Re: Bach / Brandenburg Concertos / Gustav Leonhard (1976)

Roland van Gaalen wrote:

On 06/07/2024 13:18, Roland van Gaalen wrote:

n 12 July 1996, I wrote:
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<< A friend of mine, who likes "historically informed" performance,>
is looking for
JS Bach - Brandenburg 4,5,6
Leonhardt Consort
Pro Arte label >>
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Almost three decades later, I obtained this -- for myself:
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Brandenburg Concertos (1-6) by Gustav Leonhardt (conductor) with Frans
Brüggen, Paul Dombrecht, Sigiswald Kuijken, Wieland Kuijken and Claude
Rippers, recorded 1976, RCA Red Seal, 2 CD set, RD 70794(2).
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The set is in mint condition, including the original price tag of the
V&D department store: 32.00 Dutch guilders.
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I paid only €16 including friendly service (detailed replies to my
questions) packaging & postage.
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More later!

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Correction: recorded 1976 and 1977

These recordings made in 1976 and 1977 have been issued by Sony, and
later by Brilliant Classics (€4,29 in the Kruidvat store !!)
I don't like them very much, but ... OK, there are a lot more enjoyable
than Harnoncourt's recordings.
For people who like HIP recordings, there are "tons" of alternatives.
"Top" favorites: Alessandrini (naïve), Café Zimmermann (alpha) - and a
few "second favorites" like Il Giardino Armonico, and Akademie für alte
Musik Berlin, or Musica Antiqua Köln.