Roy Ellefsen:

>I listen avidly to Sirius raido's classsical channels.  I have recently
>heard the works of a couoke of composers with whom I am unfamiliar:
>Jollly Bragos-Santos (I did that from memory, and the spelling may be
>off bit) and Villem Kapp.  What do you know about them?  What do you
>reccomend as their best and most accessable compositions for a new
>listener.

I heard a CD of his Symphonies 1 and 5, but I don't remember a thing
about either.  I've never heard of Villem Kapp.  Sorry.

>I'm a native Utahn.  Maurice Abravanel was my boyhood hero.  Does
>anyone out there have recollections or opnions abut Abravanel?

I loved Abravanel's music-making.  He had, as they say, culchah. 
My introduction to Mahler, Satie, Milhaud, and Honegger came from his
recordings.  I think he had problems with his players -- not quite first
rate -- but they did many interesting things.  I suspect he stayed in
Utah because he got to run the show his way.  More power to him.

Steve Schwartz

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