Philip Peters wrote: > Mimi Ezust wrote: > > >I can recommend the Mozart Violin and Piano sonatas on Philips. Four > >compact discs. Walter Klien and Arthur Grumiaux. This set is a winner > >in every way. Wonderful team! > > Yes, they are but when you hear the (sadly small) number of sonatas > Grumiaux recorded with Clara Haskil for Philips in the fifties (2 CD's) > you will probably rate that one much higher. ... How is the balance, though? I once owned a recording of the Grumiaux Bach sonatas for violin and keyboard, and although I have forgotten the keyboard player, I can tell you the balance was terrible. It ought to sound like a trio. It sounded like a violin solo with a distant accompaniment. Sure the violin playing was great. After all, it WAS Grumiaux. Mimi Ezust