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Post Subject: Debussy - to Gieseking or not .... ?Posted by JANDL100 on: 8/14/2008
I've just spent a happy couple of hours listening to some Debussy solo piano - started off with Gieseking but after a while became a little impatient with the rather thin sound quality. I switched to my complete set of Debussy piano by Gordon Fergus-Thompson. Heresy, I know, but the Gieseking is on its way out ... eBay here it comes! I much prefer not only the sound quality of the GF-T (an ASV recording from 1989 or so) but I also prefer his playing - somehow Gieseking sounds a bit 'clunky' in comparison; lacking fluidity. Will this get me banned from the forum, Romy? ;-) Or maybe I should get my hearing tested!Rerurn to Romy the Cat's Site