I have seen some fringes of Historically Informed Performers start meddling in the ranges of standard classical musicians. By that I mean period instruments and practice applied to Mozart symphonies etc and with the practice of arranging Beethoven or Brahms symphonies or piano works onto essentially wind bands which was a thing that definitely happened back then. I find this quite exciting because it shows an admitting that the modern classical tradition doesn't have a lot to with showing or presenting it's own repertoire closer to a way that it might have been done in the past, it is instead a tradition of the last 150 years or so. Or whenever the point in the 19th century that concert halls played more old music then newly composed things (which of course varies by place). It's also interesting to consider the point at which repertoire becomes part of Early Music. Modern violinists often will play Vivaldi, Handel and Bach and maybe Corelli - but Biber maybe not. Piano repertoire definitely includes Handel, Bach and Scarlatti. But Alessandro Scarlatti and d'Anglebert is firmly considered harpsichord repertoire i suppose.
You are pointing out an interesting trend that the HIP movement initiated. They try to move past established routines and standards and by that "dethroning" the untouchable heroes of classical composition in a way.
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I have seen some fringes of Historically Informed Performers start meddling in the ranges of standard classical musicians. By that I mean period instruments and practice applied to Mozart symphonies etc and with the practice of arranging Beethoven or Brahms symphonies or piano works onto essentially wind bands which was a thing that definitely happened back then. I find this quite exciting because it shows an admitting that the modern classical tradition doesn't have a lot to with showing or presenting it's own repertoire closer to a way that it might have been done in the past, it is instead a tradition of the last 150 years or so. Or whenever the point in the 19th century that concert halls played more old music then newly composed things (which of course varies by place).
It's also interesting to consider the point at which repertoire becomes part of Early Music. Modern violinists often will play Vivaldi, Handel and Bach and maybe Corelli - but Biber maybe not. Piano repertoire definitely includes Handel, Bach and Scarlatti. But Alessandro Scarlatti and d'Anglebert is firmly considered harpsichord repertoire i suppose.
You are pointing out an interesting trend that the HIP movement initiated. They try to move past established routines and standards and by that "dethroning" the untouchable heroes of classical composition in a way.