James Tobin wrote: >In some perfomances the soprano is unforgivably blowsy or worse and, for >years I have been trying to identify a recording I heard on the radio where >the "Dolcissime" at the end was meltingly lovely, gentle, and indeed dolce. >Any nominations for a performance matching that description? Hi, How about Judith Blegen (sp?) on Sony, with Micheal Tilson Thomas? Bob Lyman ([log in to unmask]) http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Workshop/7610/ http://www.artists-in-residence.com/users/radiance/