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Re: Solomon's Beethoven Concertos
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Philip Peters <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Sat, 10 Apr 1999 15:04:07 +0200
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Steven Martin wrote:

>I saw a set of Beethoven Piano Concertos in a cutout bin today.  The
>pianist was Solomon and the recording was on EMI.  The price was right, how
>are these recordings? It looked like the dates were pretty old (late 40s,
>early 50s) is the sound reasonable (I can take old mono recordings up to a
>point but I have my limits)

The price is right? *Buy* that stuff!  It doesn't come any better IMO.  (I
assume we're talking about the fifties recordings with Menges conducting?)

Philip

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