D. Stephen Heersink wrote:

>I recall auditioning Enescu several years ago, on the Naxos label if I
>am not mistaken, and not liking what I heard.  At a recent CD sale, Arte
>Nova had Enescu's Symphony 1-3 on three, very inexpensive CDs, with the
>Bucharest PO under Cristian Mandeal, conducting.  What a difference in
>either time or performance or both.

There are at least a couple of other Arte Nova CDs of Enescu:  one contains
the second and third suites, the other, which Christopher Webber reviewed
some time ago and which I'm still waiting for, has Vox Maris, Voix de la
nature, and most importantly, Poeme roumain, which is essential Enescu.

Richard Pennycuick
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