Have you tried the CD in another system? Even if you could try it in a low-fi system (like headphones through your computer or something) it might tip you off.

When was the Telarc recorded? They use digital recording and mastering methods which has moved by leaps and bounds and because of that many of their earlier recordings can sound quite bright compared to new recordings. Anything that I heard that was for the early 1990's or before was pretty hard, bright, and two dimensional.

The copy right date on the release you have is 2007, from all available evidence they were recorded much earlier (1993 and 1994.) That doesn't mean they sound bad, but it certainly means that is a possibility. Do you have other Telarc recordings? It's always possible that you do not like the house "sound" of their recordings. I know that I don't. Plus these performances were also done on period instruments which can sound quite different to modern instruments.

http://www.concordmusicgroup.com/albums/Bach-Brandenburg-Concertos-Nos-1-2-3/

http://www.concordmusicgroup.com/albums/80354/

http://www.theclassicalsite.biz/sales-Ba...on-Baroque.html

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So, what's with the funny "bzzt" noise that I hear on certain notes?

This is just a stab in the dark but if the recording was made on a fort

It's certainly period instruments.

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The copy right date on the release you have is 2007, from all available evidence they were recorded much earlier (1993 and 1994.) That doesn't mean they sound bad, but it certainly means that is a possibility. Do you have other Telarc recordings? It's always possible that you do not like the house "sound" of their recordings. I know that I don't. Plus these performances were also done on period instruments which can sound quite different to modern instruments.

http://www.concordmusicgroup.com/albums/Bach-Brandenburg-Concertos-Nos-1-2-3/

http://www.concordmusicgroup.com/albums/80354/

http://www.theclassicalsite.biz/sales-Ba...on-Baroque.html

I have always found Telarc to be bright for my taste, to the extent that I do not buy the label.

Me too.

the Jack Renner-era Telarc recordings are much, much better than the Micheal Bishop (telarc's current engineer) efforts. Bishop seems to always need the latest and greatest in equipment, and as a result , there is no consistency in sound(not to mention the use of Millennia Amplifiers and DPA mics--a match made in aural hell!!oh, and let me not forget their usage of Solution D microphones(utter rubbish))I would describe the typical Bishop sound as ear bleedingly bright, etched, ambience free, and without soul.. The foray into surround sound has caused me to dislike them further. Mr. Renner, if I recall correctly generally went with 3 omnis across the front of the ensemble or some variant(such as getting the majority of the sound from one stereo pair and judicious(and very, very sparse) usage of spot mics)... Jack Renner was great, but in my opinion, Micheal Bishop has ruined the sound of what was once a great label..