Title: Le Dud
Product review: It is no wonder this performance has sunk like a stone in the ocean. I am a big fan of Pinnock's later Sturm und Drang recordings, which balance warmth with clarity. This CD was recorded some three years earlier, and Trev was manifestly infected by Hogwood-itis during the sessions - hence the bulges in the melodic line, the squeezed phrasing and the overall anaemia. The ensemble - surely a 4-4-2-1-1 line up string-wise, is unable to bring any sort of palette to bear on this fabulous music. Compare it with the Dorati alternative (Haydn: Morning, Noon & Evening Symphonies 6 7 & 8): does it strip away the centuries of anachronism to bring us closer to the Master of Esterhaza? Not at all. It's fraudulent in a way.In short, this is 'Historically Informed Practice' at its most exercrable. Do not reach for your wallet, unless you want that saying about fools and their money to apply.
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