Re: JS Bach / Brandenburg concertos / Die Freitagsakademie

On 08/09/2024 18:02, Owen Hartnett wrote:

I like the energy and the very fast pace.
 I dislike the sound, they sound like buskers in the subway.
 But art is in the ear of the listener.

Fair enough.
These performers frame the music and put in a particular quasi-historical perspective. In my opinion, it works, but the obvious, although implicit, condition is that one should listen to other interpretations, too.
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Roland van Gaalen
The Netherlands