I read Todd's comment as meaning de Larrocha's calibre in Spanish music is a given therefore the other repertoire is where the curiosity/interest lies.....
Well yeah, that's the other way to read it. Not remembering having read any posts by Todd about Alicia de Larrocha's recordings of Spanish repertoire, I was indeed not sure in what way he meant it, and the reaction to 71 dB was not called for.
Either way, all the better ...
Not sure I'm in for such a big set by de Larrocha myself - I've got the Icon, some Decca sets of Spanish music (five or six discs), the Granados and Mozart on Sony ...