Hilary Hahn is not regarded as an early music star, by any means, but her recordings of J.S. Bach's violin concertos with Jeffrey Kahane and the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra are somewhat in the spirit of historically informed performances, and listeners who might have expected more mainstream interpretations may be pleasantly surprised. Some of the expected characteristics of Baroque period practice are here, such as fleet tempos, a small ensemble, bright sonorities, light textures, and an active harpsichord and cello ...
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Hilary Hahn is not regarded as an early music star, by any means, but her recordings of J.S. Bach's violin concertos with Jeffrey Kahane and the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra are somewhat in the spirit of historically informed performances, and listeners who might have expected more mainstream interpretations may be pleasantly surprised. Some of the expected characteristics of Baroque period practice are here, such as fleet tempos, a small ensemble, bright sonorities, light textures, and an active harpsichord and cello continuo, and the versatility of Kahane and his group goes far to create this period quality. Hahn might have indulged in some free ornamentation and even added some improvised cadenzas, but her straightforward playing is at least clean and unaffected, and she deserves credit for her brilliant technique, which carries these pieces. While her approach to Bach isn't close to Rachel Podger's playing in authentic Baroque style, neither does it approximate the richer, heavier, "old school"...
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Very Good + Music CD. Very Good +. Disc is in excellent condition UPC Code: 028947419921 Tracks: 12 Genre: Classical; Baroque; Klassik; violin; Barock; Classique; Violin Concerto; Orchestermusik; Classical-Violin; 18th century Length: 57: 33.
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Johann Sebastian Bach. Very Good. In very good packaging. Hilary Hahn Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra Jeffrey Kahane-Bach Concertos by Hilary Hahn Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra Jeffrey Kahane.
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