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December 23, 2009
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There is no shortage of recordings of Dowland's lute music. Since the first complete recording in the LP era, by 5 different lutenists on Decca's L'Oiseau-Lyre label, there have been at least three more, all by lutenists involved in that project: Paul O'Dette (Harmonia Mundi USA), Jakob Lindberg ... more |
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October 2, 2009
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While Monk's first quartet with Charlie Rouse, which featured Frankie Dunlop on drums, the most Monkish of all drummers, was not often recorded in performance, there is an abundance of live recordings of varying quality of the band with Dunlop's replacement, Ben Riley. Frankly I cannot understand ... more |
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August 13, 2009
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This is the Water Music to buy when you have grown tired of these pieces! After all, a fresh new approach taking into account the latest research on Handel's preferred tunings (almost mean-tone, close to the intonation of the natural horns!), and with a real large orchestra as documented for the ... more |
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August 12, 2009
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These Benda concertos may be the very last keyboard concertos in the 18th century explicitely for the harpsichord. The Dulcken copy Sabine Bauer plays is a delightfully sounding instrument, the balance between harpsichord and strings is perfect. A highly recommended disc for any lover of that ... more |
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September 21, 2008
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I have had this CD for several months now and listened to it repeatedly, but hesitated to write a review - there is something I do not like about this recording, but I couldn't pin it down. Today it dawned on me: It's not the sound, neither the technical/recording aspect (although I prefer a ... more |
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