![]() ![]() What strikes me the parallel in the length of the selections.3 minutes, and 'X' seconds.the 'average' length of a current 'popular' song. The musicians themselves are interpreting well enough.one could critique, but that's not my intention, nor point. I have a personal preference to hear such in the manner they were done originally.an intimate setting, live, unfettered by all that existed between the players and YT. and the Dvorak that followed it (for my following the link) are lovely examples of the music of their eras. There are still those who prefer Baroque performed as they have heard it their whole lives, by a Symphony Orchestra. And the movement has forced the conservative, old guard conductors, orchestras and their musicians, to join in, performing the music as the composer intended. The movement and it’s practitioners have progressed to the point where historically-informed musicians are now amongst the best in the world. No, the early period performers weren’t as precise as their major orchestra peers, but they were playing the music closer to how it had been written to be played. Conductors and orchestras over the years started performing Baroque music in the Classical style: too slow (slower than the markings on the scores), and with too much vibrato. Classical was also generally written to be performed at slower tempi than was common in Baroque. And Classical music was performed with far more string vibrato than was Baroque, and by far more instruments (Symphony Orchestras are comprised of FAR more instruments than are Baroque). The demands of Classical music, orchestras, and concert halls, required a change in the design of orchestra instruments, to make them louder and to project more. The early practitioners of "period" Baroque performance (now referred to as historically-informed) were faulted for their lack of technique and spotty intonation (playing in tune), as well as what was considered by the old guard as the "ugly" tonality of Baroque-style instruments. Classical immediately followed Baroque (Renaissance proceeded Baroque, Romantic followed Classical). ![]()
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