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Thank you, A.H.

Blah. I was hoping to update my Marco Polo versions.

The only piece by Langgaard that I haven't been particularly impressed by is the 1st symphony - and that may have been down to the performance (again, Stupel).

Thanks for the replies. I detect a bit of Gade in the 5th and 7th symphonies (especially in the writing for timpani).
Langgaard is difficult (for me, anyway) to get a hold of. He's as oddly beautiful as a shoebill stork.

Was listening to Stupel's recording of Langgaard's 3rd symphony and wondering if he may have been inspired by Gade's fifth to add a piano? Apparently, the piece began as a concerto/fantasia, and morphed into what we have today. I'm not very familiar with Langgaard's biography, and don't know to what degree he may have been influenced by Gade. Personally, I tend to hear more Strauss than Gade in early Langgaard...

A must-have, thank you.

Been buying from RI since the 80s. Hope they recover soon.

I still have an old Schwann from 1981. I used it (at the time) to look up various pieces I'd not heard before to request on our local classical station. Likely drove them nuts at the time...

I'm good with my cpo's.

His autobiography is interesting, to say the least.

A wonderful piece. It always reminded me a bit of Reger's unfinished requiem.

When the Franck does turn up on my local station (WDAV, Davidson) it's usually the finale. Can't recall hearing the symphony broadcast in its entirety in quite a while. Same with the Chausson, unfortunately.

For me Pfitzner is a bit like Thomas Mann; dense, oppressive, but ultimately rewarding. I return to his chamber works more than his orchestral pieces - especially the piano quintet. I do enjoy the symphonies, though.

Somehow missed this one when it came out two years ago. Poor WW has fallen into obscurity, but one hopes this release will amend that (a bit). Now if only some enterprising bunch would tackle his opera, 'The Pied Piper"...

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P29DCJK?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details

"Born in 1884 in Cincinnati, Wintter Watts, a prolific yet largely forgotten early twentieth-century composer, wrote music filled with beauty, warmth, and depth. This recording of his songs shows just what has been missed through performances of his music being so rare. American tenor John Carlo Pierce enjoys an international reputation for beautiful sound and incisive acting. He holds a Master of Music degree from the Eastman School of Music and Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Connecticut. He was recently assistant professor of voice at New Mexico State University, and director of the Doña Ana Lyric Opera, the university's educational opera program. He has directed productions of Dido and Aeneas, Serse, Orphée aux enfers, and Suor Angelica. In his current position as associate professor of voice at Colorado State University, he teaches lyric diction, opera history and literature, and has directed Serse and Die Zauberflöte. He is joined by fellow Colorado State professor, Joel Bacon."

I'll always be grateful for his (and Barbagallo's) championing MacDowell's works. Sadly, both gone now.