Many thanks for your kind words, Mr Peake. I am surely no Bruckner expert but simply try to share my tastes and enthusiasm for his wonderful music, while being very aware that others may think differently. For example, I think particularly here of the reverence many have for Jochum's Bruckner, which I generally dislike, or the wide distaste for Celibidache's way with his music - which I enjoy. Fortunately other Bruckner devotees contribute to MusicWeb, so there is balance.

We have indeed been blessed over the last few years with some great live Bruckner concerts as well as a plethora of first-rate recordings but I wonder whether we are not now approaching saturation point...