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More (And Less) On Bach's Orchestra, Joshua Rifkin
More (And Less) On Bach's Orchestra, Joshua Rifkin
Performance Practice Review
Hans-Joachim Schulze has argued that Bach wanted his music to be performed by large forces, and therefore performances with sharply downsized, even so-called soloistic ensembles misrepresent the composer's intentions. A review of the matter, however, shows that Schulze has misread, and even misrepresented, the relevant evidence, and that Bach's preferences indicate a far more varied picture than Schulze would allow.
The Vibrato Controversy, Frederick Neumann
The Vibrato Controversy, Frederick Neumann
Performance Practice Review
Today's early music specialists either ban the use of vibrato or restrict it drastically. This position suffers from three principal weaknesses: the failure to understand the nature of a well-produced vibrato in which the so-called impurities of pitch become inaudible above a certain threshold of speed, through a mysterious brain function (comparable to that involved in stereophonic sound or stereoscopic vision); a misinterpretation of sources; and an unawareness of extensive historical evidence for vibrato use through four centuries, culminating in Mozart's eulogy of a fine vibrato for voice and instruments.
"Performance Practice Before 1600." Edited By Howard M. Brown And Stanley Sadie, Timothy J. Mcgee
"Performance Practice Before 1600." Edited By Howard M. Brown And Stanley Sadie, Timothy J. Mcgee
Performance Practice Review
McGee discusses and reviews Brown and Sadie's 1989 book.
"Performance Practice: Music After 1600." By Howard M. Brown And Stanley Sadie, Albert R. Rice
"Performance Practice: Music After 1600." By Howard M. Brown And Stanley Sadie, Albert R. Rice
Performance Practice Review
Rice discusses and reviews Brown and Sadie's 1989 book.
"Performance Practice: Music After 1600." By Howard M. Brown And Stanley Sadie, George Houle
"Performance Practice: Music After 1600." By Howard M. Brown And Stanley Sadie, George Houle
Performance Practice Review
Houle discusses and reviews Brown and Sadie's 1989 book.
"New Essays On Performance Practice." By Frederick Neumann, Erich Schwandt
"New Essays On Performance Practice." By Frederick Neumann, Erich Schwandt
Performance Practice Review
Schwandt discusses and reviews Neumann's 1989 book.
"Performance Practice And Technique In Marin Marais' 'Pièces De Viole'." By Deborah A. Teplow, Frank Traficante
"Performance Practice And Technique In Marin Marais' 'Pièces De Viole'." By Deborah A. Teplow, Frank Traficante
Performance Practice Review
Traficante discusses and reviews Teplow's 1986 book.
"The Early Mandolin: The Mandolino And The Neapolitan Mandoline." By James Tyler And Paul Sparks, Donald Gill
"The Early Mandolin: The Mandolino And The Neapolitan Mandoline." By James Tyler And Paul Sparks, Donald Gill
Performance Practice Review
Gill discusses and reviews Tyler and Spark's 1989 book.
"Beethoven On Beethoven: Playing His Piano His Way." By William S. Newman, Barry Cooper
"Beethoven On Beethoven: Playing His Piano His Way." By William S. Newman, Barry Cooper
Performance Practice Review
Cooper discusses and reviews Newman's 1988 book.