I've just ordered Philippe Herreweghe's earlier Missa Solemnis on Harmonia Mundi. What a gorgeous looking jewel case and insert it comes in (the later William Blake cover re-issue, I mean). Reminds me why I like owning physical objects!
However, the sound is notoriously dodgy on the first couple of tracks, something mentioned in the Gramophone review here. The choir sounds oddly distant whilst the orchestra booms, the timpani excessively present. It does level out, though.
Herreweghe is currently re-recording a lot of repetoire on his new PHI label. I wonder why this is. Updated sonics? More creative freedom or less pressing recording schedule? A new, more mature approach? Whatever the case, the Bach Motets received rave reviews and sound 'smoother' than his first outing.
He's re-recorded the Missa Solemnis, which is due out in France next week and in England in early December.
You can hear a link to the 'Kyrie' below. It sounds a bit foggy to me. Hmm.
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Oh dear, a typo in the title! Quelle honte!
However, the sound is notoriously dodgy on the first couple of tracks, something mentioned in the Gramophone review here. The choir sounds oddly distant whilst the orchestra booms, the timpani excessively present. It does level out, though.
Herreweghe is currently re-recording a lot of repetoire on his new PHI label. I wonder why this is. Updated sonics? More creative freedom or less pressing recording schedule? A new, more mature approach? Whatever the case, the Bach Motets received rave reviews and sound 'smoother' than his first outing.
He's re-recorded the Missa Solemnis, which is due out in France next week and in England in early December.
You can hear a link to the 'Kyrie' below. It sounds a bit foggy to me. Hmm.
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Oh dear, a typo in the title! Quelle honte!
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