Richard Courchesne <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>Solti.  I know, nobody on the list likes him, but please listen to this
>vibrant exciting performance before putting the charcoal lighter fluid on
>your posts.

You are very wrong to say nobody on the list likes Solti, IMHO he was one
of the great conductors.  His performances are vivid and exciting.  I would
prefer him to the dull, grey school of music making by such conductors as
Haitink or Mehta.

Peter Horvath
Long Beach, New York