Richard Claeys ([log in to unmask]) wrote: >And let me put in a plug once again for the Ivan Fischer performances with >the Budapest Festival Orchestra on Philips--straight from headquarters, >with cimbalom and gypsy violin parts that add a dash of paprika to the >proceedings. Rollicking and atmospheric, in my view, a welcome contrast >to the sober and lush Karajan readings on DG. I don't know this, but I can put in a hearty recommendation for Fischer's Faust Symphony. Not only is it a first-class performance (worthy to sit alongside Horenstein and Beecham if, perhaps, not quite their equal) and recording, but it also (uniquely?) includes *both* endings. Deryk Barker [log in to unmask]