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Donald Satz wrote:
>Some good Handel conductors are McGegan, Pinnock, Manze, Gardiner, Jacobs,
>and Standage. But, standing tall above all others is Robert King who
>records for Hyperion. His Handel discography is fairly extensive and keeps
>growing - I have all his recordings and treasure each one. King has an
>uncanny way with dynamics and pulse that, IMHO, enriches every Handel work
>he touches.
I'd add Boyd Neel to the above list for his London recordings of the Opus
6 concerti grossi that appeared in the early 50s. Berkshire has a 2-CD
set of BN conducting them on Pearl (CDS 9164) but doesn't specify which
performances they are. I have a CD version of his performing those
symphonies from an earlier period and unlike the later ones, they shmalzed
up to the point of embarrassment. I have no way of determining which
recordings Berkshire was now making available. Based upon past experience,
I don't expect much help from the person taking the order over the
telephone. Anybody out there know, maybe?
Walter Meyer
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