Good as the Rattle 'King Roger' is, I still think there is much to be said for the 1965 recording with Mierzejewski conducting the Choir and Orchestra of the National Opera House, Warsaw (Teatr Wielki) - Olympia OCD 303. It is very well performed and sung and is a good deal more atmospheric than Rattle's. The Naxos and Koch Schwann recordings are not in the same league. Geoff Ponton [log in to unmask] Fax: 0870-056-8725