Jim Tobin wrote:
>For anyone interested in hearing this, or some of Thompson's other works,
>including the wonderful Second Symphony, Berkshire Record Outlet is
>remaindering several Koch recordings of his music.
The Koch version may not have quite the electricity of the Bernstein
version, but it's still worth the money and IMHO, the less-known 1st and
3rd are equally enjoyable works. I remember reading at the time of their
release that the conductor, Andrew Schenk, had plans for recording other
Americana but sadly, he died soon after.
Richard Pennycuick
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