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In Reply to: You'll have to elaborate on your first sentence posted by Chris from Lafayette on April 13, 2021 at 11:01:33:
I wasn't commenting on the condition ("if"), only the projection that the writer was making regarding Beethoven's mindset. I'm not comfortable with suppositions like, "If Beethoven heard Stravinsky, surely he wouldn't like his compositions." I am also not comfortable with, "HIP is a more accurate representation of the period performance style" -- it's the same hypothetical, to me.
"Make sense" is plain enough. The instruments existed, we either have them or can make copies, we make recordings with them.
Elsewhere in the thread, the idea of "degrees of HIP" is presented. That sounds about right. For example, having recently heard a segment of a Handel opera recorded back in the early 1960's or thereabouts -- that is, with big modern orchestra forces and romantic operatic vocals -- the whole thing sounded like goulash -- too big and thick. I just didn't buy it!;-)
You have the right to not like HIP and historic instruments. I don't like HIP all of the time (especially when it outright distorts the composition) and, yes, a harpsichord can be a disaster. But this is very conditional. For Baroque and Renaissance works, 90 percent of my listening is period instruments (100 percent for baroque opera).
Speaking of "low blow," I still think that the writer of the review shouldn't have been the writer of the review. Honestly, it feels like a pizza guy is preparing my sushi. Sorry!:-)
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Follow Ups
- No matter... - SE 14:35:30 04/13/21 (9)
- You...you mean...there's a middle ground? Not allowed! nt - jdaniel@jps.net 21:04:28 04/13/21 (7)
- That's right, jdaniel - for those who listen with docile contentedness, anything goes [nt] ;-) - Chris from Lafayette 02:02:57 04/14/21 (6)
- Listen to what with docile contentedness? nt - jdaniel@jps.net 07:44:58 04/14/21 (5)
- To HIP (You lose the thread or something?) [nt] ;-) - Chris from Lafayette 11:33:23 04/14/21 (4)
- Which HIP? It's 70 years old with many branches, hybrids, styles, etc. from orthodox to cafeteria Catholic - jdaniel@jps.net 11:54:33 04/14/21 (3)
- Read the thread - I think I've defined my terms - Chris from Lafayette 17:06:58 04/14/21 (2)
- First of all, "toy pianos" would be too modern for, say, "Marais," right? (Not all HIP employs Toy Pianos.) - jdaniel@jps.net 20:20:42 04/14/21 (1)
- Maybe you're having a hallucination that we've established that? - Chris from Lafayette 01:17:37 04/15/21 (0)
- Very good, SE! - I guess it just depends on what one considers as. . . - Chris from Lafayette 18:46:52 04/13/21 (0)
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