[log in to unmask] writes:
>Where then is the perfect St. Matthew to be found? I thought you would
>never ask! It's Klemperer!!!!
Heartfelt and moving, yes. Perfect . . . there's no such thing. I just
re-purchased the 1985 Herreweghe (someone said it's out of print, so I
didn't want to miss having it again); sweet instrumental and choral sounds.
And Rene Jacobs isn't as abrasive as I remembered. My favorite recording
(intensely devotional, spiritual, unlike Gardiner), I think, overall. But
it's so different from the Klemperer (which I have and love) that it's hard
to compare. The Klemperer is nearly an HOUR longer!
I'm glad none of these performances are perfect . . . we'd have nothing to
discuss on this forum!
Regards
Jim Saunders
Portland, OR