Article on William Kapell in NYRB

[ghost of miles]

Evidently some Australian broadcasts he did just before his death have been unearthed and will be coming out later this year on Red Seal:

William Kapell

Anybody have the 9-CD box? I'm going to nose around the station and see what we have (we're more classical than jazz); have heard only a little of him, and lately my classical interest seems to be emerging from its dormant state.

[Chuck Nessa]

I have the 9 disc set and used to have at least one bootleg lp of the Australian stuff.

I can't put my finger on the reason but sometimes Kapell really bugs me. The playing is usually very strong but there is something a little unnerving about his style.

An interesting mid-century American, he.

[Epithet]

I can't put my finger on the reason but sometimes Kapell really bugs me. The playing is usually very strong but there is something a little unnerving about his style.

He takes things to extremes, but I like his phrasing. That's all I can think of.

Thanks for posting this article.