In Reply to: HIP: It's a bad scene! (aka: I've just been reading Hogwood's biography of Handel) posted by Chris from Lafayette on January 11, 2017 at 18:33:01:
A friend is principal french horn in the orch. I've heard/seen them twice at the same venue (Ethical Culture Society in NYC) and they sounded great. Not only were the instrumental sounds not strident or wiry, they were rich. No pitch problems worth caring about either.Not a good move to damn all bands that play orig. instruments IMO.
Edits: 01/12/17
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- Ever heard the American Classical Orchestra? - Rick W 12:46:02 01/12/17 (3)
- Obviously, I can't argue with you about that group - Chris from Lafayette 18:51:27 01/12/17 (2)
- I'm neither a Hipster nor anti. Just judge individual groups and/or recordings. nt - Rick W 19:09:42 01/12/17 (1)
- As do we all (I would hope) - but after half a century, certain patterns emerge when. . . - Chris from Lafayette 20:14:27 01/12/17 (0)