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Thx to Latvian for the Dobias Sinfonietta, this interesting work was new to me. I have two more works by this composer on LP's I never played, this thread will give me the opportunity to transfer and upload them within a few weeks :

 

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Gosh! The Rod McKuen symphony! It's very 60s, the themes are unmemorable, the orchestration alternates between simple and pretentious, and I kept thinking of Richard Clayderman! 

But - sincere thanks for uploading it - it IS good to have the opportunity to hear it. 

A large picture of the LP cover can be found at: http://eil.com/shop/moreinfo.asp?catalogid=539892

I'd love to hear his Concerto for Four Harpsichords & Orchestra (same conductor, different LP). Who knows - it might be brilliant! 

Yes that's it, this symphony is actually pure crap  but don't forget it is april fools day ! 

You are welcome Bill, the first was recorded on LP but I don't have it. You are right, the second is also called "Day of Victory".

More info about the Fantastic Hunt by Guiraud :

Many thanks Dundonnel, appreciated.

I tried to download the following works :

Grzegorz  Fitelberg   (1879 - 1953)
   Polish Rhapsody op. 25  (1913)   
Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra,  Jerzy Salwarowski
Eugeniusz  Morawski    (1876 - 1948)                           
   Nevermore – Symphonic Poem  (~1911)   
   Don Quichote – Symphonic Poem  (~1909)   
Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Andrzej Straszyński  (1,2)
Feliks  Nowowiejski    (1877 - 1946)
    "Polish Courtship" - Ouverture op. 6  (1903)
Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Andrzej Straszyński


but the link is not valid anymore, would it be possible to fix it ?

Thanks,

[Eugene Goosens: Variations on a Theme by Goosens]

Eugene Goosens: Variations on a Theme by Goosens
Cincinnati SO/Eugene Goosens [premiere; 23 March 1945]
http://www.mediafire.com/?cl5fyfac9eymxli

A word of explanation. This comes from a request. I hesitated for a while, where to put it. I was given the welcome suggestion to stow it under "American" since that is from where most of the notes come. But I decided to ignore that advice because the theme and the impetus were British. Anyway, in order, the variations come from Paul Creston, Aaron Copland, Deems Taylor, Howard Hanson, William Schuman, Walter Piston, Roy Harris, Anis Fuleihan, Bernard Rogers and Ernest Bloch, an appropriate selection from then-current American composers whose works you would have heard in our concert halls in 1945. Only the Cyprus-born Fuleihan [1900-1970] has passed from view.

From a broadcast.

I'm confused : is it Goosens or Goossens ?

[Eugene Goosens: Variations on a Theme by Goosens]

Eugene Goosens: Variations on a Theme by Goosens
Cincinnati SO/Eugene Goosens [premiere; 23 March 1945]
http://www.mediafire.com/?cl5fyfac9eymxli

A word of explanation. This comes from a request. I hesitated for a while, where to put it. I was given the welcome suggestion to stow it under "American" since that is from where most of the notes come. But I decided to ignore that advice because the theme and the impetus were British. Anyway, in order, the variations come from Paul Creston, Aaron Copland, Deems Taylor, Howard Hanson, William Schuman, Walter Piston, Roy Harris, Anis Fuleihan, Bernard Rogers and Ernest Bloch, an appropriate selection from then-current American composers whose works you would have heard in our concert halls in 1945. Only the Cyprus-born Fuleihan [1900-1970] has passed from view.

From a broadcast.

I'm confused : is it Gossens or Goossens ?

As the download folder is supposed to be not visible to guests according to the forum rules, I would say yes but this won't discourage me to keep uploading.

Just to let you know that some member's music posts are now being reuploaded to this site, but it's impossible to prove :

http://intoclassics.net/news/2012-03-13-27491

You are welcome, I just realized the performers listed in Mike Herman's discography are different from the ones on the jacket, I also read that there is a recording of the fourth but it seems  oop and unavailable.

Thx for your replies guys,

actually I just realized I alredy have the British Film Composers CD but the Scottish pieces are not very good, I ordered the other CD but I don't expect too much from it : too bad Montgomery didn't write more concert music, the rather Waltonian Concerto for Strings proves he had the skills to write a powerful Symphony.

I recently listened to the excellent String Concertino by Bruce Montgomery, does anybody know about other recorded works by this composer (and book writer) ?

Here are some more infos about Lidl's third Symphony :

So I will upload the rest of this 2 LP set soon ( orchestral, choral and chamber works).