[log in to unmask] writes: >If you are mainly interested in the 2nd and 3rd concertos, I would >definitely reccomend the two concertos CD. I also have Ashkenazy >with Previn, but only the 2nd and the Rhapsody. I would second the >recommendation for Van Cliburn on the 2nd, but on the 3rd, the best version >I've ever heard is Martha Argerich on a CD with the Tchaikovsky 1st PC. My favorite Rach 3rd is rarely mentioned for some reason. I am referring to Byron Janis with Charles Munch conducting. My CD is coupled with a fine Janis/Reiner recording of the 1st and is part of RCA's Living Stereo series. I have heard the Previn/Ashkenazy and it is also pretty good but not in the same league as Munch/Janis. I would be curious to hear what Naxos has to offer. IIRC they have a cycle with the same pianist who has done some wonderful Prokofiev Sonatas but whose name escapes me. Steve M.