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Jos Janssen responds to Mimi Ezust:
>>The entire Passion was fine. Conducted by Herreweghe. Highly
>>recommended.
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>I totally agree about your Herreweghe recommendation. I just got
>it and it is SUPERB. This is actually his second recording of the
>Passion. When his first recording came out I was really knocked
>off my feet.... And now hear this: the latest recording is even better.
I'm with Jos concerning both Herreweghe recordings on Harmonia Mundi.
But, I'll often return to the first set; it has a raw quality which I find
irresistable. More than that, there are a few recordings which tend to
redefine and enhance one's appreciation of a work, the composer, and also
other works and composers. Herreweghe's first St. Matthew Passion is, for
me, one of those recordings. Others include Beethoven's cello sonatas from
Coin /Cohen on Harmonia Mundi, Haydn's piano sonatas from Brendel/Philips,
and Schubert's piano sonata D 894 from Ranki/Hungaroton. These recordings
had a "multiplier" effect for me.
Don Satz
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