tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post4538612591839957038..comments2024-03-25T16:51:04.370-05:00Comments on <a href="http://ionarts.blogspot.com/">Ionarts</a>: Why Does No One Play Mendelssohn?Charles T. Downeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14978821617871429169noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post-86164975406599783152008-09-25T12:43:00.000-05:002008-09-25T12:43:00.000-05:00Horowitz gave Op. 104b/3 as encore a few times in ...Horowitz gave Op. 104b/3 as encore a few times in the late 1960s, and yes, it's quite effective an encore (CBS). Rachmaninov himself recorded Nos. 2 and 3 of Op. 104b (RCA).<BR/><BR/>As for Op. 104b/1, try Sergio Fiorentino*. The master gives it a soulful interpretation, making it sound hardly like an empty showpiece (at least to these ears).<BR/><BR/>* Available freely for download at http://Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com