Richard Pennycuick wrote: >Beethoven's music for either piano four hands or piano duet is mostly >early and is rarely recorded ... The three marches Op 45 are for piano >four hands and represent Beethoven in unusually good humour. The second >especially is one of those pieces which stays in your memory all day and >is quite delightful. The only recording I have is taped from a broadcast >recital and I don't know of a recent version of it. Does anyone share my >pleasure in these little pieces and does anyone know of a recording? I haven't heard the Beethoven marches you mention, but if you like Beethovens marches you should try those marches wothout opus number (WoO). I can recommend a good CD on Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft. "Egmont" and "Wellingtons Sieg oder die Schlacht bei Vitoria" (both Karajan) and a load of WoO Marches. For example "Zapfenstreich", the schottich ringing "York'scher Marsch", and a little gem und zwar WoO29 for clarinets, horns and bassons. Beethovens best humour in guterLaune! DGG 419624-2. Stereo sound (which makes Wellingtons Sieg very effectful. Highly recommended! Mats Norrman [log in to unmask]