Deryk Barker wrote:
>Oh yuck! Sorry, but I really can't stand the Gardiner, it's as profound
>as his Missa Solemnis (i.e., for me, not at all).
I have his Christmas Oratorio and found it really clinical and dry
sounding. There was no warmth at all.
>Richter still holds sway for me, although Marriner is not at all bad (and
>has Janet Baker). I'm still waiting for the HIP B minor which really grabs
>me by the throat.
Wait no longer. Robert King and the King's Consort on Hyperion.
CDA67201/2. All male singers. They hit the notes though, despite a
VERY fast Laudamus.
David Stewart
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