Selected Organ Recordings (Diary 2012-10-02)
Various Organ Works (mostly by J.S. Bach) / CDs, with Wieland Meinhold, Hansjürgen Scholze, Rudolf Scheidegger, and Ton Koopman
All just my personal opinion
Various Organ Works (mostly by J.S. Bach) / CDs, with Wieland Meinhold, Hansjürgen Scholze, Rudolf Scheidegger, and Ton Koopman
Mendelssohn violin concerto op.64: Comparing recordings with the following artists: Kreisler/Blech (1926), Mullova/Gardiner (2002), Tetzlaff/Järvi (2008)
Bach: Cantata BWV 36, “Schwingt freudig euch empor” — Comparing 2 recordings: Koopman/Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir (2002), Lutz/J.S.Bach-Stiftung St.Gallen (2007, DVD)
Bach: Cantata BWV 18, “Gleichwie der Regen und Schnee vom Himmel fällt” — Comparing 2 recordings: Koopman/Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir (1995), Lutz/J.S.Bach-Stiftung St.Gallen (2009, DVD)
Bach: Cantata BWV 140, “Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme” — Comparing 5 recordings: Leppard/English Chamber Orchestra, London Voices (1981), Harnoncourt/Concentus musicus (1984, partial), Gardiner/Monteverdi Choir/English Baroque Soloists (1992), Koopman/Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir (2006), Lutz/J.S.Bach-Stiftung St.Gallen (2008, DVD)
Totally addicted!! In most of baroque Europe, the number of chamber music works for deep string instruments is rather small. Also, viols were very popular in France and in England (to some degree), but rarely used in Italy in baroque times, but at the French Court there was an entire school of famous viola da gamba players…