I wrote: >>I've been buying recordings of Pines/Fountains since about 1950 and >>must have twelve of them. This one goes straight to the top of the list, >>although I wouldn't want to give up those of Munch, Bernstein, Toscanini. Bob Draper replied: >Do you have the Ormandy version on RCA? This is exceedingly good at budget >price. Yes. And I think it's excellent. Ormandy is, in my opinion, an underrated colorist. >But am I alone in finding Respghi a composer who is at first impressive but >soon becomes somewhat tiring? Yes. I'm sure the reason I have so many Pines/Fountains is that those pieces were among the first I fell in love with as a youngster. Scott Morrison