Bill Hong wrote:

>But in the end, a record review/criticism can't be taken in a vacuum,
>without some appreciation of the reviewer's own tastes and prejudices.
>Only then can one (speaking for myself) decide whether to trust the
>review.  That's why, for example, many of the reviews I've seen in
>American Record Guide over the years only spurred me to do the opposite
>of what was recommended.

I have much skepticism concerning ARG reviews of period instrument
recordings.  The Editor makes no apologies for a clear distaste for
everythig concerning HIP performances, and he often hands off reviews
of these recordings to reviewers who have a predisposition against HIP
recordings.  This Vroon policy is in no way responsive to *my* needs.
The value of having anit-HIP folks reviewing HIP recordings totally
escapes me as it would any reasonable person.

Don Satz
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