Steve Schwartz writes:

> The Raskin/Lehane/Caracciolo is a classic, mostly for the
> soloists. It is, however, a pre-HIP, reduced-modern-forces account.
> Roschmann/Robbin/Labadie is fine HIP, but again, mainly for the soloists.
> What do *you* like about these accounts?  What dissatisfies you?

I like the Raskin/Lehane for the soloists but find them a little over
the top and generally find the performance a little slow. On the other
hand the Labadie singers are good but I find this recording just the
opposite - a little brisk. Am I too hard to please?  Possibly, but I
feel there might be a middle of the road possibly HiP performance that
still luxuriates in the phrasing and has a slightly slower tempo than
Labadie.

Peter Herwitz

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