Ian Bostridge - "Every valley shall be exalted" - Handel
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Aha, the voice is too whitish for an oratorio.
Gilchrist's fare better.
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Very nice version -- not my favorite (that would be the late Anthony Rolfe Johnson with Sir Neville Marriner) but good. I love English tenors. One of my favorite Ian Bostridge recordings is "Vary the Song, O London" on the complete RAKE'S PROGRESS.
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this singer makes me want to exalt in existence !!
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@MrBbminor Thanks! Gah, I expected this. I was sort of hoping he had recorded 'Messiah' at some point...
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Which recording is this from?
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@clarinetist92 Well, actually, you have a point. "Baroque pitch" is, in a way a modern construction, since there was no standard pitch during the Baroque period. I suppose it's an approximation? I'm not really sure where A=415 was dug up...
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@clarinetist92 Umm I don't believe so. And if that were true, a minor 3rd doesn't equal one half step.
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@clarinetist92 "Baroque" pitch (A=415) is about a half-step lower than modern pitch (A=440).
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slightly fast, but otherwise very nice :)
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Why is it taken down a half step ??
one of the best I've ever heard!
owl802 2 years ago 28
Bostridge is splendid --
stevevandien 2 years ago 20