G.F. Handel - Org koncerto op4. no5 - 3, 4 ☆ robotech

[Fervorum]

3:14 We clearly see that there isn't a written part for the continuous, and because the musician has the complete orchestra score with him, we can deduce she is doing her own realisation. Epic!

[livesteam]

Mr. Richter has left us far too soon. He was a "Giant" of an artist.

[Quincypop]

I love Koopman, Herriwegghe and Richter too.

[melman74b]

Oh, Mr Firebreather, who now living on God's green Earth REALLY knows for sure what the "true" Baroque sound was?? Did you or Ton Koopman walk the Earth 300 years ago? I think not. So either enjoy the performance or pan it, but don't accuse them of not sounding like the Baroque players would, because there were absolutely no dynamic markings on scores of that period anyway. The WHOLE IDEA was individual interpretation!

[firebreathone]

OH MY GOD!

It's a good thing we know more about baroque performance than people back in the day.

This performance sounds more like Brahms than Handel.

Awful. TOo mich vibrato...

Thank GOD for the likes of Ton Koopman, Herreweghe,Gardiner etc..

[brrrenna]

lol, I would say this ensemble is pretty reasonably qualified to play Baroque music. Vibrato is totally acceptable in Baroque playing, the Romantic period style reflects this, as we had gone away from that broad, thick, warm string timbre in the Classical period.

[firebreathone]

I am afraid you are really wrong. There is historical evidence (guides on how to perform)in the form of Couperin's (louis couperin) guidebook.

[brrrenna]

Ah yes, well we shall have to disagree, friend. :)

My one complaint is that the size of the string sections could have been a *little* bit smaller, for my taste anyway.

[firebreathone]

btw.. do yourself a favour and type in "Ton Koopman" THAT's how baroque ought to be performed

[aleiv]

To perform on historical instruments is not a must i think, it's a choiche, and in the end comparing Richter with Koopman is a mistake, in terms of epoque difference, don't you think so?

[advisorC101]

I certainly agree with you.

[advisorC101]

It is in fact a huge mistake.

[firebreathone]

Have you done yourself the favour of looking up Ton Koopman?

Do so and See what True baroque sounds like

[hangassli]

First a short ALLA SICILIANA piece.Perfect balance between organ and strings playing at

the same time.

Then at 1:36 a PRESTO.Critics said that Mr.

Richter liked to rush and sometimes too fast.

But here the Presto is just 100% acceptable.

Thanks ROBOTECH3.

H.