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Jared wrote:

jaybee wrote:I know it doesn't get the best reviews ever, but I had to replace this disc after it went walkabout, and I do see where people are coming from in parts, but, , certainly in my book, this reading is the superlative, if for nothing else than the Rex Tremendae.... It blew me away all over again

I can barely listen to the Harnoncourt Rex..... way too clipped

Karajan's Mozart Requiem has long been critically acclaimed JB, and it will continue to be so. This is a subject and debate we have talked about a lot over the past few years, so I will say no more, but I think we are mostly in agreeance that having at least one of the finest examples of HIP and traditional performance of large scale choral works is a good thing, for a rounded appreciation of the piece.

and for what it's worth JB, I am interested in your comment about Harnoncourt, because that is how I also often feel about him, and consequently don't own too many of his recordings.

Jared wrote:^^ I've not heard that version, JB... my favourite HIP-oriented versions are the Gardiner and the Marriner with AoSMitF, which for me seems to stand the test of time...