Julius Bittner Symphony No.1 etc.

[brendangcarroll]

It is now also available on Amazon as pre-order...

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Bittner-Symphony-Siberian-Orchestra-conductor/dp/B07N3S5WHX/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1550517648&sr=1-1&keywords=Julius+Bittner

[Mark Thomas]

The download is currently available direct from Toccata at the bargain price of £5.70 for the mp3s.

[Alan Howe]

A very nice find indeed. And the SiberianSO are a very fine band. Kudos to Martin Anderson for this unexpected and adventurous release. Anyone who likes, say, Franz Schmidt, should take to this...

This combination of conductor and orchestra would make a great job of Wilhelm Berger's Symphony No.2, I'm sure...

[Mark Thomas]

Yes, I agree on all counts as regards the music, although I'm not surprised by it's quality as that mirrors the operas which are already available in historic recordings. The big surprise for me is the quality of the Russian performers, who I assume are much cheaper to hire than western European orchestras. Martin must be very pleased with that too!

[Alan Howe]

Martin's Omsk (Siberia) and Liepāja (Latvia) orchestras have done sterling work for him.