There is a growing trend today to perform "ancient" music as it was performed for the first time. This is called "Period Performance Practice" and I am enthusiastic to put it mildly! The days of the Berlin Philharmonic doing the "Four Seasons" should be put to death....permanently. Hearing recordings of large orchestras slaughtering Baroque masterpieces is quite aggravating and nauseating! In Toronto, we are blessed to have "Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra", "I Furiosi Baroque Ensemble", the "Aradia Ensemble"(which regularly records for NAXOS), the "Toronto Consort", the "Toronto Continuo Collective" etc.....
What a great group of musicians as they have blessed us with their love and expertise of "Ancient" music! DOWN WITH EQUAL TEMPERAMENT, in which all keys are equally ugly!
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