
There are remarkably few differences, almost none of substance, between the performances on two recently released recordings–this one and another with Micaela Comberti and Colin
Frans Brüggen and the Orchestra of the 18th Century stand apart from most other “period” performers with their more robust sound and their bold, fresh
Brisk tempi, free-flowing but tasteful embellishments, and stylistic assurance characterize Lucy van Dael’s striking interpretations. She strips years of accumulated varnish off the D Minor
Lucy van Dael’s improvisatory style sheds interesting light on these oft-recorded works. Her agogic adjustments in the Preludes, for instance, point up the music’s harmonic