Guys,
Would welcome suggestions as to the best Brandenburg recordings.
Regards,
Lindsay
Wellā¦ thats likely to provoke many optionsā¦!!
Not going to claim it is the best, but I currently own -
Previously I think I owned this, but sold it, during a āclear outā -
Both are good. Bestā¦? YMMV.
In my dotage Iām tending to nostalgia. I mean by this I favour the first recordings I heard. The first dates to 1982, and the second 2006; I prefer the older recording, which was one bought with my first serious paycheck.
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Damn. No, the version that I used to have was this -
I still sold itā¦!!!
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To further confuse, there is a choice between āperiod correctā or modern instruments, in the various versions.
Which is bestā¦? Only your ears can decide.
The ECO/Raymond Leppard (Phillips) set was famous in its day - 40 or so years ago, with a stellar cast of musicians.
Itās almost certainly deleted now, replaced by more āauthenticā, less interesting, versions.
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I still have the Roy Goodman version which I think is excellent.
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I bought it, based onā¦ the Penguin guide, I thinkā¦? To replace the Trevor Pinnock version that I sold on, some years ago. Seemed OK to meā¦
Thanks guys.
I think ābestā is a slippery concept in comparing musical performances. Thatās especially true with baroque music where the preference for the sound of āoriginalā vs modern instruments is so personal. @anon70766008 finds authentic performances āless interestingā. I find many earlier full orchestral versions of the Brandenbergs unlistenable (not Leppardās). I much prefer recorders to flutes in No 4, for example. In recent years, music colleges have turned out many extremely fine players of original instruments and I no longer hear a difference in performance standards.
As for a recommended recording, I bought Trevor Pinnockās earlier version with the English Concert when they first came out and have enjoyed them regularly ever since. But for a lively, even jazzy modern set Iād recommend Concerto Italiano led by Rinaldo Alessandrini:
Roger
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Also well reviewed in the Penguin Guide of yore:
Telarc CD80412, recorded in 1993-4.
(also available on two separate releases; CD80368 (1 to 3) and CD80354 (4 to 6))
Fabulous natural Telarc SQ and excellent performances too.
Mark
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