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William Boletta asked for recommendations among these three complete Bach
editions: Hanssler, Teldec, and Brilliant Classics.
There's nothing clear-cut about this. The Hanssler has the 'newer'
recordings with the choral works on modern instruments, although Rilling
does display an awareness of historical accuracy. Personally, I like
Rilling's performances. However, I think that the gems of the edition are
the solo harpsichord and organ discs - great artists such as Hill, Levin,
Aldwell, and Marcon.
The Teldec is a combination of older and new recordings. The choral works
are on period instruments, and the artists are certainly in the first rank.
The Brilliant edition is a hodge-podge. Choral works are suspect in
performance quality. Solo works are a mixed bag. All the organ discs,
seventeen, come from Hans Fagius, and I can't say that Fagius is among
the best. However, the price of the edition is dirt-cheap.
If one is determined to buy a complete edition, I would recommend the
Hanssler primarily for the solo harpsichord and organ discs. But my best
suggestion is not to get anyone's complete edition; I don't see how any
of the three could possibly be fully satisfying.
Don Satz
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