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I'm interested in the Mass, Christmas Oratorio and Matt's Passion. Great prices but still close to a hundred bucks for the downloads.
I recall being very impressed with the warm. transparent and perfectly balanced projection of orchestra and choir while listening a Richer Bach highlights lp. (A lot art?)
I've listened to a few modern performances from Marriner's to Gardiner's to Suzuki's to samples of Butt. Apart from the Christmas Oratorio I don't know the music well enough to make any educated decisions.
Do you Bach fanatics think the Richter still communicates?
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Richter was never my no. 1 Bach man, though I have and still occasionally listen to his box of the Suites and Brandenburgs.
My favorite from the LP era always was, and still is, Karl Munchinger, especially with the Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra that he founded early in his career.
His 1964 St. Matthew Passion on London/Decca, with Ameling, Hoffgen, Pears, Wunderlich, Prey and Krause, is to me one of the highlights of the classical LP era (only Marga Hoffgen is perhaps less than ideal), along with Fricsay's Beethoven 9, Munch's Daphnis et Chloe, Horowitz at Carnegie Hall, etc.
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Isn't his recording of Messiah the Mozart edition, in German? Having heard that live, that would automatically disqualify a recording for consideration for me. I love the music of both composers, but the Mozart version of Messiah feels like someone drew a moustache on the Mona Lisa.
I once owned Richter's St. Matthew's Passion....great singing, but I found it to be somewhat turgid.
1959, 1969, and 1979. The one most commonly issued (and recommended) is the earliest one. For me, it's a "sacred cow" that doesn't live up to its reputation. Too slow, and some of the solo work, particularly some critical arias for the mezzo, is rather unimpressive. I actually prefer the 1979 version - it's no less turgid, but the solo work is considerably better. The 1969 was recorded live in Japan, and isn't worth seeking out.
For a modern instrument version, I usually opt for Rilling's more recent one on Hanssler. Corboz' isn't as well conducted, but the soloists are even better; ditto for Munchinger. Klemperer's looks good on paper, but I can't stand most of it. There are many HIP choices, most of which have something to offer - I haven't decided which I prefer.
One is of the Mozart edition you refer to. The other (the later one with the LPO) is the straight Handel.
I don't believe that the one sung in German is actually the Mozart arrangement - it's just the usual Messiah sung in German.
