Early Music on Record Review

[vinteuil]

And the whole chorus has a zest and joyfulness that I found instantly convincing and infectious. I look forward to hearing more of this - and I suspect that this is a recording that I will be parting with money to include in my collection.

... ego autem. I think the cheapest at the moment is on amazon.fr -

http://amzn.eu/0tvMXgd

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[Nick Armstrong]

Thanks to dovers and Micky (and cyber pal) for drawing attention to this - I might well have missed it otherwise.

Ditto - and to you and vinrouge for corroboration.

And for French listeners, the discussion on France Musique is "podcastée" (): https://www.francemusique.fr/emissio...pirituel-37136

so I'm additionally grateful to Micky for that steer

[MickyD]

You're welcome, Cali...I didn't hear all of the chat, but Niquet made such a cheeky remark at one point to the lady presenter that I burst out laughing in the car. I think it must have thrown her quite a bit!

[doversoul1]

21 October

11.48am Disc of the Week –

JOHN BLOW: AN ODE ON THE DEATH OF MR HENRY PURCELL & OTHER WORKS
JOHN BLOW: Begin the Song!; Chaconne a 4 in G major; An Ode on the Death of Mr Henry Purcell; Ground in G minor; The Nymphs of the wells; Sonata in A major; Dread Sir, the Prince of Light
Samuel Boden (tenor), Thomas Walker (tenor), Arcangelo, Jonathan Cohen (director).

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b099vfdr

[MickyD]

Just heard Gardiner's new recording of the earlier E flat version of the Bach Magnificat, along with its Christmas interpolations. But Hogwood got there first, with this vintage recording with the wonderful Christ Church Choir - which can now be had on Amazon for under £1!

[Pulcinella]

Just heard Gardiner's new recording of the earlier E flat version of the Bach Magnificat, along with its Christmas interpolations. But Hogwood got there first, with this vintage recording with the wonderful Christ Church Choir - which can now be had on Amazon for under £1!

With a Nulla in mundo pax to die for.

[MickyD]

Indeed, what a bonus, and James Bowman in Nisi Dominus, too. Definitely some of Hogwood's very best work.

[DracoM]

That JEG Bach I found frankly risible. 'Oooh! Look at me! Look how fast I can make them play!'

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Just heard Gardiner's new recording of the earlier E flat version of the Bach Magnificat, along with its Christmas interpolations. But Hogwood got there first, with this vintage recording with the wonderful Christ Church Choir - which can now be had on Amazon for under £1!

Hogwood? (His name's not mentioned on the cover - only Simon Preston's.)

[Pulcinella]

Hogwood? (His name's not mentioned on the cover - only Simon Preston's.)

I think we're almost back in Purcell territory (last week's BaL): but in this case Hogwood is actually credited for the Nisi Dominus and Preston for the rest.

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

I think we're almost back in Purcell territory (last week's BaL)

- that thought did occur to me.

but in this case Hogwood is actually credited for the Nisi Dominus and Preston for the rest.

Aha! - but that still means that Mr Preston deserves the credit for preceding JEGgers in recording the interpolated Magnificat.

[DracoM]

Surely there was nothing worth preserving / reviewing before JEG?

[ardcarp]

That JEG Bach I found frankly risible. 'Oooh! Look at me! Look how fast I can make them play!'

I might add 'and sing'. It sounded (at worst) like machine-gun fire, or (at best) as if generated by a synthesiser. I didn't like his earlier D major version either. I have it but never play it.

[MickyD]

Hogwood was also playing organ accompaniment on all of the tracks of those Florilegium records, I believe. Certainly Preston takes the Magnificat at a much more agreeable pace than JEG, to these ears at least.

[doversoul1]

11 November

9.00 (the last item before BaL)
SELVA MORALE E SPIRITUALE
CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI: Selva morale e spirituale (selection)
Balthasar Neumann Choir & Soloists; Balthasar Neumann Ensemble; Pablo Heras-Casado (director)

11.50am – Disc of the Week
J.S. BACH: DU TREUER GOTT
J.S. BACH: Nimm von uns, Herr, du treuer Gott, BWV 101; Mache dich, mein Geist, bereit, BWV 115; Ihr werdet weinen und heulen, BWV 103
Dorothee Mields (soprano); Damien Guillon (alto); Thomas Hobbs (tenor); Peter Kooij (bass); Collegium Vocale Gent; Philippe Herreweghe (conductor)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09dwpt2