"Robert Stumpf, II" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >For example, I now have almost everything ever recorded by Martinu (in >fact I have more recordings of his music than any composer). I find it quite fascinating to observed the devoted following for the music of Martinu. I take delight in reading the mailing list devoted to his music and enjoy reading the newsletter of the Martinu archive. Do you have favorite pieces? >I am currently studying Beethoven's Violin Concerto....The Menuhin is >a serious disappointment (that thin, scrawny sound following Furtwangler's >almost Brucknarian lead is enough to make me turn it off immediately). Indeed, it seems to me that they would be an unlikely pairing. But I wonder who could really be on the same level as Furtwangler? Karl *********************************************** The CLASSICAL mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's HDMail High Deliverability Mailer for reliable, lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html