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Alan,I am intrigued by the reference to Potter originally styling one of his symphonies "No 10".  But you mention nine.  Is there another one out there somewhere (or,even more than one?)?

Thanks,Eric!   It seems that these are premiere recordings.

Have any of these works been recorded before?

Well,the new recording of her works has finally arrived.  It is a bit of a curate's egg, but there is surely no doubt that the orchestra is at least one notch up from the one playing on the comparable Naxos release.  I hear a composer greatly in debt to Liszt, but haven't checked yet to see what the booklet says. To my ears, there are two superb works and three undistinguished ones. The CD starts with the "symphony" Roland Furieux. Shades of Guiraud here,and Cesar Franck's symphonic poems. I thought it to be a sparkling find,played with elan. Unfortunately,the bulk of the CD contains the actual symphonic poems alluded to in the title of the CD,and I can't find much merit in them,although I might have been biased against the third one,Andromede,because of the banality of patches of the previous two, Irelande (surprisingly vacuous) and Pologne (it suffers in comparison with Elgar's take). Redemption comes at the end of the CD with a symphonic intermezzo that sounds familiar and endearing,akin to one of Beecham's lollipops.

Mike Herman  seems to have missed this.

It sounds as if it was composed in the 1890's, but I bet it's later.   Does anyone know the date of its composition?

Talking of Celibidache, and digressing for a moment, I was sitting in the Festival Hall next to the Buffalo,New York State, High School Band.  I can't remember the programme but remember how he cavorted and the snorting comment of the boy sitting next to me. "A triple encore", he muttered, and it was not said in awe!

Whew!   I am relieved!    I thought you were referencing the Lachner.  The thought of turning it into a choral symphony (think, Berlioz Grande  Symphonie Funebre et Triomphale) conjured up all sorts of wacky ideas.

I had a twinkle in my eye,and my tongue firmly in my cheek,when I mentioned Lachner's Prize Symphony,Eric, but now I am nonplussed.  Choral?

Unless it's Lachner's Fifth,Eric, of course..................

On order.     We shall see!

To give a specific example which has immediately occurred to me,the 1962 Reader's Digest recording of Auber's Crown Diamonds Overture demonstrates the lustre that a modern, fully-equipped,orchestra brings to a work that can sound anaemic when played with  period instrumentation and resources. 

Times change.  The world progresses .

Which Howard were you referring to,Gareth?

Excellent news indeed.   The ones we already have are individualistic, almost to the point of being quirky at times.

I heartily recommend the CD,Justin.    A telephone call to the museum shop set me off in the right direction.  Dr Holzmann is a kindred spirit.

For myself, it is "pride of possession". I like to view my prized LPs and CDs, and read the booklets..    Downloads just don't interest me - I might just as well wait to listen to YouTube offerings.   It took me nearly 30 years to embrace CDs,and I have had a lot of catching up to do, but that is as far as I am going. The Jurassic is fine for me.

Of course,all this means that i have only just purchased the Omsk.   Ah well!