CHVG wrote in part: >How do list members like Ashkenazy's Chopin? His Nocturnes seem to have >a starker beauty than Rubinstein's. I agree they are starker. And they are good. But, over time, I find the starkness wearing on me and I am turning more frequently to the set I have by Ohllson (sp?). And the more I listen to Rubenstein's Mazurkas the more I want to check out his Nocturnes. I'd be interested in CHVG's reasoning behind his appreciation of their "starkness." Ed