tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post6364767342681942701..comments2024-03-25T16:51:04.370-05:00Comments on <a href="http://ionarts.blogspot.com/">Ionarts</a>: Giving Brahms a HIP ReplacementCharles T. Downeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14978821617871429169noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post-44186345489604565772011-03-09T22:46:50.941-05:002011-03-09T22:46:50.941-05:00Thanks for the question. This is the Vienna Philha...Thanks for the question. This is the Vienna Philharmonic, rather than a period instrument ensemble: although the program notes mention some differences in the instruments used at the time of the premiere, I think that this is performed on modern instruments (albeit with minimal to no vibrato, which Harnoncourt favors). The point I was trying to make in the sentence you quote was that Harnoncourt Charles T. Downeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14978821617871429169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post-80330158858484675352011-03-09T22:26:05.565-05:002011-03-09T22:26:05.565-05:00Harnoncourt's approach is not standard HIP, as...<i>Harnoncourt's approach is not standard HIP, as he stays close to the forces Brahms used at the work's premiere, that is, a rather large orchestra and chorus.</i><br /><br />Charles, what exactly do you mean by "standard HIP" there?<br /><br />Staying close to the forces the composer used at the work's premiere is exactly what HIP is about. How could Harnoncourt's MWnycnoreply@blogger.com