Yoel L. Arbeitman:

>Gene Halaburt wrote:
>
>>If one had to depend on the "French tradition" for Berlioz, I suspect
>>there would be few or no Bicentennial celebrations to celebrate.
>
>We do not disagree on that sad fact nor have I ever been ungrateful
>to the English tradition beginning with Kubelik and carried on in ALL
>Berlioz by Colin Davis.

I notice that Philips has released a monster box containing all the
Berlioz Davis recorded for them, probably including only one Symphonie
Fantastique.  I imagine most Berliozians will have already invested in
some of the individual CDs, which probably makes this news more annoying
than illuminating.

Richard Pennycuick
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