Bernard Chasan wrote:

>Mackerra has recorded the Brahms Symphonies with the relatively small
>forces used by the court orchestra (Erlangen?) which, I believe, premiered
>some of them.  I like these performances very much- even if you like the
>Brahms Symphonies with the usual orchestration, as I do, they present
>an interesting alternative view.

Oh yes, indeed.  I was going to get them from Berkshire and I still hope
to find them one day.  Wasn't it Scottish Chamber Orchestra?  In any
case, it was on Telarc.

-MM