Bach: Orchestral Suites / La Petite Band / La Stravaganza Köln

My first record was an analog version of Kurt Redel and the Munich Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra. I loved the festive atmosphere of it, and for some reason I remember listening to it on Saturdays (I was celebrating that because I had the next day off from school). Redel was a conductor who was active at the dawn of the Baroque music boom, and I used to listen to his records the cheap version of Erato records of music by Bach’s sons and the others. The first CD of original instruments I bought was of La Petite Band conducted by Sigiswald Kuijken. The flute solo is of course Bart, and I still think it is one of the best recordings. Later, I bought La Stravaganza Köln CD conducted by Andrew Manze. Masahiro Arita plays the flute, and the tempo is generally slower than the Kuijken version, and there are no double dotted notes used. #baroque #bach #片山俊幸