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I've noticed that sometimes a different recording of the same piece will sound like it's being played in a different key. For example, I listened to Concerto No. 6 in B-Flat Major, BWV 1051: III. Allegro in a recording by Richard EgaarEgarr and then one recorded English Baroque Soloists. When I compared the two, the EgaarEgarr version sounded to me like it was performed a semi-tone higher than the EBS recording. If the piece is in B-Flat Major, shouldn't both performances sound like they are in the same key?

I've noticed that sometimes a different recording of the same piece will sound like it's being played in a different key. For example, I listened to Concerto No. 6 in B-Flat Major, BWV 1051: III. Allegro in a recording by Richard Egaar and then one recorded English Baroque Soloists. When I compared the two, the Egaar version sounded to me like it was performed a semi-tone higher than the EBS recording. If the piece is in B-Flat Major, shouldn't both performances sound like they are in the same key?

I've noticed that sometimes a different recording of the same piece will sound like it's being played in a different key. For example, I listened to Concerto No. 6 in B-Flat Major, BWV 1051: III. Allegro in a recording by Richard Egarr and then one recorded English Baroque Soloists. When I compared the two, the Egarr version sounded to me like it was performed a semi-tone higher than the EBS recording. If the piece is in B-Flat Major, shouldn't both performances sound like they are in the same key?

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I've noticed that sometimes a different recording of the same piece will sound like it's being played in a different key. For example, I listened to Concerto No.6 6 in B-Flat Major, BWV 1051: III. Allegro in a recording by Richard Egaar and then one recorded English Baroque Soloists. When I compared the two, the Egaar version sounded to me like it was performed a semi-tone higher than the EBS recording. If the piece is in B-Flat Major, shouldn't both performances sound like they are in the same key?

I've noticed that sometimes a different recording of the same piece will sound like it's being played in a different key. For example, I listened to Concerto No.6 in B-Flat Major, BWV 1051: III. Allegro in a recording by Richard Egaar and then one recorded English Baroque Soloists. When I compared the two, the Egaar version sounded to me like it was performed a semi-tone higher than the EBS recording. If the piece is in B-Flat Major, shouldn't both performances sound like they are in the same key?

I've noticed that sometimes a different recording of the same piece will sound like it's being played in a different key. For example, I listened to Concerto No. 6 in B-Flat Major, BWV 1051: III. Allegro in a recording by Richard Egaar and then one recorded English Baroque Soloists. When I compared the two, the Egaar version sounded to me like it was performed a semi-tone higher than the EBS recording. If the piece is in B-Flat Major, shouldn't both performances sound like they are in the same key?

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Why does the same classical piece sound like it's in a different key in different recordings?

I've noticed that sometimes a different recording of the same piece will sound like it's being played in a different key. For example, I listened to Concerto No.6 in B-Flat Major, BWV 1051: III. Allegro in a recording by Richard Egaar and then one recorded English Baroque Soloists. When I compared the two, the Egaar version sounded to me like it was performed a semi-tone higher than the EBS recording. If the piece is in B-Flat Major, shouldn't both performances sound like they are in the same key?