Wow. I can dimly recall reading CD liner notes in the early 1990s and learning about the Troy venue. Then bumped into a Troy-born refugee from Upstate NY who had fled all the way to East Asia to trade in DRAMs. I babbled on about the venue and his good fortune to have grown up in Troy. His response back when: ‘Troy is a dump.’Really interesting thread, I enjoy very much reading through the thread.
BTW, is someone here familiar with the acoustics of the Troy Saving Bank Music Hall in Troy, NY?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troy_Savings_Bank_Music_Hall
The DORIAN Recordings digitally recorded many of their amazing (IMO) CDs there including Antonin Kubalek's piano performances of Brahms (two CDs I have; DOR-90141 and DOR-90159);
Can’t for the life of me recall which recording it was though.
Some very distinguished folk have recorded there:

Troy Savings Bank Music Hall
Troy Savings Bank Music Hall, now owned by First Niagara Financial Group is a bank and performance space in Troy, Rensselaer County, New York, U.S.A. The music hall, renowned for its acoustics and an Odell concert organ, is operated by a not-for-profit organization.
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