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There is another Meyer, which we have positively discussed in an old thread and that is Edgar Meyer. Another previously discussed VC, like Edgar Meyer's, is composed by Lee Actor for the violinist Pip Clarke. Nice, lyrical and accessible VCs worth listening once in a while.
However, a thread on great VCs written since 1960 isn't IMHO "complete" without mentioning both delightful VCs (No. 1 in D minor, op. 50 and no. 2 in B minor, op. 100) by Thomas Schmidt-Kowalski, despite the fact that both works are not composed in a contemporary idiom but in a romantic style.

I addition to Edgar Meyer's VC (which is one of my favourites) there are several other great American VCs that could be mentioned here:

James Yannatos
Eric Ewazen
John Adams' "Dharma at Big Sur"

and from other countries

Matthew Hindson's "Australian Postcards"
Magnus Lindberg
H.Hallgrimsson's "Poemi"

G.v.Zieritz -  Zigeunerkonzert  (I'll going to post an LP transfer of this work later)

I am interested to find out that so many members have obviously bought new CPO releases which are not yet available in the United Kingdom. It used to be my practice to buy new releases from the company itself immediately on release. I now wait the extra two months until they come out here in Britain in order to save money.

Can these new releases be obtained anywhere else including any saving Those of us now retired need to conserve our finances

I've just checked the costs for postage at the cpo website, to UK it is 5.99€. If you order new cpo releases within the first
month after the original German release date from them, you can save some 20% per item, so that should be quite attractive.
This depends - of course - on the exchange rates between € and GBP, which have been quite good for German customers
like me when buying directly from Dutton, Hyperion or Chandos :-). 

[Vic Legley]

Dear Arbuckle,

could you perhaps repost the items by Ysaye and Absil?

http://www.mediafire.com/?0vkdrrj025rjf

From LP Cultura 5069-10:

Vic Legley (1915-1994)
  Concerto No. 2 for Violin and Orchestra
    Andre Gertler, Violin, Nationaal Orkest van Belgie, Francois Huybrechts
Eugene Ysaye (1858-1931)
  Extase
    Andre Gertler, Violin, Nationaal Orkest van Belgie, Francois Huybrechts
Jean Absil (1893-1974)
  Roemeense Rapsodie
    Andre Gertler, Violin, Nationaal Orkest van Belgie, Francois Huybrechts

From 10" LP London International W 91063

Francois Rasse (1873-1955)
  Concerto en ut (c) majeur pour violon et orchestre
    Robert Hosselet, Violon, L'Orchestre National de Belgique, Rene Defossez

From LP Cultura 5074-1

Edgar Tinel (1854-1912)
  Feest in de Tempel van Jupiter, Op. 21 Nr. 3 (1881)
    "De Philharmonie" von Antwerpen, Daniel Sternefeld

From LP Cultura 5070-V 1

Willem Kersters (1929-1998)
  Symfonie Nr. 3, Op. 39
    National Orkest van Belgie, Daniel Sternefeld