"Meanwhile, big names in our field try to get everything to sound even".
Since my interest in the lute and early music has only recently been re-awakened, most of my lute and early music recordings are from the 1960-70s. As I hear more recent recordings in our field, I'll listen for what Chris is describing. I wonder if the reference is to both ensemble and solo recordings. . . I will say that I have some HIP recordings of Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven works that I don't find bland in the least. Actually, to my ear, some of the most natural sounding recordings that I have. Ned -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
