Deryk Barker writes: >There is a recent CD by David Barela on his own DGB Records label. It's >a single disc, but he omits the well known one - Benedictioin de Dieu >dans la solitude - which is easily available and whose 17-18 minutes >would otherwise require that second disc. Yes, and that's why I was inquiring about comparable recordings. Mr. Barela asked me if I would like a copy of his disc and perhaps review it as well. I said yes to both questions, and he even sent me a 2nd disc of a mixed recital of his on the same label. Personally, I'm finding this body of music difficult to crack. It's so odd that I can listen to a Scriabin piece of music just once and feel that I've plumbed its meaning, but these Liszt pieces are quite alien at the moment. Of course, it would help if I listened to the disc at some time other than late at night when I'm entering my stupor phase before nodding off. Being alert is a must when the music isn't in your comfort zone. By the way, I think there is a new set of the "Harmonies" coming out on Hyperion and performed by Steven Osborne who recently did an Alkan disc which was pretty good. Using the Thomson/Naxos set isn't the best idea in light of the poor acoustics, so I'll likely wait to add the Osborne to my comparable list. Don Satz [log in to unmask]