Dear Friends and Colleagues;
I have just learned from Tully Potter, the Editor of Classic Record Collector, that my good and supportive friend and colleague of more than three decades, the internationally renowned harpsichordist, clavichordist, fortepianist, record critic for Goldberg, Classic Record Collector, Stereo Review, and many other journals, raconteur par excellence, and keeper of the flame for the artistry of his father, the extraordinary basso Alexander Kipnis, has died in hospital, near his home in Connecticut.
Igor was one of the all time greats, and, while his immense and fascinating legacy of scintillating, moving, and thought provoking recordings, essays, and editions assure that he will not be forgotten, those of us who knew him will much miss his charismatic personality, his sonorous voice, and his rapier wit.
Requiescat in pace!
TNT