Re: Bax by Hatto

On Wed, 03 Dec 2003 18:32:12 GMT, "Dan Koren" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:

>"Bob Lombard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
>news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> This is a copy of an email I sent to Ray of Taree, duplicated here
>> both to bring attention to Hatto and to display some humility on my
>> part.
>>
>> << Hi Ray,
>>
>> Had a serious shock today, when I put on a recently acquired LP - a
>> Revolution recording of Bax's piano sonatas 1 & 4, the Toccata, and a
>> little piece called Water Music., all played by Joyce Hatto (who I'd
>> not heard of).
>>
>> The shock is - I like the music! And this Joyce Hatto is a humdinger
>> of a pianist!

Indeed.

If you want more CDs of Joyce, who, by the way, is gravely ill at
present, you should check out Crochet. They have all of them, as well
as all of the many Fiorentino CDs which Joyce's husband (I think) has
been reissuing of late.

You will not be surprised to learn that she plays one hell of a MSNDM
by Rachmaninoff, as well as all Chopin, all the Beethoven sonatas,
scads of Liszt, etc. etc. If you are at all interested, the trip to
Crochet could set you back a bundle.

TD