A somewhat belated response to a question by Jeffrey Hall. He wanted to know which recordings of Islamey where recommended in the recent IPQ survey by Bryce Morrison. These were: Berezovsky (1994, Teldec 4509 96516 2) Cziffra (1957, EMI CZS 7 67366 2) Cziffra (1976, Recital Company Productions 1RCP 9607) Gilels (1950, Bianco e Nero 2434) Katchen (1954, Decca 425 961 2) >For the record, Berezovsky's recording on Teldec gets a rosette in the >Penguin Guide and I've heard good things elsewhere about the recordings >of Julius Katchen and Simon Barere. Mr. Morrison is less positive about the Barere recordings then I expected. He writes "As piano playing it is phenomenal, as music-making it operates on a lower level". Bart Gerritse [log in to unmask]