BaL 22.03.14 - Mozart's Coronation Mass

[Beef Oven!]

Don't worry, Beefy, you go with what you are most comfortable with! I will confess to being a long-standing Hogwood fan, so am rather biased. But for the C minor Mass, his version clinches it for me because of the clear sound of the boy choristers, and I've always been a huge enthusiast of the sound the Decca engineers got for the L'Oiseau Lyre recordings. I'm sure the Gardiner is very fine, hope you get a lot of pleasure out of it. It is a wonderful work.

UPDATE: Following vinteuil's steer, I have indeed spent the required 18p and ordered the Hogwood too!

At that price, it would have been churlish to have desisted (vinteuil said 17p and if he were a gentleman, he'd stand for the difference, but I'll not push the matter).

[Barbirollians]

I picked up the winner on Amazon very cheaply recently and I like it a great deal but still prefer the Hogwood although I agree that Barbara Bonney sings the Agnus Dei gloriously