Re: GG: FW: David Bar-Illan Information

[Etti Naveh <enaveh@bgumail.bgu.ac.il>]

thanks for the great ifo - but i find much of the info on DB (the 
non-musical) - not-so-correct. but that's not important - the music is 
the message. etti in israelo, so i know who is who and which is which.

On Mon, 16 Sep 1996, Junichi Miyazawa wrote:

> I mentioned a quiestion re DB 
> on the Moderated Classical Mailing List,
> and was responded by an amazing mail 
> from Abram Keeger <abram1@ix.netcom.com>,
> whose father is the owner of Audiofon Label.
> With his permission, I will show you precious infomation:
> 
> >    My father is the owner of a record label that recorded much of 
> >Bar-Illan's performances (which are absolutely amazing). His 
> >performances include:
> 
> >1)  Beethoven Sonatas Opus 2#3, Moonlight, Waldstein, Eroica Variati
> ons
> >    - great performances with outstanding sound
> >2)  Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto #2, Liszt Piano Concerto #1 and Chopi
> n 
> >Etudes (Revolutionary, Opus 25#12 included). 
> >    - outstanding Tchaikovsky Concerto #2 and Chopin Etudes are amon
> g 
> >best ever.
> 
> >3)  Moussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition, Chopin Ballade #4, Liszt 
> 
> >Dante Sonata
> 
> >    The CDs are all among the best piano playing I have ever heard. 
> 
> >Peter McGrath (recording engineer for the English Ladymass and many 
> 
> >well-known Harmonia Mundi recordings) founded the label with my fath
> er. 
> >Peter really is a top notch recording engineer.
> 
> >    If you are interested in ordering any of these CDs, they are jus
> t 
> >$15 each (plus $15 shipping) and you can send a check to:
> 
> >    Abram Kreeger
> >    2301 North Bay Road
> >    Miami Beach, FL  33140
> 
> >   By the way, David is now in the top ranks of the Israeli governme
> nt 
> >and is no longer performing publicly.  He had been editor of the 
> >Jerusalem Post (the most important newspaper in Israel). He now is t
> he 
> >director of public relations and media relations for the government 
> I 
> >think. [ . . . ]
> 
> 
> N.B.There is also another DB disc from Audiofon of Moszkowski's conce
> rto.
> 
> Junichi
> Tokyo
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