Deryk Barker wrote:

>Serkin? I don't have those recordings, and I'm not aware that Serkin
>was a vocaliser, but it's quiote possible.

It's most definite.  Serkin, although not nearly as audible as Glenn
Gould, was a moaner indeed. It is obvious when you see video of him.

>Glenn Gould was the most famous/notorious case, but many performers are
>incapable of humming/singing/groaning (Barbirolli) along with the music.
>Even Curzon, I discovered a few years ago while listening to his recording
>of the Schubert B flat on headphones, was a hummer.

You mean capable, not incapable, I presume?  And Toscanini was another
one.

Kevin Sutton