Rose Rodgers wrote: >I have two recommendations: > >Ravel's Daphnis et Chloe (played by the City of Birmingham Symphony >Orchestra. The Montreal Symphony is a close second) > >Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet (S. F. Symphony with Michael Tilson Thomas) These are great pieces indeed, but I would like to suggest two different recordings: Dutoit for the Ravel, and Solti/Chicago for the Prokofiev, despite the fact that it only contains excerpts. It's fabulous music making. Kevin