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...University Choir is an outstanding choral group. Their performance of the Bach Cantata No. 80, Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott, should be well worth hearing. The Fisk organ in Appleton Chapel is particularly suited to this sort of program...
...message is simple: The Bach Society is good this year. Last weekend the orchestra, conducted by Robert Hart Baker, gave an excellent performance of the Bach Suite No. 3 in D, a credible performance of the Haydn "Clock" Symphony, and an exceptional performance of the Beethoven "Emperor" Concerto...
...Baroque-sized orchestra was capable of handling the rigorous program, displaying remarkable musicianship for undergraduates. With the small group used for the Bach suite the sound wasn't as full-bodied as contemporary audiences expect. And the piccolo trumpets--though excellent--occasionally sacrificed mellowness for clarity, thus reducing the string sound. The first movement, with its brisk tempo, was thoroughly satisfying; Baker never allowed the fugue-like orchestration of the melody line to confuse the theme...
...sharp, or quite clean. A pizzicato effect, in the second movement, was missing. The French horns and bassoons were excellent, and the symphony--like most well-known pieces--was a definite crowd-pleaser. One departure from the strictly traditional was the use of only one bass. Most orchestras the Bach society's size would have at least 3 or 4 double basses. Yet the use of only one was quite pleasant, giving the orchestra a buoyant sound...
...audience responded enthusiastically to the orchestra's performance of this difficult work, and gave a standing ovation--which was mostly for Wolff but was also for Baker, and the Bach Society. Because soloist or no soloist, accidents or no accidents, they're good...