John Smyth ([log in to unmask]) wrote: >Question: Did the Borodin Quartet record them *all* a second time, so >that Virgin will re-release the rest? Is this a trick question? AFAIK they didn't record them *all* the first time, as only 1-13 had actually been written. (This is certainly the case with my LP set on EMI). The second cycle is of 1-15 I believe. >Just to make sure I get an answer:) > >1) Are the repeat signs observed.... I take the fifth. >2) Did the same person who poisoned Mozart poison Shostakovich.... No. Shostakovich was never a Mason. >3) Is it true what Norman Lebrecht says about Shostakovich and Stalin > having an intimate relationship.... You need to ask? >4) Does the Borodin Quartet use catgut strings from authentic Russian > Cats.... No, because the Glorious People's Strings Factory needed the sales. >5)Because life is so hard here in California, (the temperature dipped below >70 today), will Virgin provide me with enough access points to the music on >the CD, or should I just end it all ahead of time....(sigh) Yes, but do you have two live performance of Mahler 8 to look forward to next month? Deryk Barker [log in to unmask]