Calvinpv! many thanks for this selection and all of the information. My initial reaction was bewilderment which is not uncommon for me in this thread...
Not so much a 'what if' but 'if only' - how Mott the Hoople would have fared with Mick Ronson had an exhausted Ian Hunter not left weeks after Ronson...
What an excellent recording Skrowaczewski's 5 is. It's the best finale of this symphony that I've listened to. Everything is clear in this recording....
Recordings are important when it comes to familiarising oneself with any composer. The first set that i listened to was Haitink's Royal Concertgebouw...
