Nate DeMaria asked: >Does anyone have a recommendation for a recording of Mendelssohn's 5th >Symphony ("Reformation"), preferrably not at a slow tempo? I've had trouble >finding one at local music stores, which carry mainly the 3rd and 4th >symphonies but very few of the 5th. My long-term favourite is the Berlin Phil/Maazel version, most recently c/w the same forces doing the Franck symphony, which I've not heard (DG Originals). I've never been a huge fan of Maazel but this is a glorious version, IMO, which is probably why DG keeps re-releasing it. Regrettably, they're not as well-disposed towards the equally fine Italian which was on the original LP. Richard Pennycuick [log in to unmask]