A superb Christmas program by Philharmonia Baroque injected a rarely heard compositional voice into the mix
“mumblecore affectlessness”… <chef’s kiss>
The last movement of the Graupner cantata was played somewhat “jig-like” but was actually a pifa, in imitation of the bagpipes the shepherds presumably played to the newborn Christ child.
A great review leaves me feeling both like I was there and at the same time so very sorry I missed it — mission accomplished! Thank you, Joshua.
“mumblecore affectlessness”… <chef’s kiss>
The last movement of the Graupner cantata was played somewhat “jig-like” but was actually a pifa, in imitation of the bagpipes the shepherds presumably played to the newborn Christ child.
A great review leaves me feeling both like I was there and at the same time so very sorry I missed it — mission accomplished! Thank you, Joshua.