tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5011528072573771541.post7182829383536697089..comments2024-01-06T06:11:22.963-05:00Comments on Mary Kunz Goldman: It's a sliceMary Kunz Goldmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02691118577179541037noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5011528072573771541.post-72865452990981150182008-11-13T18:48:00.000-05:002008-11-13T18:48:00.000-05:00Here's where the tiresome pedant in me takes over:...Here's where the tiresome pedant in me takes over:<BR/><BR/>The Blue Danube arrangement on the Pennario link is by Adolf Schulz-Evler (1852 - 1905, probably died trying to play it). Back in the 78 rpm days, Josef Lhevinne made a classic recording of it. Closer to our time, both Jorge Bolet and Earl Wild recorded it. Years ago, an acquaintance of mine gave me a copy of the score with the comment "When I showed it to Yvar Mikashoff, he said that you need to have a perfect mechanism to play it." I'm an amateur player and I look at it only when I want to burst into hysterical tears of despair. The Pennario recording exhibits elegant playing and stunning tonal control.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com