John Proffitt:

>I will repeat an observation made earlier: the finest Harris recording
>of recent times, IMO, is the David Allen Miller/Albany Symphony disc of
>Symphonies 8 and 9, on Albany Records.  Recording, performance and--most
>of all--interpretation and idiomatic "feel" for Harris are light years
>ahead of what I hear from the Naxos disc.

The Miller recording is a knockout.  I've reviewed it and it will appear
here shortly.

Now MILLER impresses me as a conductor.  Everything I've heard from him
has been at least very good.  He's conducting in New Orleans next season,
so lucky me.

Steve Schwartz