting Harnoncourt/Leonhardt on LP and after the first few volumes decided that the best thing about them was the packaging. > I also like Werner, and second the comment about Harnoncourt. Do you know the famous Gönnenwein coupling of BWV 80 & 140 with Baker, Ameling et al.? (e.g., - also cheap, and the Geraint Jones couplings are worthwhile) There are contributors here who are far more expert in this repertoire than I am, but I do love the music. I also like Werner, and second the comment about Harnoncourt. OTOT, Holloways strictures on Harnoncourt do not IMO apply to all NH recordings. I dumped my Harnoncourt set years ago, after realizing that it was like trying to drink sauerkraut juice. Dislike of the singing - the chorus fierce but without sustaining power, the soloists dull (the men) or hapless (the boys) - would not matter if the priorities were in good order." Whatever the character of the music, Harnoncourt cannot sustain its tempo he is at one mechanical yet unreliable there is no real strength, nor the strength to be supple. The benefits and occasional delights of clarity are diminished by a fundamental flaw, a rhythmic instability that vitiates every speed from largo to presto. These negative results are achieved by fast speeds, sharp attacks, and a dry sound-quality, thus eschewing warmth of tone and subtlety of phrasing (indeed any phrasing whatsoever). An affectattion of ‘no nonsense’ where architectural grandeur or spiritual expressivity is concerned ensures that one is denied breadth and … depth. “There is the sense that that the Bach cantatas are … being cut down to size. Try Fritz Werner, and you’ll never put up with Harnoncourt again:Ĭomposer-critic Robin Holloway on Harnoncourt’s cantatas: While I like it a lot, but I'd be interested in some stand-out performances of individual works or the odd box set of a few combined. I'm still listening to my Harnoncourt/Leonhardt set. > Autumn in here and the mood turns to the Bach Cantatas. Adaptive_ocr true Addeddate 09:22:12 Betterpdf true Bookreader-defaults mode/1up Boxid IA1600121 Catalog_time 192 Country US Derive_submittime 04:18:13 Disccount 1 External-identifierīaroque Identifier lp_two-cantatas-jesu-der-du-meine-seele-bwv_johann-sebastian-bach-edith-mathis-sybil-m Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t3xt55n93 Lineage Technics SL1200MK5 Turntable + Audio-Technica AT95e cartridge > Radio Design Labs EZ-PH1 phono preamp > Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 Ocr tesseract 5.0.0-1-g862e Ocr_detected_lang en Ocr_detected_lang_conf 1.0000 Ocr_detected_script Arabic Ocr_detected_script_conf 0.4964 Ocr_module_version 0.0.14 Ocr_parameters -l eng Original-ppi 1200 Pages 4 Pdf_module_version 0.0.17 Ppi 600 Ripping_date 20201027091634 Ripping_operator Ripping_scanner archivelp-rip-cebu10 Ripping_software_version ArchiveCD Version 2.2.53lp Ripping_time 2588 Scandate 20201007070411 Scanner archivelp-cat-cebu01 Scanningcenter cebu Software_version ArchiveCD Version 2.2.On Saturday, Octoat 11:18:28 AM UTC-5, Andy Evans wrote:
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