I would agree with most of that, but I wouldn't agree with the aspect of it being a product in decline. When I took over the CBC orchestra in 1980, I was told by my boss that the best way for me to keep this orchestra going for a long time was to make a success out of it, so we made a success out of it. We made great recordings. They went all over the world. Wonderful soloists and composers were exposed to the Canadian public, and now they are somehow--for some reason beyond our understanding--taking it away. It is not a product in decline, but--
On May 27th, 2008. See this statement in context.