Richard Pennycuick <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >I've been away for Easter, so am late in replying to Mats Norman, who >wrote: > >>I don't suppose anyone to notice such a shabby note from a lost >>Wagnerian, but please allow a poor musiclover to say that the world >>premiere recordings of Malcolm Arnalds symphonies 3 & 4 on Conifer, >>with the powerful Liverpool forces under Vernon Handley are great. > >I agree with Mats' assessment of the CD but neither is a world premiere >recording as each symphony appeared on LP many years ago. Regrettably, >Conifer in its entirety is, AFAIK, no longer available other than as >deletions or secondhand. I'd be delighted to be advised otherwise. The man is right. It was the Conifer CD with Arnols Symphonies 7 & 8 which inholds the premiere recordings. I bought mine second hand. Does well as I am pennywise too. Mats Norrman [log in to unmask]