Regarding my lukewarm reception to Schmidt's "Seven Seals" Derek writes:
>Have you heard the Salzburg (?) Mitropoulos on Sony? Admittedly the
>recording is mono (1959 or 60 IIRC), but the performance strikes me as
>a very powerful one.
(Doesn't one need stereophonic sound for a decent apocalypse? One speaker
is a pretty tight fit for those four horses....)
I'm usually pretty good at sensing when it is the performance that is
lacking rather than the composition. I will take a listen to this piece
again. Any favorite moments?
John Smyth