Don Satz wrote:

>Yes, I don't have the Ashkenazy yet; it's on back order from the web sales
>site.  Although I am looking forward to getting it, I am not expecting
>great sound.  I have found Decca piano sound to be relatively "tubby" on
>solo piano recordings.  Decca's track record gets no congratulations from
>me.

Nor from me.  The 'tubby' sound you mentioned detracts from what is
otherwise a fine recording by Ashkenazy of the Schubert B-flat sonata.  His
Schumann recordings are among the worst sounding modern piano recordings I
own, only surpassed by that on the Brahms Handel variations/ Sonata disc.

Ruben