Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/05/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 12:01 PM 5/31/05 -0400, Peterson, Arthur G CIV SEA 02 wrote: > >It may be (I don't know) that "[19]55 is when stereo hit." I do know EMI was making some (but not all) of its recordings in stereo in 1955, and RCA was doing so as early as 1954. Nonetheless Glenn Gould's first several recordings for Columbia Records, including the first of his two recordings of Bach's "Goldberg Variations," were all monaural (others of his early monaural recordings for Columbia Records included Bach's Concerto in d minor and Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 2, both with Bernstein, Mozart's Piano Sonata No. 10, KV 330, and Haydn's Piano Sonata No. 49, all four of which rank among his greatest---i.e., least disfigured by his various eccentricities---performances, and Beethoven's Piano Sonatas Nos. 30, 31, & 32, Op. 109, 110, & 111). Gads. I detest piano sonatas, regardless of who wrote them or who performs them. They are BORING, and the capital letters are intentional. Even Mozart, bless his soul, could not crank out one worthy of the listening. msmall@aya.yale.edu Cha robh b?s fir gun ghr?s fir! NEW FAX NUMBER: +540-343-8505