I hear this a lot from people, and I think much of it is due to the milquetoast performance practice for Baroque music that was until recently widespread outsid

I hear this a lot from people, and I think much of it is due to the milquetoast performance practice for Baroque music that was until recently widespread outside musicological circles. I remember how I was taught to play Bach orchestral suites or Corelli sonatas when I was young, and it was mind numbing and dull. Fortunately my father was also playing me Christopher Hogwood and company at home so I knew something was up.