Mimi Ezust wrote concerning Bach's violin sonatas & partitas: >Sergiu Luca has a very interesting HIP set. Not to everyone's taste, >because he plays everything very differently from any other performer. >I practically wore out the grooves of the vinyl recordings we had. It's >been out in cd for several years. Highly recommended, but only for the >adventurous. I must be adventurous. I've had the cd set for a few years, and it is a fine performance. I'm not sure, however, what Mimi feels is so unique about the interpretations. Most other baroque violin recordings I have heard are also distinctive. Anyways, Luca is on Nonesuch, and represents a fine acquisition. As an aside, I'm going to have to think some about Mimi's recommendation that I get the Tchaikovsky piano works. I am familiar with the Seasons and was not enamored. But, time marches on, and preferences do change. Don Satz [log in to unmask]