Hi all,
About a week ago, I found this box:
http://www.jpc.de/jpcng/classic/detail/-/art/Orchestre-Philharmonique-de-Liege-1960-2010/hnum/1639967
(http://www.jpc.de/jpcng/classic/detail/-/art/Orchestre-Philharmonique-de-Liege-1960-2010/hnum/1639967)
On JPC. It's 50 (sic) CDs of the Liege Philharmonic's recordings for a mere 60 Euros. And even though not all is romantic stuff, and lots of it is 'sung', there are some real good things to be had. Just a quick summing up:
- Bartholomee: Fredons & Tarabusts; Humoresque
- Biarent: Poeme heroique; Rapsodie allonne für Klavier & Orchester; Trenmor; Symphonie d-moll; 2 Sonette nach Heredia für Cello & Orchester
- Boesmans: Violinkonzert; Conversions; Klavierkonzert
- Bruch: Konzert für Klarinette, Viola & Orchester op. 88 (Ausz.)
- Busoni: Nocturne symphonique
- Chausson: Symphonie op. 20, Contes d'Orient
- Dupuis: Macbeth; Pour un drame; Macbeth; Invocation für Cello & Orchester; Prelude & Danse für Violine & Orchester; Suiten d-moll & B-Dur; Legende für Cello & Orchester; Poeme für Cello & Orchester; Moiina
- Escaich: Orgelkonzert; Symphonie Nr. 1; Fantaisie concertante für Klavier & Orchester
- Gossec: Grande Messe des Morts; Symphonie a 17 parties pour Orchestre
- Greef: Klavierkonzert (No. 1, I checked)
- Gretry: Danses villageoises; Cephale et Procris; L'Epreuve villageoise-Ouvertüre; Les Mariages samnites-Ouvertüre; Richard coeur de Lion-Ouvertüre; Marches celebres
- Jongen: Comala; Clair de luneop. 33; Harfenkonzert op. 129; Orchestersuite Nr. 3 op. 95; Passacaille & Gigue op. 90; Symphonie concertante für Orgel & Orchester op. 81
- Kersters: Ulenspiegel de Geus
- Leduc: Overture d'ete op. 28; Symphonie Nr. 29; Le Printemps op. 25
- Lekeu: Barberine; Etudes symphoniques Nr. 1 & 2; Fantaisie sur deux airs populaires angevins; Adagio pour Quatuor d'orchestre; Fantaisie contrapuntique sur un cramignon liegeois; Epithalame für Streicher; Larghetto für Cello & Orchester; Fantaisie contrapuntique sur un cramignon liegeois; Chant lyrique für Chor & Orchester; Andromede; Introduction symphonique aux "Burgraves"
- Magnard: Hymne a Venus
Not surprisingly, a lot of local heroes Guillaume Lekeu and Albert Dupuis, and also a good number of works by Tournemire.
have heard a number of those works- Biarent, Dupuis, among others- some really good stuff there...