Monthly Archives: January 2006

Recordings – Bach Cantatas

In the midst of a lot of depressing news about the recording industry, there are a few bright lights. We are living in a time when no fewer than *three* complete recordings of the Bach cantatas are underway. The Ton … Continue reading

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Recordings – RCA Reissues

I’ve been very pleased to see the early stereo RCA recordings being re-released in modern digital format. All of them were made on high-quality tape, multichannel, supervised by the finest engineers around in those days. There was a lot of … Continue reading

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Recordings – Elgar

Of late Elgar has been entering the radar of my musical environment. I never paid all that much attention to him before–oh, I knew the Enigma Variations. Friends of mine would play the ‘Cello Concerto and I’ve accompanied them. And … Continue reading

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Recordings – Schutz Symphoniae Sacrae and Psalmen Davids

Hienrich Schütz is one of those composers you read about in history texts, or experience in music history classes, but often he doesn’t seem to become a real composer who is part of your regular living experience. Well, at least … Continue reading

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Recordings – Bach Christmas Oratorio (Jacobs)

I finally broke down and got the Rene Jacobs recording of the Christmas Oratorio; it’s been winking at me for a while. It marks my fourth Christmas Oratorio recording–and I have two that I really cherish (Gardiner/English Baroque, and Herreweghe.) … Continue reading

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Recordings – Century

It should come as no surprise to most of my friends and students that I’m a fairly avid record collector. I’m curious about a lot of different music, and I want to get to know it. Recordings are often the … Continue reading

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