Achim Breiling wrote:

>>I can not comment on the Haitnik but the recordings of the Liszt tone
>>poems by Arpad Joo on Hungarton are superb!  The whole set (6 CDs) is
>>quite excellent and at least I found it at a price comparable to Naxos!

Jon Lewis:

>I'd love to find this Joo set.  Sadly it doesn't seem to be available
>in the US.  Achim, do you know of any online retailers I could order it
>from?

I've seen it on Amazon.com, but not for the bargain price that Achim got
them for.

>Ivan Fischer on bargain-price Harmonia Mundi is very good for Les Preludes
>(coupled with Tasso, Mazeppa,and the First Mephisto Waltz) if you want a
>blazing, thrilling approach.

It's almost over the top, isn't it?

>As for the Holst question, one shouldn't underestimate the influence
>Liszt's orchestral works had on the next few generations of composers.
>They seem to have had a much higher profile back then, at least among
>other composers and musicians.

Yes, it seems like Elgar was very fond of Les Preludes and Beecham loved
Orpheus.

Mikael
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