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