Deryk Barker wrote: >Maybe it's an Anglo-Saxon thing. Yes, IMO the Brits have odd tastes when it comes to Continental goings-on, and there has always been an element among Americans that takes its cue from what the Brits have to say. I have heard both Kertesz recordings of the New World and IMO they are fine. It's just that with all the recordings I have already of the work, "fine" is just not good enough to add yet another to the heap. John Dalmas [log in to unmask]