HIPP to Be Square
Historically Informed Performance Practice, or HIPP: what is it and why has it become so prevalent in today's music-making?
Tom Service dips a toe into the choppy waters of Historically Informed Performance Practice. HIPP is the latest term for the well-established vogue of recreating the sounds of music from past centuries. But how can we possibly know what music sounded like before it was recorded? Can HIPP ever be more than a hopeful stab in the dark? Like quinoa and farmers' markets, is it merely another facet of fashion and commercial imperative, a mirror which reflects us and our current concerns straight back at ourselves? Or is it a revitalising and constantly evolving force for good, sweeping away years of lazy and complacent tradition, revealing afresh music we thought we knew? Violinist Rachel Podger and chronicler of HIPP Nicholas Kenyon are on hand to help.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Brandenburg concerto no. 1 in F major BWV.1046
Performer: Il Giardino Armonico.- warner classics.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony no. 8 in F major Op.93
Conductor: Sir Roger Norrington. Performer: London Classical Players.- Virgin Veritas.
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François Couperin
Pieces de clavecin - ordre no. 6
Performer: Christophe Rousset.- Harmonia Mundi.
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Henry Purcell
King Arthur, or The British worthy Z.628
Performer: Alison Balsom. Performer: Trevor Pinnock. Performer: English Concert Orchestra.- EMI.
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Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto in F minor RV.297, Op.8`4 (L'Inverno) for violin and orchestra
Performer: Francesca Vicari. Performer: Rinaldo Alessandrini. Performer: Concerto Italiano.- naive.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Sonata no. 2 in A minor BWV.1003 for violin solo
Performer: Rachel Podger.- Channel Classics.
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Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto in D major RV.208 (Il Grosso Mogul) for violin and orchestra
Performer: Rachel Podger. Performer: Brecon Baroque.- Channel Classics.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony no. 40 in G minor K.550
Conductor: Christopher Hogwood. Performer: Academy of Ancient Music.- Decca.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony no. 40 in G minor K.550
Conductor: Herbert von Karajan. Performer: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra.- Warner.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony no. 2 in D major Op.36
Performer: Nikolaus Harnoncourt. Performer: Chamber Orchestra of Europe.- Teldec.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Mass in B minor BWV.232
Conductor: Herbert von Karajan. Performer: Wiener Singverein. Performer: Philharmonia Orchestra.- WC.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Mass in B minor BWV.232
Conductor: Andrew Parrott. Performer: David Thomas. Performer: Emily Van Evera. Performer: Emma Kirkby. Performer: Panajotis N. Iconomou. Performer: Rogers CoveyâCrump. Performer: Taverner Consort.- ERATO.
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