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Music Lane It's all about the music, dude! Sit down, relax and listen to some tunes. |
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I was prepared to live the rest of my life secure in the dreadful knowledge that any new recording of Handel's "Messiah" would surely partake of the HIP sacraments, with sins such as vibrato and other niceties banished to the nether regions. Apparently, not so!A new recording on the Chandos label offers us a fresh look at the work through conductor Andrew Davis' Beechamesque (or is it Goosensesque? LOL!) reorchestration, even though Davis seems to have approached his task on bended knee, as he notes: "Everything I have done instrumentally stems from the enormous respect, even awe, which I feel towards this supreme masterpiece". Yeah, well that figures! Davis is one of those conductors who has always struck me as so respectful, so unwilling to rock the boat, and so middle-of-the-road that almost every one of his recorded performances is afflicted with terminal blandness. (Yes, I DID rave about his album of Berlioz Overtures a couple of years ago, but, despite the spectacular SQ that Chandos obtained in Bergen, I find that his safe interpretations haven't worn as well as I thought they might.)
In any case, listeners can hear the mini-excerpts on Chandos' Classical Shop site (link below) and decide for themselves. I listened to about four excerpts myself, and wasn't that impressed with Erin Wall's "Rejoice" (compared to some other sopranos I've heard in this work). Still, the whole concept is so intriguing (and surprising!) that I'm tempted to spring for the downlaod (at 24/192 no less!). And as the British pound continues to sink lower and lower (post Brexit), it's less of a drain on my resources than it would have been earlier in the year - LOL!
Edits: 10/11/16 10/11/16 10/11/16
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Topic - Who woulda thunk it? New A. Davis Messiah recording in his own Beechamesque re-orchestration! - Chris from Lafayette 10:18:59 10/11/16 (31)
- Now I've heard the whole performance, and Madeline has heard some tracks too - Chris from Lafayette 16:39:47 10/16/16 (2)
- Well, I'm glad you didn't spend a lot or go out of your way to have a listen. nt - jdaniel@jps.net 19:58:09 10/16/16 (1)
- ;-) [nt] - Chris from Lafayette 23:21:49 10/16/16 (0)
- All's well that ends well - Chris from Lafayette 21:35:57 10/13/16 (0)
- That's "Goossensesque". Imagine the Scrabble points. nt - rbolaw 16:49:45 10/12/16 (1)
- Oops! Touché! [nt] ;-) - Chris from Lafayette 23:54:20 10/12/16 (0)
- Forty Freaking Pounds Sterling for a DOWNLOAD???? - Ivan303 21:53:43 10/11/16 (1)
- RE: Forty Freaking Pounds Sterling for a DOWNLOAD???? - PAR 02:28:32 10/12/16 (0)
- RE: Who woulda thunk it? New A. Davis Messiah recording in his own Beechamesque re-orchestration! - pbarach 16:09:23 10/11/16 (1)
- I don't know the earlier A. Davis recording - Chris from Lafayette 07:44:55 10/12/16 (0)
- Yeah, who needs clarity of line? : ) - jdaniel@jps.net 10:35:48 10/11/16 (20)
- BTW, I'm downloading it right now - Chris from Lafayette 12:09:06 10/11/16 (18)
- Sorry to hear that they apparently haven't improved their servers, despite - Russell 20:57:50 10/11/16 (11)
- I'm having REAL problems with this download - I'm back to only 5 tracks downloaded now - Chris from Lafayette 07:48:52 10/12/16 (6)
- So, on a lark.... - srl1 12:39:57 10/12/16 (5)
- Yeah - I suspect there's something on my computer. . . - Chris from Lafayette 15:24:11 10/12/16 (4)
- Initial thoughts - srl1 18:58:18 10/12/16 (1)
- Thanks for your write-up - Chris from Lafayette 00:00:19 10/13/16 (0)
- Could be Putin. Did Tchaikovsky download faster? Nt - jdaniel@jps.net 17:31:01 10/12/16 (1)
- Hey - what happened to those Chinese hackers? - Chris from Lafayette 23:53:13 10/12/16 (0)
- RE: Sorry to hear that they apparently haven't improved their servers, despite - PAR 02:34:02 10/12/16 (0)
- Soundmirror = Pentatone folks, right? Very, very good recordings - jdaniel@jps.net 21:54:44 10/11/16 (2)
- RE: Soundmirror = Pentatone folks, right? Very, very good recordings - Russell 00:51:17 10/12/16 (1)
- Thanks will try some of the Jarvi's. nt - jdaniel@jps.net 07:17:05 10/12/16 (0)
- That sounds like an unusually long time. Nt - jdaniel@jps.net 13:24:30 10/11/16 (2)
- Three and a half hours - it's halfway done - Chris from Lafayette 14:49:58 10/11/16 (1)
- Wow, a day?? - jdaniel@jps.net 17:18:18 10/11/16 (0)
- RE: BTW, I'm downloading it right now - srl1 13:11:53 10/11/16 (2)
- I probably won't be able to listen until tonight - I'll let you know [nt] - Chris from Lafayette 14:51:19 10/11/16 (0)
- Beecham has gong too, doesn't it? Hope it's as charming and spirited! Nt - jdaniel@jps.net 13:20:41 10/11/16 (0)
- Sometimes, those re-orchestrations make the lines even clearer! [nt] ;-) - Chris from Lafayette 10:41:48 10/11/16 (0)
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