C.P.E. Bach: Die Israeliten In Der Wuste, Wq 238 [Import]

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (Composer), William Christie (Conductor), Corona & Cappella Coloniensis (Orchestra), Barbara Schlick (Performer), Lena Lootens (Performer), Hein Meens (Performer), Stephen Varcoe (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Barbara Schlick, Lena Lootens, Hein Meens, Stephen Varcoe
• Orchestra: Corona & Cappella Coloniensis
• Conductor: William Christie
• Composer: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
• Audio CD (December 7, 1992)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Harmonia Mundi France
• ASIN: B000027OD0
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #522,841 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars First rate sound-quality, February 18, 2010

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PalmideArtaserse (Sweden) - See all my reviews

This review is from: C.P.E. Bach: Die Israeliten In Der Wuste, Wq 238 (Audio CD)

Unlike the previus reviewer i can not hear anything wrong with the recording. First-rate music and musicians.

0 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Inferior audio, February 10, 2010

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Bartolo (New York City, New York USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: C.P.E. Bach: Die Israeliten In Der Wuste, Wq 238 (Audio CD)

Whoever pays a premium price for this out-of-print work may well be irate. The musicians are fine, as have been almost everyone associated with William Christie, but there are serious audio problems. I downloaded the entirety onto my computer and transferred it to a disc, and was disappointed to hear feedback in the soprano arias, indistinct sound in other parts and curiously distant choral sections, suggesting that this was a live performance somewhere, though none was identified.

I somehow doubt that the downloading process was responsible for this inadequacy; probably it's a problem with the original recording. Sadly, I think it's best to wait for a better version to emerge unless you absolutely have to have "Israeliten in Der Wuste" and/or are willing to take a chance that my problem with it was unique.