Re: [LAU] Some new Bach

On Thu, Feb 14, 2013 at 11:16:27PM +0530, Rustom Mody wrote: I can't imagine how the initial 'Magnificat' could be played in any other way than 'a tempo giusto' without breaking it. It's a collective outburst of joy, leaving little room for hesitation. Herreweghe tends to maintain rather strict tempo even for romantic era orchestral music, maybe that's one reason why I like his work in general. Rubato (in the broad sense) for me is something that can be done by a soloist or a string quartet (within reason - it becomes slimy rather easily). For a full orchestra plus choir it mostly sounds fake to me. I once mixed a live broadcast of the Magnificat with the same conductor, players and singers. There was little to do during the initial intro - for once we had decent soundcheck - except for hearing it happen, and I found it difficult to sit still in my chair :-) Ciao, -- FA A world of exhaustive, reliable metadata would be an utopia. It's also a pipe-dream, founded on self-delusion, nerd hubris and hysterically inflated market opportunities. (Cory Doctorow)