Ahh, thanks. I just asked since I haven’t heard him play in almost 5 years now, and especially not after his heart problems began, but there’s no need to pick up a ticket just for my sake.
It’s only 15€, so it’s not a problem if you want. I don’t think the recording will be very good given a booming church acoustic and Katsaris’s banging.
I was thinking about this… Sauer & Rach aren’t the ones I had in mind, but it feels like we’ve forgotten some golden age mofo? I first thought it might have been Risler, but looking him up I see he never even got that old.
Not Planté, not Pugno, not da Benny… Wasn’t there someone there in the 10s or 20s who made remarkably fast and clear recordings at a very old age??
The best thing is how everyone on YT criticises his SS2 opening. Shows the hypocrisy that’s inherent in the “composer’s intent” urtext crew. They’re fine with following the composer’s intent, so long as it accords with their own personal preferences, then they try to make up excuses.