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Guy, I do not know well Barenboim’s sonatas. I believe I heard one sonata on some kind of compilation disk, it was good - really good, but I do not remember anything further. I do not know if “Barenboim recordings generally not liked”. I can tell only about myself. His early stuff was interesting and very promising. Later on he slipped to “grayness”. Some people associate is with the Du Pre’s death or for whatever other reasons, I do not know. I still feel that he was better pianist thena conductor. Some of his conducting attempts, and particularly with Chicago were insultingly revolting – I have no idea why they even decided to release them! However, I do love and very much appreciate to listen Barenboim… when his talks.  His interviews and his thoughts about music are very attractive and they “sound” way better then whatever he plays/conducts. I actually gained a lot of respect to Barenboim after the story when he despite of the Israeli prohibition played a Beethoven recital for Arabic kids in Gaza and then the Moronic Israeli government threatened Barenboim to revoke his Israeli citizenship…

Rgs,
The caT

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