Dave Lampson wrote:

>Now, hold onto your pants, here's the musical content of this post.
>My experience with Lipatti has been very similar to Steve's.  Generally,
>I think he is a fine pianist, but much too reserved for my tastes.
>This makes his performances, by and large, mediocre.  Don't even get
>me started on such icons as Schnabel or Gould.

I would really like to hear your criticisims of Gould and Schnabel and
other sacred cows.  What are your favorite pianists and the recorded works
by them? I'm here to learn from others who have been into the music a lot
longer than I have and have more sophisticated ears than I do.

Sam Pawlett