Harnoncourt goes so far as to say that the two versions of the Schumann d-minor symphony are in fact two different works. I wouldn't agree with that, and it's not hard to hear why Schumann ultimately made the revisions he did. As is the case with his Bach cantata recordings, I think that Harnoncourt's musicology is more valuable than his conducting. I would recommend against his Schumann cycle, and recommend various outings by Munch, Karajan, and Norrington for starters. I got Bernstein's set from the library this week, and having listened to #2 it seems like it's going to be better that a lot of what Bernstein recorded. Aaron J. Rabushka [log in to unmask] http://www.cowtown.net/users/arabushk/