David Harbin writes: >It was a relief to hear the 1930 Coates/Horowitz on Naxos (listen on >www.naxos.com). Coates' fiery conducting and Horowitz's sheer virtuosity >in the final pages are breathtaking. Yes, that 1930's version has 'combustible' written all over it. In addition, the Naxos disc has a number of solo Horowitz performances, three of which have never been previously released. Unfortunately, the Naxos website indicates in the boldest of lettering that the disc is not available in the United States. Evidently, the Naxos empire would self-destruct if the disc made its way here. Within a couple of weeks, I'll be reviewing the disc for MusicWeb. It will be the second review of the disc for MusicWeb; the first one is already available for your perusal. More than likely, my comparisons for the Horowitz/Coates will be the performance by Rachmaninov around the same time period and the two more recent commercial efforts from Horowitz on RCA. There's always much to learn from history. Don Satz [log in to unmask]