Mark Greeley wrote: >Both Toscanini and Robert Shaw have sublime performances, and are >considered my many Verdi afficianados as being the best. This Verdi afficianado digs the Arturo, but you can keep the Shaw. Like many of his later records on Telarc, I find that RS does not differentiate expression from technical flawlessness and I find that dull. I recommend the great Decca/Solti recording with the VPO. Great soloists and a marvelous performance. Kevin Sutton