Donald Scarinci:

>I absolutely love Tchikovsky's string concerto and now I'd like to get to
>know him better.  I thought I'd pick up a copy of the Serenade for Strings.
>Can anyone make any recommendations for collections that include this and
>other pieces I might like?

Well, Ormandy and the Philadelphia is a nice compromise among price,
performance, and sound quality.  I also enjoy Marriner and ASMF on Philips.
Other really fine Tchaikovsky conductors include Szell, Mravinsky,
Dohnanyi, Svetlanov, Koussevitzky, and Mengelberg - the latter two
"historic" in sound.  I would avoid Dorati, normally a wonderful
Tchaikovsky conductor, in the Serenade.

Steve Schwartz