Every so often a performance comes along that is so novel, so radical, that it triggers an entire paradigm shift in the way we understand the great cornerstones of classical music.
Every so often a performance comes along that is so novel, so radical, that it triggers an entire paradigm shift in the way we understand the great cornerstones of classical music.
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Kate Molleson on a breakthrough in Bach
Sometimes that novelty comes down to emotional daring or sheer virtuosity; sometimes it's an academic argument that's too persuasive to be ignored. The new recording of Bach's John Passion from Professor John Butt and his Edinburgh-based Dunedin Consort might just be one of the latter.
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