Harpsichord Concertos Main Performer or Conductor: Christophe Rousset Accompaniment/Orchestra: Christopher Hogwood, Academy of Ancient Music Soloists: Christophe Rousset Jaap Schroder Christopher Hogwood Instrumentation: Harpsichord Violin Individual Works: BWVs 1041, 1053, 1055, 1058:- BWV 1041 BWV 1053 BWV 1055 BWV 1058 Harpsichord Concertos in E maj, A maj, A min, G min Format: Compact Disc Record Label: L'Oiseau-Lyre Catalog Number: 443 326-2 Year Released/Recorded: 1982 1995 Total Playing Time: 57.17 Comments: Andrew Smith said: These are beautiful light-textured and sensitive performances on period instruments, perfectly recorded with transparently clear digital sound. They are a real thrill to listen to. But for me the disc is marred by what seems to be a dreadful lapse of taste in the interpretation of the Andante (2nd movement) of BWV1058. This movement is characterised by a heavily accented string accompaniment to the harpsichord in the form of tutti chords from the string orchestra. But Hogwood grotesquely exaggerates the emphasis, making the accompaniment into a series of aggressive staccato blasts. The little introductory cadences remind me more than anything else of that moment of anticipatory breath-holding immediately before a massive sneeze ! If you feel tempted to buy this disc, make sure you listen to this movement (track 11) to make sure it is to your liking. Acknowledgements: Thank you to the following for submitting this recording and for your comments: Andrew Smith Date First Submitted: 06/21/1998 Purchasing: Suggested Purchasing Sources Note: Inclusion in this database does not guarantee the availability of any recording. Some recordings may be out-of-print or no longer available.

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