No idea what became of Ruslan or Ludmilla - probably wasn't good - but the opening bars make me grin because of the Cabin Pressure association.
And sorry, Bromp, but the Cello Concerto spanks the New World Symphony. And almost everything else, at least in the hands of Rostropovich.
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How old must Dutoit be now? R3 the other week reviewed Decca's enormous box set of his Montreal recordings, many from 40ish years ago.
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