David Cozy wrote:

>Ian Hobson's four CD set of the thirty-two Beethoven piano sonatas is
>available from Daedalus at $5.98 a disk.  I'm thinking of taking the
>plunge, so I'd like to ask list members--especially those who belong
>to the inner circle--if it's any good.

Oh, inner circle heh.  Elitism? Quel snobisme.  Since this is not a case
of a "Hobson's choice," (he has recorded a CD with that eponymous title)
I assume you already own the Schnabel, first Kempff (mono), and Nat sets.
From what I know of Hobson's other recordings, I think I would save my
money and wait for the completion of Kovacevich's new EMI set (including
an astonishingly articulate Waldstein).

Rod DeCecco, from the Outer Circle