Rose Rodgers wrote:

>I have two recommendations:
>
>Ravel's Daphnis et Chloe (played by the City of Birmingham Symphony
>Orchestra. The Montreal Symphony is a close second)
>
>Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet (S. F. Symphony with Michael Tilson Thomas)

These are great pieces indeed, but I would like to suggest two different
recordings:

Dutoit for the Ravel, and Solti/Chicago for the Prokofiev, despite the fact
that it only contains excerpts.  It's fabulous music making.

Kevin