Franck and fashion

[jayne lee wilson]

As someone who buys mainly new releases (and infamously fussy about sound...), complaints about present-day engineering always surprise me.
Recent stunners include Zelenka/Viktora on Nibiru, Dusapin/Chung on DG, Blomstedt's live Bruckner on Querstand, and the LAWO disc of Barokkanerne in CPE Bach**. These all sound at least as good as any so-called classics from pre-1970.

My only conclusion about recording is - it's not what you do, it's...

**really sad there's so little enthusiasm for CPE-B around here - so many great releases this year!

[doversoul1]

**really sad there's so little enthusiasm for CPE-B around here - so many great releases this year!

http://www.for3.org/forums/showthread.php?10680-CPE-Bach-EMS-9-March

http://www.for3.org/forums/showthread.php?11606-CPE-Bach-EMS-6-July

My guess is that early music (CPE Bach tends to come in this category) enthusiasts on this forum have a tendency to be rather reticent. As for the posts, let’s say quality rather than quantity

[Roehre]

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**really sad there's so little enthusiasm for CPE-B around here - so many great releases this year!

Indeed, e.g. a survey of his complete output of keyboard works -though e.g. Beefoven has got it too- seems to be confined to mine only .