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Recordings & Broadcasts / Re: Bowen Syms 1 & 2 from Chan...

Last post by Mark Thomas - Today at 12:12

I'll hold my hand up and admit that both the Bowen symphonies on the Chandos CD are very much to my taste, they receive splendid performances although I wouldn't really call either a masterpiece.

Re-reading this thread I'm a little confused about the question of the "lost" Symphony No.3. Gareth and former member Albion were doing some fine sleuthing and in this post Albion reports that de Wolfe confirmed that they had the score and then in this later post Albion wrote that he and Gareth were going to examine in person the scores stored by de Wolfe but there's no mention of the result of that visit, if it actually took place. I have a copy of the recording of the 1954 broadcast of the performance of the Third by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra under Ian Whyte but it's a long way from ideal and a modern recording would be a great thing to have.

Can you update us on the fate of the score please, Gareth?

#2

Composers & Music / Re: Records Int down again?

Last post by Mark Thomas - Today at 11:22

The May catalogue is now "up", but is empty. There's a note:

IMPORTANT! Dear Customers: due to our receiving, charging, packing, and shipping partner having sustained significant damage in recent storms, we won't be able to bring you a May 2024 catalogue. Normal service will be resumed as soon as possible. Thank you for your forbearance!

#3

Composers & Music / Re: 𝐙𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐯, 𝐕𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐲 (𝟏𝟖𝟕𝟐-𝟏𝟗...

Last post by Alan Howe - Today at 10:04

Thanks. Looking forward to hearing this.

#4

Recordings & Broadcasts / Re: Bowen Syms 1 & 2 from Chan...

Last post by John Boyer - Today at 02:47

I need to pull it off the shelf, then give it another try.  It's been a while. 

[Ouverture Fantasie (1907)]

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Composers & Music / 𝐙𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐯, 𝐕𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐲 (𝟏𝟖𝟕𝟐-𝟏𝟗𝟔𝟒) ...

Last post by Reverie - Yesterday at 22:28

Vasily Zolotarev (1872-1964) was born in the Russian city of Taganrog. He studied at the St Petersburg Conservatory with Rimsky-Korsakov and Mily Balakirev. He taught at the Moscow Conservatory for a number of years and then in Belarusian Academy of Music in Minsk.

Ouverture Fantasie lasts for about 14 mins and has, for me,  glimpses of the Russian masters,  Rimsky-Korsakov, Tchaikovsky and even Stravinski (listen 05:40) who was a contemporary (a little later maybe)

Ouverture Fantasie (1907)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgcWpvKLumY

#6

Recordings & Broadcasts / Re: Bowen Syms 1 & 2 from Chan...

Last post by Alan Howe - Yesterday at 19:17

Well, I still like Bowen's 2nd Symphony a lot. My latest audition had me thinking of Korngold, actually - and perhaps even late Rachmaninov. Try it out here - it's a fine tribute to Sir Andrew Davis' work in this corner of the repertoire: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omHowa-xDlg

#7

Recordings & Broadcasts / Re: Carl Reinecke - Music for ...

Last post by Febct - Yesterday at 13:20

Thanks, one and all.  Those positive reviews are tempting me to break with tradition and move the CD to the top of my unlistened-to stack.

I do agree about Reinecke's music in general.  Lots of it on my shelves, going all the way back to that Genesis CD of his piano concertos, by Gerald Robbins, with the Monte Carlo Opera Orchestra/Van Remoortel.

#8

Recordings & Broadcasts / Re: Hugo Kauder Symphony No.1 ...

Last post by Alan Howe - Yesterday at 12:41

Botstein's recording has now been announced - it'll be available on the Avie label from 24th May:
https://www.jpc.de/jpcng/classic/detail/-/art/the-lost-generation/hnum/11833381
More details here:
https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/9619812--the-lost-generation-apostel-kauder-busch

The timing for the Symphony is 40:09.

#9

Recordings & Broadcasts / Re: Carl Reinecke - Music for ...

Last post by Alan Howe - Yesterday at 12:07

I'm never disappointed with anything by Reinecke. He may have been a dry-as-dust professor, but as a composer he seems to have had an inexhaustible fund of inspiration. His chamber and instrumental music is unfailingly melodious and (unsurprisingly) shapely - and there's a lot of it to enjoy.

#10

Recordings & Broadcasts / Re: Carl Reinecke - Music for ...

Last post by John Boyer - Yesterday at 02:00

All these pieces are typical of Reinecke at his best - superb, attractive chamber music which deserves much more exposure!

I heartily agree.  I have this CD, as well as other recordings of all the selections heard here.  You can't go wrong with the music, and the recording is competitive with others.  The sound is a bit too close for me, but I still like it, and it's otherwise spacious and decently balanced.