>Walter Meyer, who realizes the presumptuousness of his respons since
>he hasn't heard every Lied by every composer, but hasn't heard any that,
>in his opinion surpass Schubert's Lieder either.  Brahms and maybe Britten
>come close.  So do Wagner (Wesendonck Songs) and Strauss (Four Last
>Songs); forget about Hugo Wolf!

I must disagree on Hugo Wolf.  The Morike songs and the Goethe songs
are marvelous.  Walter, try Mitsuko Shirai singing "Kennst du das Land?"

Bernard Chasan