Karl Miller asks:

>I must admit that Muti one of those major gaps in my awareness.
>My excuse being that I don't recall his having recorded much of
>anything off the beaten path.
>
>Would anyone can care to offer an opinion on his work?

To the chorus of nays, I'll add a mild yea.  I've heard only a
handful of his recordings, but I value the ones I have.

I have greatly enjoyed his Tchaikovsky, especially the Manfred (with
the Philharmonia on EMI) which I would rank among the best I know. 
His Strauss symphonic poems (Berlin Philharmonic on Philips) are very
good, and quite exciting.  The recordings he made with Philadelphia of
Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade and the Respighi tone poems are generally
considered worthwhile, if perhaps not among the very best available.

But, absolutely nothing off the beaten path....

Dave
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