In a recent post I wrote: >I would recommend you two fabulous Schumann cd. >1. Radu Lupu playing Humoresqe, Kinderszenen and Kreiserina on Decca >2. Bostridge/Drake Dichterliebe om Emi When I wrote that I hadn't heard the Lupu for ages. Inspired by the discussion on Schumann I have returned to it, and I am stunned. This probably the finest piano playing I ever heard. I'm not a big fan of Schumann's paino music, but listening to this record almost makes me one. Lupu combines the most poetical sensibilties with the force of a lion (or perhaps a wolf, I have heard that Lupu is the Romanian word for wolf, correct me if I'm wrong), he makes the piano sing in a way that is almost unbelievable (just listen to the second part of the Kreisleriana and you will no what I mean), his phrasing and shift of dynamics is so sensitive. His playing in the more powerful and virtuostic parts is also a delight, he has a fabulous technique, but it all serves the music, he does not show off. I have heard other fine records with Lupu, but this one is in a class of its own. A must for lovers of great pianism. Patrik Enander Goteborg, Sweden [log in to unmask]