Norman Schwartz <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >It hasn't been brought up (yet), but how about LvB's own Piano >transcription, Op. 61a? No one seems to have kind words about this work to >begin with. Listeners who dislike both the Violin and Piano Concerti must >have even bigger problems with Op. 61a. Needless to say, I enjoy this one >as well. Op. 61 or "Transcritzione per Pianoforte" which is the title Beethoven gave it, isn't that quirky just it gets a good performance by a competent pianist. I have a wonderful recording with Maurizio Pollini playing the piano. [Orchestra della RAI di Milano/Franco Caracciolo, 1967] Andreas von Doebeln [log in to unmask]