"D. Stephen Heersink" wrote: >I don't recall Shaw recording this excellent work. In fact, it's not >widely recorded. I have the Inbal recording with the Frankfurt RSO on >Denon which is quite good. But I am open to others' suggestions. Thus far everyone has bragged about this piece. I recently heard Claus Peter Flor and the Dallas Symphony (which has one of the finest symphony choruses I have ever heard) perform this work and my impression was that they gave an excellent performance of a dreadfully dull work. I kept wishing that they were singing the Bruckner. Why do you guys like the piece? I'm curious as to what you find attractive about it. (Seriously, I could change my mind if convinced!) Kevin