Richard Pennycuick wrote: >I don't think I qualify as a major Mozart fan - maybe sergeant or >corporal - but I think Seraglio is up there with the others in terms >of popularity, or perhaps I'm being a little subjective. Seraglio has been gaining in popularity, but I still think it has a ways to go to reach Cosi, Magic Flute, Don Giovanni, and Figaro. Personally, I'll take the Magic Flute anytime, particularly if its Klemperer. >I've only heard Idomeneo once or twice and although it has some highly >attractive music, I think it's probably too serious in tone to ever be >as popular. I agree. Aaron has said that he finds it a "bore", but I like to listen to it when I feel a need for some "mental toughness conditioner." Actually, I prefer Idomeneo to Seraglio. Don Satz [log in to unmask]