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I will most definitely be buying this CD as well. I am very much looking  forward to its availability next spring!

I thank you also mjkFendrich for the download!

Reading this thread on Enescu's Symphony no 3 made me check to see what CDs I had of Enescu. I found that I had a double CD of his suites and rhapsodies and also a CD of Study Symphonies 1 and 4 (kindly given to me by a friend). I particularly liked the study symphonies but did not at the time go on to explore the symphonies (probably because at that time, I was buying so many CDS that I was restricted by how many  I could buy : nothing much has changed since then as I still buy many CDs each month!!!). The enthusiastic comments on the new Lintu Ondine recording of Enescu's symphony no 3 prompted me to check this work out. As already reported, there are quite a few versions available and it's difficult to decide which version to buy if one only wants one version of the work. I have discovered that the timings of this work vary on the versions I found with timings given. The Lintu Ondine version is 46:11, Rozhdesvensky BBC PO 54:42, Mandeal Bucharest PO 50:20, Orchestre de Monte Carlo Foster 49:49 and Mariinsky Orchestra Gergiev (live perf. on Youtube, also still in downloads UC) 51:29. As is obvious from these timings, the Lintu version is faster (much faster) than all the other versions. I will be very interested to read fellow members' s view on this latest version, before purchasing the work.

I don't know what has just happened? I did my first post and posted it, only to find when I checked that the post was not there! Hence my second post. Now I see that both posts are there!!! Oops.....

Just by pure coincidence, I listened to this symphony again this morning, prior to reading this thread. I have come to really love the LSO version of this symphony which is IMO far superior to the Gunzenhauser Slovak Philharmonic's interpretation: better playing, better sound, more stimulating tempi, especially in the opening movement where the LSO really bring out all the subtle nuances of the music! Apart from the Straussian and Mahlerian influences in the music, I was both impressed and moved by the Brucknerian-like climaxes, especially in the opening movement! I don't as yet have the VC (I have recently been buying many CDs and have put a stop to my purchases for the moment  - on my Christmas list, if I can wait that long!) but, for the moment, I am making do with listening to the versions on Youtube!

Many thanks Mark for keeping us updated re-the Naxos Raff Piano Works series. I read with great interest and also pleasurable anticipation that Volume 4 should be released April 2014! Roll on next April! Even if there are only 6 volumes in total in this series, they will give many, many hours of pure listening pleasure!

Thanks again
Dennis

As coincidence would have it, I was listening to the Bloch symphony again this morning, prior to reading this thread. I have come to love the LSO interpretation of this work ( far superior to the Gunzenhauser Slovak Philharmonic's effort: better playing, better sound and the LSO really bring out all of the subtle nuances of the symphony!). Apart from the Straussian and Mahlerian influences in the composition, I am also moved by the Brucknerian-like climaxes, especially in the opening movement - very impressive!). Next up for me is the VC. It's on my wish list - maybe for Cristmas, I have been buying so many CDs recently, I've had to call a halt for the present! In the meantime, I am listening to the VC on Youtube.

Have just this morning received my copy of this CD from jpc.de. In view of the positive comments on this CD, I am looking forward to listening to it later today.

Gareth, I meant to add to my earlier post "apologies for not having read your previous post on Alan Krueck's article".

Cheers
Dennis

Many thanks Gareth and FBerald for your replies. It was quite fascinating reading Alan Krueck's masterful paper on "A tale of 2 Lenore's or is it 3?"I now understand exactly why some refer to Klughardt's Lenore Symphony as his symphony no 1 and why others refer to it as his symphony no 2.

