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A Baroque favourite
Yet another welcome recording of J.S. Bach's Brandenburgs
J.S. Bach's six Brandenburgs are right up there with Vivaldi's The Four Seasons as some of the most popular works in the Baroque repertoire, but they are so musically rich that most listeners never tire of them. If you collect recordings of music by Bach, you probably have at least one set of Brandenburgs already, but this new release, in sparkling Blu-ray audio, is worth considering even if you already own several.
J.S. BACH: The Six Brandenburg Concertos. Orchestra Mozart conducted by Claudio Abbado. A Medici Arts Blu-ray disc.
Like most recent accounts, Abbado's performances incorporate the ideas of the period performance practice researchers. Tempos are quick and nimble but present no serious challenges to the primarily young virtuosos from Abbado's largely hand-picked Orchestra Mozart.
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- Writer: Ung-Aang Talay
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