A couple of days ago in the cab I picked up a gentleman from Mexico, attending a symposium on radiation measurement. Making conversation in my usual mindless manner, I said, "I don't know much about Mexico and I don't speak Spanish but I've enjoyed in translation the novels of a famous Mexican author, Carlos Fuentes." The gentleman replied, "I know him. I used to work for him when he was an Ambassador."

3 more Beethoven piano sonatas, performed by Wilhelm Kempff, in MP3 format of bad LP rips by yours truly.


Sonata No. 1 in f Opus 2 No. 1 (25 meg MP3)
Sonata No. 5 in c Opus 10 No. 1 (25 meg MP3)
Sonata No. 6 in F Opus 10 No. 2 (18 meg MP3)