[Fwd: Mozart Sonatas - Jeno Jando]

[Gregory Barton <barton@mozart.inet.co.th>]

Bob & Judy Williams wrote:
> 
> I have many recordings of Jeno Jando and one volume of the
> complete Mozart sonatas. These are strange works. Somebody said of
> them that they were too easy for professionals and too difficult for
> amateurs. I have come to like them very much and find the Jando
> performance on Naxos to be as good as anything else in my experience
> or collection. I intend to complete the set from Naxos. (Naxos is
> offering the complete sonatas of Haydn - 6 volumes now available -
> with Jando as the performer. I recommend these unreservedly.


Ditto -re Haydn and Beethoven bagatelles.


)
> 
> In June I had a mind-numbing problem with BMG and resolved to find a
> different source. I began to buy from Naxos and discovered that the
> Naxos catalog is excellent as a source of information as to CD
> content. I did research through record reviews, both from hardcopies
> and web, and selected CD's on the basis of these. I also took some
> blind leaps where no reviews were available.
> 
> I have bought about 30 Cd's in this manner. Disappointments have been
> fewer than with any other alternative source. Some performances
> without being disappointing have been rough, containing flaws of the
> type that one seldom hears on CD's but are commonplaces in the
> concert hall and as commonplaces passed over without comment. In
> short, I'm happy and have established a want list of about 200 CD's
> that I intend to buy from Naxos.
> 
> Service is superlative. I get my CD's within 5-7 days of my order.
> 
> If you're interested, call 1-800-75-NAXOS to get the Naxos catalog or
> to place an order.
> 
> I'll be happy to provide recommendations based upon my experience to
> anyone who asks.
> 
> Best regards
> 
> Bob Williams prospero@netins.net


Ditto: recommondation of Naxos chamber music, but the symphonic stuff is 
often weak. I tossed away a recording of John Passion.

Wolfgang Ruebsam's performance of the Bach Toccatas is great. His English 
Suites a disappointment.

gb