Jay McCarty wrote:
 
>Colin Tilney's performances of Handel's Lessons 2, 4, 5, and 8 are very
>elegant. Some might prefer a faster pace for the Harmonious Blacksmith
>variations, but to me the opportunity to hear such a fine player on an un=
>usual instrument outweighs all the negatives.
>
I would add that Colin's performance of the E minor Fugue from that Sonata
is the best performance of same I've heard anywhere, by far.
 
>Colin also recorded the remaining Lessons on the well-known 1728 Christian
>Zell (Archiv 2533 169). Several years ago, Archiv re-released both these
>recordings on a 2-CD set at mid-price (427 170-2); I don't know whether this
>set is currently available.
 
Sadly, not.
 
Joseph
 
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