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Title: Only OK
Review: This is the only John Eliot Gardiner recording that I have ever not enjoyed. The tempos are just too fast (even for the choir which at times struggles to keep up); the singing is very detached and marcato; and the period instruments (which I normally like) lack blend and sonority. I much prefer the old Marriner and ASMF recording.
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