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Many composers have been unashamed to be identified as Wagnerian, but I got to thinking about composers that "sound like" that other Master, for example Wetz and Cliffe.  Would folks think of Schmidt-Kowalski as "Brucknerian" (not so much for me)?

I've now heard both recorded versions of this opera now, one on Parseghian records that can be purchased at http://www.abrilbooks.com/music/5449.html,
http://www.stvartanbookstore.com/browseproducts/David-Beg---Opera--Dbl.-Cd.html, and https://www.armenianmusic.com/itemdetails.html?products_id=5939, likely from the late 70s, and a mono recording with no date on it (Westminster label) likely from the 50s, and it is a truly great work.  Unlike other critics who suggest there is nothing other than his first opera, Anoush, David Beg is actually a considerable advance, which really should surprise no one, having been written 25 years later.  It sounds like a cross between Khatchaturian and Kabalevsky, with rousing choruses, arias, duets, ballet, and interludes.

http://www.amazon.com/Lekeu-Symphonic-Etude-No2-No1/dp/B000001MSP/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1242426618&sr=8-4

http://www.amazon.com/Lekeu-Symphonic-Etude-No2-No1/dp/B000001MSP/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1242426618&sr=8-4

The symphonies (on 2 Simax CDs) are colourful, melodic and very enjoyable - just not particularly distinctive. Great fun, though - and well worth trying if you're into late-Romantic stuff with something of nationalistic feel.

Does he sound like anyone else?  Brahms?  Grieg?  Wagner?  Thanks.

Has anyone heard any of the larger scale works of Halvorsen?  Amazon has 3 symphonies and lots of suites in several CDs, but not one review for any of them.