<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><div>bob, you have just mentioned one of the great ringers. absolutely astounding pianist. i remember his first recording , the chopin first, after he had just won the chopin competition in '60, i believe. he has the most noticeably liquid, effortless and gorgeous sound you'll ever hear. never ever harsh, tasteless or incompetently showy like so many. he made his judges look sick, i'm afraid. and he's still around, thank god. </div><div style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><br><div style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><hr size="1"><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">From:</span></b> Robert Merkin <bobmerk@earthlink.net><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> Discussion of the
Canadian pianist Glenn Gould. <f_minor@glenngould.org><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Tue, August 17, 2010 2:34:23 PM<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> [f_minor] Maurizio Pollini?<br></font><br>
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<div><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.jr.com/category/classical/n/4294939529/?JRSource=chemail.classicalMusic.08172010"><font size="4" face="Palatino Linotype">J & R</font></a><font size="4" face="Palatino Linotype"> is trying to hose the contents of my wallet with
a big classical music CD sale, and one CD wooing me is Book 1, The Well-Tempered
Clavier by Maurizio Pollini. Anybody have opinions about
Signore Pollini, or his Bach?</font></div>
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