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hpcnoa!rdg    Nov  2 08:02:00 1983


I went through the DG/Philips stage about 2 years back, and though
they are generally good recordings/performances, I found them to
be mostly unexciting and unsatisfying.

I'd like to tell you about some other high-quality record labels
which are essentially far better than DG/Ph., but are usually
somewhat harder to get. They are:

1) Harmonia Mundi of France - specializing in earlier music, Baroque,
	early classical, with some later music. Overall excellent
	recordings.
2) BIS - lots of romantic stuff, including a complete set of Grieg's
	works, available singly. Also generally excellent.
3) EMI of the UK - the British counterpart to American Angel - mostly
	the same catalog as Angel, but much better masterings and
	usually superior sound.
4) Audiosource imports - this includes the labels Accent, Astree, Ricercar,
	Audiofon, and some others. These are beautiful recordings,
	(especially the French Astree) with perfect surfaces, and 
	wonderful performances.
5) Qualiton imports - Includes Hungaroton, Supraphon, BIS, and others.
	I mentioned BIS seperately because they are exemplary; the
	other labels from Qualiton are not quite as good, but most
	are still superior to almost any of the commercial American
	disks, i.e., Columbia, London, recent RCA.
I get most of my records from Rocky Mt. records in Boulder - they
have an admirable selection of the above. Audiosource & Qualiton
have extensive catalogs from which you can order. I have found
that a random disk from one of the above labels will virtually always 
be worth whatever it cost.

I'll post some specific titles soon, and I'd be happy to recommend  
some titles to anyone who asks.

Robert Gardner
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