I wrote:

>>I've been buying recordings of Pines/Fountains since about 1950 and
>>must have twelve of them.  This one goes straight to the top of the list,
>>although I wouldn't want to give up those of Munch, Bernstein, Toscanini.

Bob Draper replied:

>Do you have the Ormandy version on RCA? This is exceedingly good at budget
>price.

Yes.  And I think it's excellent.  Ormandy is, in my opinion, an underrated
colorist.

>But am I alone in finding Respghi a composer who is at first impressive but
>soon becomes somewhat tiring?

Yes.  I'm sure the reason I have so many Pines/Fountains is that those
pieces were among the first I fell in love with as a youngster.

Scott Morrison