Lionel Choi wrote: >To wrap up, here are my basic recommendations at present: > >* No.1 -- Dutoit (Decca), Muti (Philips), Orpheus Chamber Orchestra (DG), > Abbado/Chamber Orchestra of Europe (DG), Koussevitzsky/Boston SO (RCA) >* No.2 -- Jarvi (Chandos) >* No.3 -- Muti (Philips) >* No.4 -- Jarvi >* No.5 -- Koussevitzsky, Karajan (DG), Dutoit, Previn/London SO (EMI) >* No.6 -- Mravinsky/Leningrad SO (Russian Disc), Jarvi >* No.7 & Sinfonietta -- Jarvi Hi there! Interesting recommendations! Although I don't know much about several recordings of Prokofiev's symphonies, I'd like to add a few thoughts. Even before I really appreciated CM, I bought a tape with selections from Prokofiev's "Romeo and Juliet". On this tape there is also Symphony # 1 with Solti and the CSO. I like that tape a lot. Solti is much better here than Kuchar on Naxos (for my ears). Kuchar is so slow and dry. So, when I bought this Naxos CD, it was because I wanted to know the 2nd Symphony. Well, this one is OK, but I'm not a big fan of it (until now). The other pieces on the Naxos CD are quite nice [Dreams, op.6 and Autumnal Sketch, op.8]. Then I own the Chandos disk with Jarvi conducting Symphony # 7 and the Sinfonietta op.5/48. These are really great works and interpretations! So, you see, I'm still beginning to explore the symphonies. The next one I'd like to listen to is # 3. Lionel recommends Muti on Philips. How about Chailly on Decca? Here # 3 is coupled with Mosolov's "Zavod" and Varese's "Arcana", interesting stuff I think. Or shall I stick with Jarvi's cycle? Well, I hope this threat will continue for some time. All the best! Kai Czepiczka, Seoul