Christopher Rosevear:

>I have spent the last two days listening, on and off, to Fazil Say's
>version of the Rite of Spring.  It is based around the authorised 4 hand
>piano version, but with substantial reference to the score (which version
>is not stated - but not the original 1913 version).  However, there are
>only two hands involved - Fazil Say's - and they are overdubbed, sometimes
>resulting in 8 hands.  Often, he damps the strings with fingers and other
>'devices'.  Mainly I find these modifications very effective.

You should try the incredible Dag Achatz on BIS-CD-188 - 2 hands, no
overdubs.

Steve Schwartz