J.-P. Rameau, D. Scarlatti (Diary 2012-07-27)

Jean-Philippe Rameau: “L’Orchestre de Louis XV”, Suites d’Orchestre — Le Concert des Nations, Jordi Savall; Domenico Scarlatti: Complete 555 Keyboard Sonatas — Pieter-Jan Belder

Comparing Music Recordings

Back in the “vinyl days”, comparing various interpretations was cumbersome, even if one had access to multiple turntables (…): if you didn’t want to listen to entire interpretations, one after each other (making it hard to remember all details from interpretations just heard), you were bound to have multiple LPs ready in their sleeves, place them on a turntable, position the needle…