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Domenico Scarlatti – 22 Harpsichord Sonatas — Pierre Hantaï (Italian harpsichord) (Naïve), CD 4 from:

John Duarte, Takemitsu, Gismonti, Tarrega, Granados, Shemer, Theodorakis, a.o – Dreams of a World – Folk-inspired music for guitar — Sharon Isbin (guitar) (Teldec Classics)

Dmitri Shostakovich – Quartet for Strings No.14 in F sharp major Op.142 — The Soviet Experience – Vol. IV, CD 1b – Pacifica Quartet (Cedille Records)

Johann Sebastian Bach (Naïve) – Trio Sonata for Organ No.5 in C major BWV 529 – Pierre Hantaï (harpsichord), François Fernandez (violin), Sébastien Marq (recorder) – Trio Sonata for Organ No.1 in E flat major BWV 525 – Pierre Hantaï (harpsichord), François Fernandez (violin), Philippe Pierlot (viola da gamba), Sébastien Marq (flute) – Trio Sonata for Organ No.4 in E minor BWV 528: 1st movement Adagio-Vivace – Sébastien Marq (recorder), François Fernandez (violin), Pierre Hantaï (harpsichord), Philippe Pierlot (viola da gamba) – Pedal-Exercitium BWV 598 – Sébastien Marq (recorder) – Trio Sonata for Organ No.6 in G major BWV 530 – Philippe Pierlot (viola da gamba), Pierre Hantaï (harpsichord), Sébastien Marq (recorder), François Fernandez (violin) – Suite for Cello solo No.2 in D minor BWV 1008 – Sébastien Marq (recorder) – Le Concert Français

Frédéric Chopin – Ballades Nos.1-4 - Op.23, Op.38, Op.47, Op.52 — Arthur Rubinstein (RCA Victor Living Stereo—Red Seal Records / Sony Classical)

Ludwig van Beethoven (EMI Music France) – Bagatelle for Piano in A minor WoO 59 "Für Elise" – Rondo a capriccio for Piano in G major Op.129 "Rage Over a Lost Penny" Danielle Laval (piano) – 7 Variations for Piano in C major on "God Save the King", WoO 78 György Cziffra (piano) – 15 Variations and Fugue for Piano in E flat major Op.35 "Eroica" – 6 Variations for Piano in F major on an Original Theme Op.34 – 6 Variations for Piano on an Original Theme in D major Op.76 – 8 Variations for Piano in F major on a theme by Süssmayr WoO 76 Georges Solchany (piano) CD 19 from:

Now playing: Frédéric Chopin – Scherzo for Piano No.1 in B minor B.65/ Op.20 – Scherzo for Piano No.2 in B flat minor/D flat major B.111/ Op.31 – Scherzo for Piano No.3 in C sharp minor B.125/ Op.39 – Scherzo for Piano No.4 in E major B.148/ Op.54 Arthur Rubinstein (piano) (RCA Victor Living Stereo—Red Seal Records / Sony Classical), CD 68 from the complete album collection.

Looks like a beautiful book. (And yes, Earthly Recordings is basically a discography, but a pretty serious one with 847 pages and 789 sessions listed!)

Igor Stravinsky – Les Noces (The Wedding) - Russian choreographic scenes with song and music — Patricia Parker (mezzo soprano), John Mitchinson (tenor), Paul Hudson (bass), Martha Argerich (piano), Krystian Zimerman (piano), Cyprien Katsaris (piano), Homero Francesch (piano), Anne Mory (soprano) — English Bach Festival Choir, English Bach Festival Percussion Ensemble – Leonard Bernstein (Deutsche Grammophon) Béla Bartók – Concerto for 2 Pianos Percussion and Orchestra Sz 115 — Martha Argerich (piano), Nelson Freire (piano), Jan Pustjens (percussion), Jan Labordus (percussion) — Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra – David Zinman (Deutsche Grammophon) CD 10 from the DG Argerich box.

