Jan wrote:

>I am no expert, but I am extremely happy with Julius Katchen's 6-CD set on
>Decca.  I find the performances utterly convincing, and always stunning.
>It is marvellous to hear how he masters the tremendous technical demands
>and still remains "musical".

That makes three of us; despite one very knowleagable piano afficionado
once saying how hard fingered Katchen was: "quite brutal".  I have never
forgiven Edward Heath (the then P.M in 1972, who kept a Clavicord at no
10.) for provoking the miners' Trades Union into providing such "striking"
problems; a power cut out of the blue had the stylus go straight across
the LP with the variations on a theme of Handel on it.

Back to Frank Muir: in a TV light hearted quiz-no idea of music; Steve
Race-Q: "What is a sub-dominant minor, Frank?" Frank Muir-A: "The minor
who didn't strike because his wife wouldn't let him".  (wonder why Harry
calls me "She who must be obey'd?)

Doris ><> the essential gentle English Lady..............