John Nottle wrote: >>Does anyone know when Philip Farkas left the Chicago Symphony Orchestra? >>... According to the accompanying notes he left sometime in 1960. As >>my daughter also has a 1960 recording of Don Juan played by the Chicago, >>with Fritz Reiner conducting she is wondering if it is Mr.Farkas playing >>the famous Don Juan motif. Then Roger Hecht wrote: >I assume the issue is when was the recording made: spring or fall of 1960? >I have a contact who is into this kind of history. ... What better contact than another list member. The notes on the two published CD versions of the Reiner/CSO Don Juans give recording dates as December 6, 1954 and March 6, 1960. Presumably Mr. Farkas played in both sessions. Regards, Bill Karzas [log in to unmask]