Sandra Beane wrote in reponse to Kevin Sutton:

>>as for the early Yo Yo Ma recording, this is splendid virtuosic
>>playing and the effect is thrilling.  Sure they are on the fast
>>side, but who cares.
>
>When you play things that fast...you lose musicality which the
>suites need.

Sometimes, playing a piece faster does not, for a particular listener,
decrease musicality at all - it just increases excitement.  I assume
Kevin feels that way about the early Yo Yo Ma version, and I agree with
him.  These are individual decisions.

Don Satz
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