Anyone know how this book compares to The Earthly Recordings of Sun Ra (2nd edition)?

I'll take them. PM sent.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Concerto for Violin No.3 in G major K 216 — David Oistrakh (violin) – Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra – David Oistrakh Johannes Brahms – Concerto for Violin in D major Op.77 — David Oistrakh (violin) – Cleveland Orchestra – George Szell (EMI Classics), CD 7 from:

Ludwig van Beethoven – Sonata for Violin and Piano No.9 in A major Op.47 "Kreutzer" – Sonata for Violin and Piano No.5 in F major Op.24 "Spring" Henryk Szeryng (violin), Arthur Rubinstein (piano) (RCA Victor Red Seal Living Stereo – Sony Classical), CD 70 from:

Dmitri Shostakovich – Quartet for Strings No.13 in B flat minor Op.138 — From The Soviet Experience – Vol. IV, CD 1 – Pacifica Quartet (Cedille Records)

Yeah, there is an intersection between Grofield and Parker in a couple Parker books. Both the Parker book Slayground and the Grofield book The Blackbird start with the same botched robbery in chapter one of each book. The books then tells the separate stories of what happens to each character after the get away from the robbery scene. Maybe that was another challenge. And the first Dortmunder book, The Hot Rock, was originally supposed to be a Parker book, but the story veered off in a more comic direction and Westlake decided to go along for the ride, as it were. Yes, "Jimmy the Kid" - the third Dortmunder book which is one of the few I haven't read yet.

Now playing: Ludwig van Beethoven – Trio for Piano and Strings No.9 in E flat major WoO 38 — Daniel Barenboim (piano), Jacqueline Du Pré (cello), Pinchas Zukerman (violin) (EMI Classics) Ludwig van Beethoven – Trio for Piano Clarinet/Violin and Cello No.4 in B flat major Op.11 — Jacqueline Du Pré (cello), Daniel Barenboim (piano), Gervase de Peyer (clarinet) François Couperin – Les goûts réunis ou Nouveaux concerts: No.13 in G major — William Pleeth (cello), Jacqueline Du Pré (cello)

Frédéric Chopin – Sonata for Cello and Piano in G minor B.160/ Op.65 – Introduction and Polonaise for Cello and Piano in C major Op.3 Robert Schumann – Adagio and Allegro for Horn/Cello and Piano in A flat major Op.70 (arr: Friedrich Grutzmacher) — Martha Argerich (piano), Mstislav Rostropovich (cello) (Deutsche Grammophon)

Béla Bartók – Sonata for 2 Pianos and Percussion Sz 110 (Philips / Deutsche Grammophon) — Martha Argerich (piano), Stephen Kovacevich (piano), Willy Goudswaard (percussion), Michel de Roo (percussion) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Andante and Five Variations for Piano 4 hands in G major K 501 — Martha Argerich (piano), Stephen Kovacevich (piano) Claude Debussy – En blanc et noir — Martha Argerich (piano), Stephen Kovacevich (piano) Béla Bartók – Out of Doors Sz 81, Sonatina for Piano Sz 55 — Stephen Bishop-Kovacevich (piano) This is CD 11 from the Argerich DG box. The cover of this CD really confused me — it doesn't match any of the contents of the CD! It has the cover for the concerto version of the Bartok piano-four hands & percussion piece which is the bonus piece for CD 10. And the bonus Bartok solo piano pieces don't even include Martha! Here are the original LP covers:

Yeah, the Grofield novels tend to be a bit less, um, stark than the Parker novels.

That would be nice. I only have the two Columbia albums - Masterpieces and Uptown. At least they have a few bonus tracks.

I liked them.

Max Bruch – Scottish Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra Op.46 — David Oistrakh (violin) – London Symphony Orchestra – Jascha Horenstein Paul Hindemith – Concerto for Violin — David Oistrakh (violin) – London Symphony Orchestra – Paul Hindemith (Decca Records)