Don Satz:

>Alan, and please correct me if I'm wrong, felt that it was a good idea
>to recommend to the "starter" decent recordings of relatively low price.
>I can't agree with that position.  Taking Haydn solo keyboard works as
>an example, you could recommend the series on Naxos.  That's certainly at
>least decent and the price can't be beat.  The problem is that the starter
>will not be listening to the true greatness of these works.  He/She just
>might decide to forget about Haydn and his keyboard.  That would be a
>shame.

Don, if you are talking about the Jando series on Naxos I disagree;
I think these are excellent, bettered only by Brendel but not by much.

OTOH one might prefer versions on fortepiano, which certainly have a
built-in advantage in this repertoire.

Ulvi
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