"John Smyth" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Scherchen's Beethoven is the most athletic, giddy, dramatic yet verdant > I've yet heard. As for his "second rate" orchestras, I'm often more > surprised at the superhuman unanimity of attack, given Sherchen's over > I've been able to put together ultra-quiet Lp pressings of Symphonies > 3-8 so far, no small feat considering the calamity-ridden Westminster > pressing process not to mention that most of these Lp's turned 50 last > year. It strikes me that the recording you described will NOT be the choice of the "Beat Beethoven" run in Fairbanks, Alaska: http://www.newsminer.com/news/2009/apr/07/beat-beethoven-registration-slated-tonight/ Laurence Glavin Methuen, MA *********************************************** The CLASSICAL mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's HDMail High Deliverability Mailer for reliable, lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html