Ruben Stam wrote:

>...  The 'tubby' sound you mentioned detracts from what is otherwise a
>fine recording by Ashkenazy of the Schubert B-flat sonata.  His Schumann
>recordings are among the worst sounding modern piano recordings I own,
>only surpassed by that on the Brahms Handel variations/ Sonata disc.

I agree Decca's track record on sound in their Ashkenazy recordings is
nothing to write home about.  I was thinking more about the Bach discs
with Schiff which have close to perfect sound.

Ulvi Yurtsever
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