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Antonio Janigro
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It is very fascinating to listen today to Bach’s Suites interpreted by Antonio Janigro, when even we in Croatia (although with a long time lag compared to West Europe) are increasingly leaning on what the English nicely called ‘period informed performances’. At the time when I was being occupied by Janigro’s Bach (1960s), I was not in the least ‘period informed’.
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Vanguard Classics 08 5024 71
The most sacred, and to some as well as to me, the most beloved symphony of Joseph Haydn, whose spiritual dimension was recognised just in 20th century, both by exquisite interpretations and courageous attempts of various composers, such as the one of Sofia Gubaidulina. This recording is exactly one of such significant revivals of The Seven Last Words, dating back to 1964, the age of dominance of various soloists and virtuosi, so the same formula was reasonably chosen for I Solisti di Zagreb as well to follow the trend.
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