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Re: [ARSCLIST] Sound--real vs. recorded--was: discography of "direct-to-disk revival"?
steven c wrote:
> The one notable classical
> performance I have attended (Vladimir Horowitz in Massey Hall, Toronto)
> was in a room with notable acoustic qualities (as well as a much quieter
> and more dignified audience...?!).
HA! I was beside an idiot who kept moaning and groaning and snorting through
anything he didn't like in that concert, which covered most of the Rachmaninoff
pieces. I was also on the ground floor but under the first balcony, so his
running commentary bounced back to me better than Mr. Horowitz's playing.
dl