tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-1151008533182857832006-06-22T21:35:00.000+01:002006-06-22T21:35:00.000+01:00A lovely post ... thanks.<BR/><BR/>"Gould described the consorte music recording as "the best damn record we've ever made" and placed it alongside his Prokofiev and Scriabin album. I can only agree, this is one truly gorgeous disc ..."<BR/><BR/>Indeed. One of my favourite recordings, although it's not that easy to explain why. Somehow, Gould captures the spirit of the music in a way that I find completely convincing.<BR/><BR/>I notice that the Sweelinck "Fantasia in D" is a studio recording from 1964. Do you know if that's the same "Fantasia in D" as on the 1959 Salzburg recital? If so, I may have to satisfy my curiosity and buy the "Tudor" CD to replace my LP - the earlier live "Fantasia in D" is almost 2 minutes slower than the later studio Fantasia (9'14" vs. 7'20"). And the slower one seems fairly hair-raising in spots already. If it's the same piece, maybe repeats are omitted from the later version ...Scott Belyeanoreply@blogger.com