Roger Hecht's extensive defence of Previn was something which should
have appeared a lot sooner.  I would second much of what Roger writes -
particularly about the recordings Previn made of Walton and Vaughan
Williams.  I would also add his recording of Debussy's Le Mer, which I
think captures the ebb and flow of the writing to something approaching
perfection.  And - and I don't care who on the list disagrees with me
on this - I also like his Rhapsody in Blue.  Isn't this something which
we discussed some time ago: getting musicians with a feeling for jazz
to record American repertoire? But who is going to do it if they are
immediately denounced as being facile? The old saying of a prophet having
no respect in his own country comes all too quickly to mind.

Jonathan