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Philip Peters <[log in to unmask]>
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Sun, 18 Apr 1999 03:09:37 +0200
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Don Satz wrote:

>Actually, I can only think of one version that I disliked - R.
>Serkin/Ozawa on Telarc.  Serkin made numerous mistakes at the worst times
>for my taste, and Ozawa must have been on a mental vacation.  Avoid this
>set.

But Serkin did record Beethoven concertos very well with Bernstein,
Toscanini, Cantelli...

>Overall, my three favorite sets are now Brendel/Rattle, Brendel/Levine,
>and Perahia/Haitink.  Favorites for the individual concertos is a whole
>other story; the discography is immense, as it should be.

A question because you're so enthusiastic about Brendel's Beethoven
concertos:  what do you think in this context about his first complete
set with Wallberg?

Philip

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