Eric Kisch writes:
>If Naxos ever releases the 1942 Met Don Giovanni with Walter conducting,
>Pinza, Kipnis, Bampton, Novotna and Biu Sayao, DO NOT MISS. This
>performance has been available I think via Myto and other reissue labels
>and is the one by which I judge any others. ...
John noted that it was available, and great. I second that. I have this
performance on pirate LP's, dating from the sixties, and a previous CD
version. Naxos claims access to better master tapes, and they have
definitely cleaned up the sound. Grab this one.
Michael Stein