Koechlin Symphony No.1/etc.

[Alan Howe]

Do tell us what you think. At least the performance and sound seem good...

[Tapiola]

I'm happy to disagree with everyone else about Koechlin's Symphony No. 1. A beautiful, pensive, eloquent, even thought-provoking (an epithet that often comes to mind whenever I hear something by this composer) piece. I don't mind if it doesn't follow a formal symphonic structure/development, that's his own taking on the form after all (in this case it's an orchestration, though). His ear for orchestration and ecstatic harmonic language is second to none. And truth be told, he's a much more interesting composer than many others who are mentioned on this forum (sorry, I couldn't help myself).

[Alan Howe]

Actually, I'm genuinely glad that someone values the Koechlin so highly. Although I don't share this opinion at present, maybe the penny will drop for me at some point in the future...

[Mark Thomas]

Absolutely, no apology needed, it's always good to be challenged by different opinions.