The cataloguing for the United States issue says "Recorded in New York
City, Oct. 1965" while an entry for the European release claims "Recorded
in Holland."

In 1994, in Stockholm, the pianist recorded a CD for Proprius, (issued in
1995) which included part of* Ludus Tonalis* (Interludium "Vivace";
Interludium "Moderato"; Fuga sexta in E-flat; Interludium "Valse"). The
program also had eleven other pieces, both standard and obscure, by various
eighteenth, nineteenth and twentieth century composers (including four of
Chopin).

Käbi Laretei's 2010 autobiography, written in Swedish, was titled *Toner
och Passioner*: *Ludus tonalis* (*Tone and Passion: Tone Play*).

Richard Markowitz


On Wed, May 21, 2014 at 9:25 AM, Nick Morgan <
[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Thanks so much for the advice and info, Tom - to be honest, I didn't
> realise
> there was a US pressing, though I should have known. I only recently
> learned
> that it was a Fine Recording!
>
> I will keep looking.
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Nick
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Association for Recorded Sound Discussion List
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Tom Fine
> Sent: 21 May 2014 14:17
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Seeking discographical info on somewhat obscure
> Philips record
>
> Hi Nick:
>
> THANK YOU! ARSC List comes through!
>
> As far as I know, the master is owned by Universal Music Group/Decca
> Classics and is probably stored
> in Germany with the Philips Classics master tapes.
>
> Recommendation -- hold out for a European Philips pressing. The US version
> is very noisy, and
> pressed off-center so there's some wow. These are nearly 30-minute sides,
> so
> pressing quality is
> key. The US version was pressed at the notorious Mercury Richmond IN plant.
> The US version was cut
> by George Piros. I assume one of the Philips engineers cut their European
> version, although Fine
> Recording sometimes sent lacquers over to the Philips plant in the 60s.
>
> -- Tom Fine
>