This was a thrift shop find (99¢), in excellent condition inside and out (and still in the shrink wrap). I always pick up records on the Connoisseur Society label, as the recordings are uniformly excellent.
A google book search reveals that this was a Stereo Review "RECORDING OF SPECIAL MERIT"; they gave the performance a "superb" rating. The New York Times wrote "there is a youthful dash and brio to her performance...Miss Martins's fingerwork is pristine, her style is properly galant, and her melodic sense lets the music flow like brook water. The record marks the pianist's debut on disks, and it is a promising one."
Martins never recorded again (yet!). Update: Ms. Martins passed away in 2020.
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