Denis Fodor writes:

>I've never had the pleasure of hearing Sofronitsky or Solomon live,
>but I've experienced all the others, plus other others.  The most reliable
>first-rater to my taste is Perahia.  He never offers surprises, he's solid,
>and he _shows up_.

One thing about recordings - the artist is never a no-show.  I agree with
Dennis that Perahia infrequently surprises; that's one of my problems with
his recorded performances.  In addition to hardly any negative surprises,
the positive ones are also rare.

Don Satz