Roger Hecht wites: >I am a huge fan of Barbirolli, but lazy. Most of the "famous" recordings >have been mentioned, but I never was one to know limits when it comes >to Sir John. I understand that not every Barbirolli recording is a great >one, but I will grab every one I can get my hands on, including radio >broadcasts. With all due modesty may I point your attention to a little Barbirolli offering I made available some time ago: THE ART OF SIR JOHN BARBIROLLI RICHARD WAGNER: Tannhauser Overture & Venusberg Music - Halle Orchestra (Recorded 03 October 1969) BELA BARTOK: Concerto for Orchestra, SZ 116 a - " Hungarian Radio Orchestra (Undated) RICHARD STRAUSS: Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op. 28 a - " Halle Orchestra (Recorded 10 February 1967) RICHARD STRAUSS: Final Scene from a - "Salome" Rose Pauly, soprano New York Philharmonic (Recorded 27 February 1938) GUSTAV HOLST: Five Movements from a - "The Planets" New York Philharmonic (Recorded 1958) Sir John Barbirolli 2 Compact Discs All are radio broadcasts in fine sound and packaged in a double jewelcase with booklet and traycard. If you are interested, contact [log in to unmask] for ordering information. Respectfully submitted, Ray Osnato