Richard Pennycuick ([log in to unmask]) wrote:

>A few years ago, I was given a CD of two string quartets by Murray Adaskin,
>a Canadian composer who died only a few weeks ago aged about 95.  I haven't
>been able to find any other recordings of his work, even though this CD was
>labelled Vol 1.  On the evidence of the quartets, he deserves to be better
>known.

This is presumably the recording by the Lafayette String Quartet? Made
under Murray's supervision.  There are further volumes - I'm pretty sure
there's a quintet with double bass (Gary Karr).

Unfortunately I just checked out te UVic web site (the LSQ are
artists-in-residence) and the link to their recordings page is broken.

However, I shall doubtless be seeing one or more of them "real soon now" so
I'll ask for you.

>To which I would add Oscar Peterson, not just a great jazz pianist, but a
>great pianist.

How could I have forgotten Oscar?

deryk barker
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