Thanks again,
Dennis

I am really taken with Klughardt's music. I already had his Symphony no 3/violin concerto, which I have been listening to again these past 3 days  and enjoying the music immensely (his symphony no 3 reminds me quite a bit of Schumann's music, makes me think at times of certain passages in Schumann's Great Symphony). Consequently I have been listening to all available sound bites available. I am certainly going to order the CDs of Symphony no 5 (CPO) and Auf der Wanderschaft Suite (Sterling). I am also going to order of course the Sterling CD of Klughardt's Lenore Symphony (it attracted my attention because of the Lenore connection with Raff - I don't know why I didn't spot it earlier!). Speaking of Klughardt's Lenore Symphony, I was a little surprised that no-one made any comment re-the confusion on the numbering of this symphony i.e. Symphony no 1 or 2? As per my earlier post on this thread, I ascertained via Wikipedia that the Lenore Symphony Op 27 is Symphony no 1- not symphony no 2 as stated by jpc.de). However today, whilst listening again to sound bites of the symphony, I re-read all the previous posts on this thread, including Mark's post 7 September re-directing us to the Sterling website where sound bites of the Lenore symphony are available. I was very surprised to read on the Sterling website, above the sound bites, the heading"Symphony No 2" !!! So, not only have Jpc.de got it wrong but also Sterling! This leads me to ask the question, whether historically, there was some confusion regarding the numbering of the symphony? Can anyone shed any light on this?

Have just checked out Klughardt's profile on Wikipedia and see that Klughardt's first symphony opus 27 is indeed the Lenore symphony. I am very surprised that jpc.de made this mistake, not only in the CD title but also in the musical description!

Is not the Lenore symphony Klughardt's symphony no 2 (as stated by Jpc.de or have they made  mistake)?

I have once again changed my opinion of a particular work, thanks to UC. Quite some time ago, I purchased the Bloch Symphony in C sharp minor - The Stephen Gunzenhauser Slovak Philharmonic version on the Marco Polo label. Like some other CDs I have bought, I listened to this work once ot twice and decided I was not very keen on the music. Because of the comments on UC, I got out the Marco Polo disc and listened to the symphony again and then again ( I listened to it again this morning!). Surprise, surprise - I was quite taken with the music! Clearly, there are times when I don't give a piece of music my undivided attention. This was even more of a surprise, considering that Bloch's symphony at times shows the influence of Strauss, Mahler and Bruckner,  all composers I very much like! I have since listened to sound bites of the new Naxos disc and was impressed by the quality of the recording. I don't often buy another copy of a work when I have a good recording already, but do so occasionally when something new about the work is offered : i.e. different tempi, better sound recording, better orchestra etc. In this instance, I am buying the new Naxos CD because I want to hear the LSO version. I am particularly intrigued by the timings of the movements, especially in the first movement : the timing for this movement is 16:15 by the Slovak Philharmonic and 22:03 by the LSO, i.e. almost a full 6 minutes longer!!! I am wondering whether the Slovaks cut the movement? In any case, it will be fascinating to hear the LSO version. I am looking forward to receiving my copy of the Naxos CD shortly.

Thanks to UC, I have made a new discovery; or rather I have re-discovered a composer I had previously underestimated. In view of the positive comments on UC re- the forthcoming Graener symphony "Schmied Schmerz" CD, I decided to further investigate this composer, starting with the first volume of Graener works on CPO. I listened to the audio extracts and really liked what I heard. I decided to immediately order this CD (which happily is on its way to me as I write!). I noted that there was also a Sterling CD of Graener's works, which also got positive praise on UC. I suddenly realised that I already had this CD, which I had ordered quite some time ago, listened to and then left it on the shelf to gather dust! For the past week or so,I have been listening repeatedly to the Sterling CD and really like the music,all the works on the CD, but especially the Wiener Sinfonie, with its quotes from Mozart's Jupiter Symphony and Wagner's Siegfried Idyll. I don't know why I didn't like the music first time round? Of course, I have also ordered the Schmied Schmerz CD. UC has taught me to always give music a second chance (or even a third chance!) : come back to to a piece after a while and listen again (carefully). You might find as I did that one's opinion of the music has changed (for the better!).