Need some help with Brandenburgs


Not so long ago, we got a new amp and I suddenly realized how bad my Brandenburg concertos sounded, so they are gone. I do have them on CDs, but it's not the same - I need records.

So I need help, the number of recordings of the Brandenburgs is overwhelming. I saw a recommendation for Trevor Pinnock with the European Brandenburg Ensemble, can anyone second this? Or give other recommendations? Benjamin Britten? It looks as if Yehudi Menuhin spent a large part of his career recording them, which seems obsessive.

Any help will be appreciated!

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Showing 2 responses by mahler123

There are dozens of good recordings out thee.  I second the Savall recommendation, Pinnock, Reinharde Gobble, Marriner, Gustav Leonhardt et al on Sony...

Oh, I just realized the OP wanted vinyl.  The Leonhardt set and Karl Ristenpart on Nonesuch were my recordings until I didn’t have to extract music from slabs of fossil fuel.  The Ristenpart was sadly never (?) digitalized, but the Leonhardt was resides on my phone