I've said it before, and I'll say it again - every time I listen to a Sinopoli recording, I learn something. Sometimes (as in his "Madama Butterfly") it's not worth the education, but in others - as in the case of this recording - it's an exhilirating experience. It's too bad that this recording is out of print and hard to obtain, but make the effort; it's lush and exciting and dramatic and terrific. Sinopoli's early death was a great loss; I'd have loved to hear his approach to lots more Strauss and Wagner. (There is actually quite a bit available, but a Sinopoli Rosenkavalier or Ring might have been terrific.)