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That's the only album of her I have, bought after being mentioned here. Her renditions of old standards sound more sincere and authentic to me than Björk's.

R.I.P. I hope hios collection is preserved. The many reissues I have from this music are so important!

The weekend bottle: "RAMARRO" CATARRATTO 2021

In his liner notes he said he "wanted to make jest of the whole thing" - the black/white thing. He posed as a boxer on the cover.

No other baroque composer wrote as beautiful stuff for oboes and bassoons as Fasch!

This evening, just because it is so tasty, this Alsacian Crémant: JEAN GEILER Crémant brut Bio

Note about the lo-fi on the albums (found on discogs):

Yeah - I mean, those many albums with bass players and Scott obviously holding back on request by her producers do not prepare for the sheer power and swinging force she projects on these live recordings.

Holy sh......!

Got my copy today. They are smokin'!

Monday evening I witnessed the closing ball of a workshop for baroque dance at the Frankfurt Music Academy. A six piece student ensemble excellently played a long suite composed by Jean-Marie Leclair to the baroque dance exercises and choreography taught by Niels Badenhop after the methods at the court of Louis XIV at Versailles. Every lover - and player! - of baroque music should at least once see and or practice this - most may have noticed terms like "Forlane" and "Passepied" as denotions of parts in Bach's orchestral suites, but never seen the respective dances. They will make you understand the music much better and show that they are an essential part of the performances of this music in baroque times. 90% of the music is related to dance rhythms and structures! For the closing Chaconne Badenhop called the audience on stage and had us all dance it à rondeau. A revelatory experience.

What a life. He really deserves to rest in peace.