Why Did You Not Include XYZ in Your Comparison?

In response to reader comments & suggestions: once written, my media reviews and comparisons can usually not be amended / expanded. After all, the blog is a “one man show”. However, comments and suggestions by readers can form a valuable complement to any review or comparison.
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Beethoven: Works for Piano & Cello, Comparison Summary

Beethoven: Cello Sonatas — Summary for comparisons of recordings, involving the following artists: Casals/Horszowski, Casals/Schulhof, Fournier/Schnabel, Fournier/Gulda, Fournier/Kempff, Harrell/Ashkenazy, Isserlis/Levin, Maisky/Argerich, Perényi/Schiff, Queyras/Melnikov, Rostropovich/Richter, Wispelwey/Komen, Wispelwey/Lazić

Beethoven: Piano Sonatas, Comparison Summary

Beethoven: Piano Sonatas — summary for comparisons of recordings, involving the following artists: Wilhelm Backhaus, Paul Badura-Skoda, Daniel Barenboim, Ronald Brautigam, Edwin Fischer, Emil Gilels, Friedrich Gulda, Clara Haskil, Jos van Immerseel, Julius Katchen, Wilhelm Kempff, Igor Levit, Mikhail Pletnev, Maurizio Pollini, Svjatoslav Richter, Arthur Rubinstein, András Schiff, Artur Schnabel, Mélodie Zhao

Beethoven: String Quartets, Comparison Summary

Beethoven: String Quartets — summary for comparisons of recordings, involving the following ensembles: Alban Berg Quartet, Amadeus Quartet, Artemis Quartet, Brooklyn Rider, Busch Quartett, Chiaroscuso Quartet, Emerson String Quartet, Endellion String Quartet, Guarneri String Quartet, Hagen Quartett, Kuijken Quartet, LaSalle Quartet, Leipziger Streichquartett, Melos Quartett Stuttgart, Quartetto Italiano, Quatuor Mosaïques, Takács Quartet

Beethoven: Violin Sonatas, Comparison Summary

Beethoven: Violin Sonatas — Summary for comparisons of recordings, involving the artists Busch/Serkin, Capuçon/Braley, Faust/Melnikov, Grumiaux/Haskil, Kremer/Argerich, Menuhin/Kempff, Mullova/Bezuidenhout, Oistrakh/Oborin, Perlman/Argerich, Perlman/Ashkenazy, Szeryng/Rubinstein