One unexpected result in my joining here has been strange new respect for unsung Swiss composers. Robert Hermann is certainly not the technically most assured unsung but there is something unpredictable about the way his music moves. The only thing that bothers me is his use of cymbals which I would gladly ban from the orchestra if I could. Lauber I am a bit more uncertain about because the few things I was able to find fluctuated between the routine and the fresh. Also in his long life he seems to have moved into neo-classicism which is outside the forum realm.
On a side note I would mention Othmar Schoeck who I only knew previously as the composer of Penthesilea, a very Stravinskian work to my ears and rather harsh in the recording I heard. But based on adriano's mention of his opera Venus I listened to that as well as a later opera Massamilla Doni which I found quite lovely. Massamilla Doni is not conventionally Romantic but neither is it neo-classical. It's style is rather hard to place but there is definitely a Romantic flavor to it. It was based on the Balzac novella.
Anyway back to Hermann and Lauber, I am having extreme difficulty finding recordings for either. I did see the two Hartmann symphonies CD which I recently ordered but not much else. Lauber seems quite sparsely recorded as well. Any leads and recommendations for these two unsungs?
On a side note I would mention Othmar Schoeck who I only knew previously as the composer of Penthesilea, a very Stravinskian work to my ears and rather harsh in the recording I heard. But based on adriano's mention of his opera Venus I listened to that as well as a later opera Massamilla Doni which I found quite lovely. Massamilla Doni is not conventionally Romantic but neither is it neo-classical. It's style is rather hard to place but there is definitely a Romantic flavor to it. It was based on the Balzac novella.
Anyway back to Hermann and Lauber, I am having extreme difficulty finding recordings for either. I did see the two Hartmann symphonies CD which I recently ordered but not much else. Lauber seems quite sparsely recorded as well. Any leads and recommendations for these two unsungs?