Best Brandenburg Concerto recording CD

Demoing new speakers this weekend...would love to test out Brandenburg Concertos...which recording should I pick?

rs69191907-02-2006 8:42pm

ludimagis Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 129 posts 07-02-2006 at 09:53pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Martin Pearlman & Boston Baroque on Telarc! Best I've ever heard, both in sonic quality and interpetation & performance.
mrtennis Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 3,295 posts 07-02-2006 at 10:10pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete am i to assume that the question implies that the recording quality is important, or is the performance the primary factor ? here are a couple of suggestions: il giardino armonico on teldec and trevor pinnock's version on dgg arkiv.
audiofeil Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 4,011 posts 07-02-2006 at 11:11pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Another vote for Martin Pearlman & Boston Baroque on Telarc. Absolutely stunning.
marakanetz Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 5,473 posts 07-03-2006 at 05:20am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I'd also pick-up a "listening bed"...:-)