Tim Mahon wrote: >In one of his many recent postings, Don Satz asked us to ruminate >on an 8 CD set of Bach concertos and overtures/suites from Naxos, >implying they would be second rate because of the modern instruments >they're played on. Second rate? I never used a term like that; I just said it would be 8 hours of "modern instrument terror". My meaning was that to me and others of similar preference who find modern string instruments for baroque works distasteful, it would be a very unpleasant 8 hours of listening. This is not a case of period instruments being first-rate and modern instruments second-rate. For my personal taste concerning baroque music, modern instruments aren't on the screen. >My point is, should we necessarily disregard another cycle of hoary >old favorites merely because it doesn't 'fit' what seems to be a recent >trend toward favoring HIP? Where does "we" come from? Each of us only makes "I" decisions. I think it's all fairly simple. You listen to baroque works on modern instruments and period instruments, and you decide which you prefer. If you like them both, listen to both. I do not like the modern instrument regime and listen to it as little as possible. It would make no difference to me whether the 8 cd set of modern instrument recordings of Bach's orchestral works were on Naxos, Hyperion, Sony, or any other label - it would still be unpleasant. But, second rate? That's for each modern instrument fan to determine based on the quality of the performances. Don Satz [log in to unmask]