Hans Pizka wrote:
> But they had to replace Kirstin Flagstad. And the first horn changed. Yes, John Culshaw tried desperately to record her Walkuere Fricka for later inclusion, but unfortunately her cancer defeated them. > I think, it was a financial problem then, as pressing the LPS asked for > much higher investment than for todays CDs, as they cost less than 1/2 > USD. The biggest problem was to pay the advance royalties to the singers > & conductors. We have a big debt to Decca and Culshaw for their courage, as many people said that it would never sell, but the numbers we have today of Ring recordings can be attributed to that to some extent. I hope the Munich one will be released on DVD one day, as I think it was available on Laserdisc Cheers, Graeme Evans (Principal Horn, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra) +61 3 9318 0690(H), +61 419 880371(B), +61 3 93180893(Fax) E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] set your options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
