Dear Ed,
Unfortunately, most of my weekend was consumed with obligatory, pain-in-the-you-know-where stuff, so I had time to enjoy only two tapes, the Beethoven “Ghost” and the Mozart, both of which were – what shall we say? – DYNAMIC!!! Oh, my goodness, were they dynamic, absolutely stupendous, exhibiting effortless range – WOW – nay, DOUBLE WOW. I’d have to say both these recordings equalled the Rossini/Gliere in this respect. And of course, all other audio aspects were equally superlative, particularly timbre, which is of particular importance to me.
By the way, I was amazed by the interplay of the players and their highly apparent chemistry; it seemed they’d been performing together for years.
I hope to listen to the other two tapes sometime early this week, and after I’ve finished assimilating those, I’ll get back to you with further reflection.
Thanks, and congratulations again.
Be well,
Peter