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Pablo Massa writes:
>I'm not sure whether there's anything among these repertoires that
>hasn't been recorded yet (unless it hasn't been discovered yet).
There are many things which have not been recorded. So many I can barely
discuss them. I am particularly hoping for a recording of sacred music
by Caron (15th century).
>1) Was there actually a "boom", or the spectrum of ancient music
>recordings simply grew along (or proportionally to) the increasing
>global discographic offer?
Until recently, there had been roughly a geometric increase in the number
of recordings of this music. This can be explained simply enough as a
result of increased interest derived from the previous recordings. In the
past couple of years, especially this year, the number of recordings has
declined. It seems likely to me that, from this point, interest will be
cyclical. This is, however, speculation.
>2) Why happened then and not before?
Interest in early music was linked to modernist schools, Webern, etc.
It is since the 50s that this geometric trend can be detected, although
there were some recordings prior to this period.
Todd McComb
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