Schnabel, after all, was neither the first major classical musician to record nor the first to do so extensively, and his recordings played no part in establishing his reputation.

• 毕竟，施纳贝尔既不是第一个接受录音的重量级古典音乐家，也不是第一个把大部分作品都录音的，而他的唱片与他的名声大震也没有直接联系。