Lately, this board is more about post-Romantic 20th century anyway, so maybe going back further into the past will offset that a bit! The excerpts do sound pretty nice, I think I'll get this myself. And by the way, most of Hérold's lifetime was in what is usually referred to as the Classical period (often considered to end in 1825 or so)... it's not so surprising that his music might sound that way!
