Roger Hecht wrote: >Don't get too excited about the Second. At least from what I heard about >it. It's supposed to be one of Harris's weakest. I would not agree. I have looked at the score off and on for several years. The second movement seems to be the weakest. It is rather canonic as I recall and it gets a bit thick. It is a piece that will take a conductor who can really push it and make the most out of the high points. I remember a review that Elliot Carter wrote of the 3rd in which he stated something to the effect that he thought the Second was a better piece. There were some notational problems in the parts that angered Koussevitzky, hence Burgin conducted the first performance. That story came from Harris. He also said that he didn't think it was a good piece. Karl