Gregory Ginn wrote:

>We really need to appreciate Naxos for what it really is, an economical
>label for those who are just getting into classical music and for those
>who find themselves on a budget and cannot always get the Decca or the
>Deutsche Grammophon recordings.

Nonsense.  This is label fascism and unfair pigeon-holing.  There is
no earthly reason in the randomness of recording and performing that
Naxos will not end up with a better job than DG or Decca.  They have
well rehearsed performers with excellent sound.  They have won a
number of penguin rosettes.  Probably in the standard repertoire
(Beethoven/Brahms/Mozart etc.) DG and Decca are the best but Naxos has a
far wider ranging catalogue than DG AND Decca put together.  I just don't
understand why you would say this.

David Stewart
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