I've been away for Easter, so am late in replying to Mats Norman, who
wrote:

>I don't suppose anyone to notice such a shabby note from a lost
>Wagnerian, but please allow a poor musiclover to say that the world
>premiere recordings of Malcolm Arnalds symphonies 3 & 4 on Conifer,
>with the powerful Liverpool forces under Vernon Handley are great.

I agree with Mats' assessment of the CD but neither is a world premiere
recording as each symphony appeared on LP many years ago.  Regrettably,
Conifer in its entirety is, AFAIK, no longer available other than as
deletions or secondhand.  I'd be delighted to be advised otherwise.

Richard Pennycuick
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