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Sicmu: Thank you for that symphony by Chen-Pei Xun - I have a pile of Hugo CDs but he's new to me, totally unexpected in style, and most engaging. I see some of his compositions featuring Chinese instruments and the HKPO are available on a Marco Polo CD. Definitely worth investigating.

Thank you for this superb rarity. As an Australian, I should perhaps be embarrassed that I have never heard of, let alone heard the music of, either composer and even more so when I found a lengthy entry in Wikipedia.  With its brooding Baxian soundworld and finely detailed orchestration, I wonder how a self-taught composer developed such a style. Is the other piece on the record similar in style?

In the early 80s, I taped the FBP of John Hawkins' Sea Symphony (1982), from BBC Radio 3. I grew to like it, then with the advent of the web duly discovered his web site. http://www.johnhawkinsmusic.co.uk/  This has a link enabling people to contact him to request a free non-commercial demo CD of the symphony. If members are interested, rather than burden him with requests, I will ask John if I can upload it.

I have an MP3 - source unknown - labelled "KLAM - Children's Symphony, FinnishRSO, cond. Pekkanen", but I can't find any reference to Klam in books or on the web. In case it was a spelling mistake, I checked Uuno Klami's website and also the FRSO website - no luck. I will try to upload the piece if I can (never uploaded before!). It lasts about 15 minutes and is in a lush neo-romantic style. If anyone can shed light on the piece I would be grateful.

I have only just joined the group but couldn't resist thanking you for introducing me to such lovely music. So many of the Georgian composers are unknown beyond the borders of the old Soviet Union.