Fw: [mascagni-interest] Fw: New Mascagni purchases.

[M.zinkin]

----- Original Message ----- From: M.zinkin To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, January 31, 2004 10:31 PM Subject: [mascagni-interest] Fw: New Mascagni purchases.   ----- Original Message ----- From: M.zinkin To: Erik Bruchez Sent: Saturday, January 31, 2004 10:26 PM Subject: Fw: New Mascagni purchases.   ----- Original Message ----- From: M.zinkin To: Erik Bruchez Sent: Saturday, January 31, 2004 10:24 PM Subject: New Mascagni purchases. Hi Erik,   Just got the new Isabeau and am generally pretty impressed.  Orchestra good but very slightly below the standard of the MRFstereo recording.  However in the MRFrecording Marcela Pobbe was not on good form.  I also got the Guglielmo Ratcliff 1963 RAI recording.  The transfer quality is better than I had expected.   Do you have the L'amico Fritz conducted by Mascagni?  I have this on vinyl but it very wowy, nice performance though.  Is their wow on the Warner Cetra CD transfer?  Obviously you will only know the answer if you have the CD.   I am thinking of ordering the Bongiovanni Pinotta/Zanetto CD set, can you recommend this?   Hope you don't mind me emailing you with questions.  The problem is that it is impossible to hear these recordings before purchasing them.   Are you thinking of introducing a CD review section to the website?  that is the only thing that is missing from an otherwise truly excellent and informative site.   With kind regards   Michael