John Grant ([log in to unmask]) wrote: >What about Karajan with Sym 4567 (on DG)? I'm not a great K. fan, but >with the Shostakovich Syms (at least the above-mentioned) I find his >interpretations stunning. I exclude Sym 2 from the list. I have heard >one recording by K. of it; I didn't like it at all. Are we getting confused here? HvK recorded *Sibelius* 4-7 for DG. AFAIK the only Shostakovich he recorded was 10 (twice). BTW, there is a hideously out of tune bassoon in Herbie's 7th. Deryk Barker [log in to unmask]