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CONTINUING... I had heard him play this version many times in person and on recording. When he started playing I was surprised to hear him playing it "straight"--and singing it. I quickly realized that, if he had played this version, it would have been all about him. As it was, the way he play...

nhug96--I just listened to Stefanov's recording--it is indeed magnificent. In art there is no better or best, but I can understand picking this as your favorite. I am not familiar with Stefanov, and can find pretty much nothing on the internet about him besides some (audio only) youtube videos....

Although the sound is inferior to this recording, Garrett's (magnificent) performance posted on youtube 22 June 2009 is far superior, IMHO. The big difference between the two may well be the conductor. The tempo of this performance is a shade too fast, and there is little to no rubato. The old...

(--cont) When he brought her back to the stage for a duet, I hoped he could carry her through it, but the contrast between them simply put her lack of talent in sharp relief. I looked for this video to see if maybe we caught her on a (very) bad night, but this is a carbon copy of what we saw last...

@Chestybro Read TE's bio--He started playing when he was a kid and by the time he was in his teens had been touring in a family band for several years. He and his brother hare having a 50th anniversary tour in Oz this January. He really has been working at it for 50 years. He was just a kid w...