Roger Hecht wrote (concerning Tristan):

>...  Then again, one could disdain Tristan for years and fall in love
>with it to the point of intoxication overnight.  You never know with that
>opera and there is nothing else in Wagner (or much of anybody else, though
>there are some imitations) like it.

This about sums up what I concluded.

>...  The early digital sound is nothing to crow about, though.

I'm not picky about sound, really (but I don't know if I've actually heard
this fabulous 'early digital sound' that people seem to hate).

Dr. S. de Silva <[log in to unmask]>
Lycoming College, Williamsport PA