Bob Stumpf wrote concerning my problems with the recorded sound:

>I beg to differ.  I just completed a review of this disc and was deeply
>impressed with the playing and recording.  In fact, the recording sounded
>excellent.  I am at a loss to explain why some people find the sound so
>bad.

These "opposite" viewpoints from Bob and myself just go to show how
differently we hear music.

The sound on the disc was worst when I used headphones.  It was a litle
better just with my main loudspeakers, and it was a little better than that
when I was using my computer speakers.  However, at no point was it good or
acceptable to me.  My conclusion is that the disc would sound best at a
distant source.

I'd like to read some other opinions of the sound on the
Kovacevich/Beethoven recordings on EMI.  Part of my problem might be that
I don't care for the "microphone in the piano" sound; I think it's not
natural and just an attempt on the part of engineers to "amplify" the
sound (as if it needed amplification).

Don Satz
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