Trio Sonatas (Holliger, Bourgue, Zehetmair e.a.) (1999)

Dubbele tien (voor uitvoering en registratie) op ClassicsToday: "It was Heinz Holliger and friends who began the Zelenka Renaissance, if you can call it that, way back in the early 1970s with their Archiv recording of these Trio Sonatas. These pieces are, without question, the finest works of their type produced during the Baroque period. The tunes are ear-catching, the rhythmic complexities yearsindeed centuriesahead of their time, and the harmonies utterly personal and expressive. They are difficult to perform: just listen to the bassoon in Sonata No. 5, and youll get the idea. For this reason, its not surprising that Holliger wanted to take another shot at music that he has lived with for nearly 40 years, and his performances (which include several members of his original Archiv team) are an improvement in every way. He and his partners play with such ease and sovereign command, and are so beautifully recorded, that this set easily becomes the reference edition for this marvelous music. Essential."