I see what you mean about the Hahn interpretation vs the Stern interpretation of 1041 (I love Hahn; I've seen her play; she's a legend). I can hear the nuances more in the Stern, and the slower opening tempo gives the piece a real "A minor feel". I do enjoy the harpsichord, but as far as 1042, I think this version "works" far better. That opening reminds me a little of one of Bach's friends Telemann's violin concertos.
I've heard these many times before (especially 1043, which remains a favorite of mine to this day), but on your recommendation I downloaded this version from You Tube.
By the way: where are we getting 1052/1052R? That violin reconstruction is mind-blowing.
Also, Brahms #1 & Tchaikovsky #6 are two of my all-time favorite symphonies and by far their best (for me). The former is a classic example of "if you're going to work on something for an inordinate amount of time, it had better be extraordinary."
I see what you mean about the Hahn interpretation vs the Stern interpretation of 1041 (I love Hahn; I've seen her play; she's a legend). I can hear the nuances more in the Stern, and the slower opening tempo gives the piece a real "A minor feel". I do enjoy the harpsichord, but as far as 1042, I think this version "works" far better. That opening reminds me a little of one of Bach's friends Telemann's violin concertos.
I've heard these many times before (especially 1043, which remains a favorite of mine to this day), but on your recommendation I downloaded this version from You Tube.
By the way: where are we getting 1052/1052R? That violin reconstruction is mind-blowing.
Also, Brahms #1 & Tchaikovsky #6 are two of my all-time favorite symphonies and by far their best (for me). The former is a classic example of "if you're going to work on something for an inordinate amount of time, it had better be extraordinary."
I saw Hahn a few weeks ago at the NY Phil playing Ginastera (with a Bach encore) -- great show!
Brahms worked forever on his first symphony, and then it was panned by critics. Jan Swofford's biography of JB is really great if you want to go deep.
BWV 1052 was very early on in the blog: https://yearofbach.substack.com/p/january-4-harpsichord-concertos-bwv
Looking forward to listening tonight. Great writing!
Thanks Kevin. Let me know what you think!