Bob Kasenchak wrote: >I also hear the Herreweghe is good but I don't know it as well. The >opening chorus, should, as you say, convince anyone that this grand work >is worth getting to know intimately. Bob, get the Herreweghe and treat yourself to the best. That opening chorus is a great beginning to the work, although the introduction to the chorus is my personal measuring stick for a superb performance. Herreweghe's introduction is loaded with pent-up drive, fantastic flow and anticipation. Compare it with Gardiner; it's as if he is just doing a run-through vs. Herreweghe. Don Satz [log in to unmask]