All just my personal opinion
Concert review, Tonhalle Zurich, 2016-11-14: Kristian Bezuidenhout, Sir John Eliot Gardiner / Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique — Johannes Brahms: Serenade No.2 in A major for small orchestra, op.16; Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No.4 in G major, op.58; Franz Schubert: Symphony No.5 in B♭ major, D.485
Harnoncourt / Ponnelle’s legendary Zurich Monteverdi cycle on DVD — and memories of getting addicted to its live performances at the Zurich Opera in the late 1970’s
Media review — Bach: Partita No.3 in E major for Violin Solo, BWV 1006 — a comparison of 25 artists / 26 recordings, from historic to HIP: with Menuhin (1936), Szigeti (1956), Grumiaux (1961), Szeryng (1967), Kremer (1980), Zehetmair (1982), Schröder (1985), Paternoster (1995, cello), Huggett (1997), Podger (1999), Kremer (2001), Tetzlaff (2005), Mullova (2008), Baráti (2009), Faust (2009), Ibragimova (2009), Khachatryan (2009), Beyer (2011), Pietsch (2011), Busch (2012), Bohren (2017), Carmignola (2018), Pochekin (2018), Aldemir (2019, viola), Cotik (2019), Hadelich (2020)
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Blog post #501 — Concert review, ★★★★, Philippe Herreweghe / Collegium Vocale Gent, Dorothee Mields, Hana Blažiková, Alex Potter, Thomas Hobbs, Krešimir Stražanac @ KKL, Lucerne, 2019-06-17 — J.S. Bach: Mass in B minor, BWV 232
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Blog post #480 — Concert review, ★★★★, Joachim Krause, Basel Sinfonietta, Basler Bach-Chor, Gudrun Sidonie Otto, Sofia Pavone, Dino Lüthy, Örs Kisfaludy @ Martinskirche, Basel, 2019-03-24 — Arthur Honegger (1892 – 1955): Symphonic Psalm “Le Roi David”, H.37 (1921/1923)
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Schumann, Symphony No.1 in B♭ major, op.38 — comparing 5 recordings: Bernstein / Vienna Philharmonics (1984); Harnoncourt / Chamber Orchestra of Europe (1996); Gardiner / Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique (1997); Zinman / Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich (2004); Dausgaard / Swedish Chamber Orchestra Örebro (2007)