John Dalmas ([log in to unmask]) wrote:

>...  If I had to whittle my Hammerklavier collection down to just two,
>I would choose Pollini and Ashkenazy.

I'll grant you Pollini, escpecially the fugue, which he plays better
than anyone IMHO.

OTOH you should hear Solomon, whose late sonatas stand with Schnabel's.

Deryk Barker
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