But Rosen's willing to fall back on what Rosenthal told him as evidence. See the comment I quote above. I'm sure you can construct the arguments for doubting him as well as I can.
I think the body of evidence for Koczalski's playing reflecting mid-19th c. playing is fairly strong. It includes Mikuli's playing and reactions to that, reports on Chopin's playing, many editions of Chopin, Koczalski's playing and writings, and reactions to Koczalski's playing. Jonathan Bellman, who has read and heard all the evidence, buys it.
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Date: 2009-01-22 12:11 am (UTC)I think the body of evidence for Koczalski's playing reflecting mid-19th c. playing is fairly strong. It includes Mikuli's playing and reactions to that, reports on Chopin's playing, many editions of Chopin, Koczalski's playing and writings, and reactions to Koczalski's playing. Jonathan Bellman, who has read and heard all the evidence, buys it.