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That's what I mean...lots of potential for confusion with the various releases. But it sounds like the Tureck mono WTC is probably solid no matter which package I go for. Sorry if my question wasn't clear.

 

I always got their updates, but I'm pretty sure I never received the 5/15 email you quote.

 

Wow, that's a heck of a deal. Out of curiosity, what's wrong with Berman's Rach 3 in your opinion?

 

Up to CD 2:
Isaac Albéniz – Cantos de España Op.232/5 Seguidillas, España - Hojas de album Op.165/3' Malagueña
Frederic Chopin – Berceuse in D flat major Op.57, Etude Op.10/5 in G flat major "Black Keys", Etude Op.25/11 in A minor, Etude Op.25/9 in G flat major, Polish Song Op.74/12 My Joys, Tarantella in A flat major Op.43
Claude Debussy – Children's Corner Suite, Prélude No.10 Book 1 La cathédrale engloutie
Franz Liszt – Concert Etude S 144/2 in F minor La leggierezza, Hungarian Rhapsody No.2 S 244 in C sharp minor, Paraphrase on Quartet from Verdi's "Rigoletto" S 434
Maurice Ravel – Jeux d'eau
Camille Saint-Saëns – Etude for the left hand Op.135/4 Bourée
Carlo Maria von Weber – Invitation to the Dance Op.65
— Alfred Cortot - The Anniversary Edition (EMI Classics)

 

Gramophone's website is reporting the death of Ivan Moravec at age 84.

http://www.gramophone.co.uk/classical-music-news/pianist-ivan-moravec-has-died

 

Sorry to hear that. He was not one of my favourite pianists, but I still have a few of his CDs. Now listening to:

Beethoven: Piano Sonatas 8, Op.13; 14, Op.27/2 - Ivan Moravec - Supraphon

 

I've been obsessed with this piece for the past few days.

 

For me, one of the best ever. Rest in peace.

 

Oh no. terrible news

 

For me, too. Sad news.

 

Rest in peace.

 

Ivan Moravec -- I think I will play some of his Connoisseur Society discs.

 

Yesterday's recital:
Gerard Souzay: Recital - Ancient Airs of Italy and Spain; Leider by Liszt.
Claves, 2004 [recorded in 1957 and 1958]
There is very little information on the Claves insert, just the titles. The Leider by Liszt came out on a 10" LP. That company disappeared. It won a Grand Prix du Disque in 1959. The Ancient Airs were written in the 16th and 17th centuries.
01 - (1:51) Cavalli: Son Amor Pargometta - Gérard Souzay, Dalton Baldwin
02 - (3:21) Rontani: O Primavera - Gérard Souzay, Dalton Baldwin
03 - (1:31) Castelani: Accorta Lusinghieri - Gérard Souzay, Dalton Baldwin
04 - (0:58) Brunetti: Deh, Girate, Luci Amate - Gérard Souzay, Dalton Baldwin
05 - (2:04) Caccini: Tu Ch'ai Le Penne Amore - Gérard Souzay, Dalton Baldwin
06 - (2:16) Strozzi: Spesso Per Entra Al Petto - Gérard Souzay, Dalton Baldwin
07 - (2:01) Matteis: Caro Volte Pallidetto - Gérard Souzay, Dalton Baldwin
08 - (2:56) Carissimi: Soccoretemi, Chío Morro - Gérard Souzay, Dalton Baldwin
09 - (1:45) Pasquini: Quanto E Follie - Gérard Souzay, Dalton Baldwin
10 - (3:58) Pasquini: So Ben, Sío Peno - Gérard Souzay, Dalton Baldwin
11 - (1:25) Pasquini: Bella Bocca - Gérard Souzay, Dalton Baldwin
12 - (2:25) Mudarra: Triste Estaba El Rey David - Gérard Souzay, Dalton Baldwin
13 - (1:32) Mena: A La Caza, Suz, a Caza - Gérard Souzay, Dalton Baldwin
14 - (2:30) Ribera: Por Unos Puertos Arriba - Gérard Souzay, Dalton Baldwin
15 - (2:23) Milan: Quien Amores Ten - Gérard Souzay, Dalton Baldwin
16 - (1:47) Anchieta: Con Amores, La Mi Madre - Gérard Souzay, Dalton Baldwin
17 - (2:25) Torre: Pampano Verde - Gérard Souzay, Dalton Baldwin
18 - (2:20) Anon: Que Ben Me Lo Veo - Gérard Souzay, Dalton Baldwin
19 - (2:48) Morales: De Ante Quera Salo El Moro - Gérard Souzay, Dalton Baldwin
20 - (4:19) Esteve: Alma, Sintamos - Gérard Souzay, Dalton Baldwin
21 - (5:18) Liszt: Oh! Quand Je Dors, S 282, "Élégie Etienne Monnier" - Gérard Souzay, Dalton Baldwin
22 - (2:03) Liszt/Schiller: Der Alpenjager - Gérard Souzay, Dalton Baldwin
23 - (2:59) Liszt: Anfangs Wollt Ich Fast Verzagen - Gérard Souzay, Dalton Baldwin
24 - (3:06) Liszt: Im Rhein, Im Schönen Strome, S 272 - Gérard Souzay, Dalton Baldwin
25 - (3:50) Liszt: Ihr Glocken Von Marling, S 328 - Gérard Souzay, Dalton Baldwin
26 - (4:31) Liszt: Angiolin Dal Biondo Crin, S 269/1 - Gérard Souzay, Dalton Baldwin
27 - (0:46) Liszt: Ihr Auge, S 310 - Gérard Souzay, Dalton Baldwin
28 - (2:27) Liszt: Es Muss Ein Wunderbares Sein, S 314 - Gérard Souzay, Dalton Baldwin

 

Now playing:
Franz Haydn – Pianos Trios Nos.27, 29 & 30
— Kungsbacka Piano Trio (Naxos)

 

Sad to hear. Made some lovely records.

 

Now enjoying Op. 2 from the mono Backhaus Beethoven set.

 

This disc arrived today. The playing is a volatile as I recall from yesteryear, but the sound is not as good--a little nasal and brittle. Both Rubinstein's and Yundi Li's SACDs have far better sound.

 

Same here and thanks for introducing his artistry to a number of us ...

 

Now playing CD15 - Brahms Cello Sonatas and Bruch Kol Nidrei from the following box for a first listen ...

 

On the turntable…an LP from my dad's collection. The vinyl on some of these Capitol LPs is whisper quiet…

 

Speaking of Moravec and Scherzi, I am enjoying this CD:

 

On the turntable...Mennin Symphony #7, CSO/Martinon. I got my copy from a library, and I have to say that this performance is simply electric. Mennin's musical language is thoroughly modern, with dissonant counterpoint and a firm grasp of structure, yet it has a romantic lyricism to it that is undeniable. He is probably not in most people's lists of their top 20th century composers, but he is in mine...what a talent.

 

DG should have used an entirely different cover to avoid this confusion.

 

Now listening to "Salut d'Amour" performed by Anne Akiko Meyers and Sandra Rivers on RCA.