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January 23, 2008
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| Quite the opposite - for me that is the attraction of the set. Even if my Spanish is very limited, the readings are so well done and fit the musical part perfectly! My Spanish friend told me that the actor who is reading the excerpts is the Spanish equivalent of Lawrence Olivier, hardly surprising in such a high level of production. And even if you ... more | |
January 23, 2008
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| All 3 books are far more than just CDs or SACDs. It's amazing what one can learn from just reading them - my interest in Spanish history (and early music) is more than satisfied. And that applies to complete Alia Vox catalogue. I even got my copy of Don Quixote signed by the man himself when I met him last spring in London. I was full of praise for ... more | |
January 23, 2008
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| I just got Harmonia Mundi's sampler for new releases with some 6 minutes of the first movement, RBCD only, of course. Its fast and crisp, and it does sound if they are using period instruments - or at least Manze made orchestra sounding rather 'periodish'. I've heard Gardiner conducting Beethoven's 7th with London Symphony Orchestra and he managed ... more | |
January 23, 2008
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| From what I gathered from the book variations for Indian and Japanese instruments are improvisations on O Gloriosa Domina hymn. Everything else is of course composed and performed as is. Thinking of it, I seriously doubt that there are any music for those eastern instruments written down in any shape of form of western music from the period. That ... more | |
January 17, 2008
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| Well, life would be easy, wouldn’t it my dear Peter if we could have just one favourite performance of our cherished music. How can I choose between Gardiner through whom I discovered Vespro many years ago, how can I ignore Alessandrini whom I’ve heard live and who swiped me off my feet with his energy, or not bow to Savall who still sounds 20 ... more | |
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