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When these recordings first came out, far in advance of the period instrument revolution, they were revelations. Though modern instruments were used, there was an
The raison d’être for this release seems to be the curiosity of having these familiar works played on the claviorganum, a hybrid instrument that couples
An album of this sort seems as much concocted to present a portrait of the artist as to offer interpretations of the music–and there’s no
These performances have got nothing if not style–and charisma to burn. And burn is what the first aria does, its fire flaming directly from the
Taped at and in conjunction with live performances at the Paris Opera, this “fantastic” Handel opera–one of his finest, by the way–proves to be a
In orchestral music, it seems that there’s nothing quite so exciting as a Baroque trumpet player reaching for pure high tones, the instrumental equivalent of
The story of the innocent Susanna whose nude bathing in a stream so excited two elders in her community that they charged her with all
There are very few recordings of Baroque vocal music in the Bernstein discography, to which most listeners will probably say “Thank God!” But look at
It’s surprising that Handel’s many overtures aren’t exploited more often by performers and record companies for programs such as this, especially since they represent some
This concert performance of Handel’s Judas Maccabaeus took place in Munich in 1963, and for what it is, it’s very exciting. By “what it is”
