Philippa Greenwood wrote that she had Ashkenazy's recordings of the waltzes but that she had not heard his nocturne recordings. I purchased the nocturne recording to replace my worn-out LP Rubenstein recordings. Although I am not a pianist and consequently cannot even pretend to be an expert, I thought that the Ashkenazy renditions were well-done and clearly listenable; however, I find that I continually compare Ashkenazy with Rubenstein and that Ashkenazy comes out in second place. I have tried to be objective about the differences, but I always end up mourning the fact that my new set is not a Rubenstein recording. Perhaps the difficulty is that my head has a set of expectations which cannot be displaced, but I find that Rubenstein touches my heart in a way which Ashkenazy does not. The only other performer about whom I have similar feelings is Heifetz. Another explanation is that I have grown inflexible with age. Paul