Hi.  I am urgently looking for a way to download or get a disc of
Rossini's "Thieving Magpie [La Gazza Ladra]" played on a street
organ or fairground organ (preferably) or a theatre organ.  I visited
Amsterdam with my parents in 1975 and we loved a street organ we heard
playing this tune.  My father has now died, and he requested the music
to be played at his funeral, which is on 6th September!

I am having great trouble finding it.  If the worst comes to the worst
then I shall have to use the orchestral version, but I would really
love to have his coffin carried in to the music he requested.  Hoping
you might be able to help me.

Best regards
Lesley Coton

 [ At http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_gazza_ladra : "The opera is best
 [ known for its overture, which is notable for its use of snare drums."
 [
 [ At http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m60QOD0PwHg is an LP recording of
 [ "de Windmolen" Steenput Dutch street organ playing "La gazza ladra"
 [ arranged by Carl Frei.  The comment beneath by Klassklinkert says,
 [ "Beautiful organ, bad arrangement!  Carl Frei apparently understood
 [ naught of tempos and instrumentation.  I must be again swearing in
 [ church, but that's the way it is..."  The same LP recording is also
 [ at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ovIy4qbNCw  -- Robbie