cantoresq, that’s right, i was refering to the oz leamo yetain….totally off the charts.
it sounds to me like in almost all the live MK shabbosim the tapes are running a little fast, so i don’t think he hit a D and change. there’s a recording of the first two brachos of shmone esrei where he does his famous Avos where the tape is a good note and a half fast. incidentaly i was told by a MK extremist that once a year he would do his Avos. the outstanding part in my opinion is the Mi chomocho baal gevuros… comprable to the above mentioned Oz leamo yetain.
chagy wasw magnificent, i happen to use his yishtabach all the time. it’s a nusach piece and the end fits beautifuly without repeating, especially if you daven sefard, you gain some space.
Sirota’s gadlus was lost to us through his recordings.
Karniol was like Chagy on steriods 🙂