abstention

it seems to me that i have read the comment more than once that ivan davis is the greatest recent american pianist, greater even than van cliburn.  that may well be true.  i am no music critic, but i do find in van cliburn's recordings and repertoire a sweetness and light that i do not necessarily find uniformly in the admittedly often overwhelmingly powerful published oeuvre of mr. davis.  i had the good fortune to meet ivan davis when i was young and found him very entertaining if somewhat aloof.  i have not seen him or had any contact since london in 1968.  although i live in fort worth, i do not recall that i ever actually saw van cliburn in person, although many of my acquaintance have.  i find it somewhat interesting that both pianists can be associated with fort worth...van cliburn for  obvious reasons and ivan davis because, although i believe he was born in electra, texas, his parents resided in fort worth at the  time we met.  it was a brief contact with the world of classical music performance.  i enjoyed it, but it had no lasting impact  other than the fact that i do listen to classical radio most of the time, hearing van cliburn frequently, and i also enjoy what ivan davis recordings i possess.