Philip Peters responds to me: >>There probably isn't any thoroughly recommendable complete set, but that >>will change when Suzuki and Koopman eventually complete their on-going >>series. > >I'm not so sure about that. I like some of Koopman's well enough but at >times he's a bit too light-hearted for my taste and Suzuki's problem IMO >is that his cast of soloists is less than in many other cantata recordings >and especially Midori Suzuki isn't up to standards IMO. I am very curious >about Gardiner's project though. Sorry if I gave the impression that everything about the Suzuki and Koopman projects is excellent. In such a huge undertaking there will be some deficiencies. My meaning was that, on balance, these two projects are high quality and will eclipse previous ones, although the Harnoncourt will always have a special place within me. As for Gardiner, I am also looking forward to his Bach cantata project. I do wonder if the market will be able to absorb all these new releases of Bach that are on their way to public consumption. Don Satz [log in to unmask]