Dear All, Following the positive reviews of the Rattle/BPO Gurrelieder on the list I thought I'd better warn you to hang fire before rushing out and buying it. There was a VERY good review of the Craft/Philharmonia version (Koch) in the latest Gramophone and you may want to check it out first. The reviewer said he was surprised as looking at the conductor and soloists he hadn't expected it to be as good as it is. The sound is spacious and realistic (soloists properly not too far forward) and the soloists are fine sounding and steady. The choir "sing their hearts out". Mostly there was praise for the counducting and orchestra. Craft was said to have taken a surprisingly Romantic approach that conveyed the excitement of a live performance. Regards, David Harbin Nottingham, UK