Richard Pennycuick wrote

>My latest radio magazine mentions the fact that it will be 200 years
>since the death of the splendidly-named Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf on
>24 October.  If you don't know his music, there's quite a lot of it out
>there.  I'd suggest trying the Six Symphonies after Ovid.  If you do know
>his music, a little of it complemented by a glass of your stimulant of
>choice are called for on the 24th!

You must mean the excellent Naxos issue by the Failoni Orchestra conducted
by Hanspeter Gmur.  Great sound, great performance of these highly original
works.

Bob Draper
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