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I must demur, Jerry. For those who don't know this music, here are some audio samples ;
https://www.jpc.de/jpcng/classic/detail/-/art/Thomas-Schmidt-Kowalski-1949-2013-Sonaten-f%FCr-Cello-Klavier-op-41299/hnum/4889963

And here's the brief review at Records International:

The first two sonatas here date from 1978 and 1980, showing that Schmidt-Kowalski's adoption of a conservative, late Romantic style went back very early. We know he abandoned avant-gardism in his conservatory days but the opus number 4 proves that, if he composed anything in that vein, he did not acknowledge it. You'll know what to expect here from the three orchestral discs we offered last month: appetizing, high-calorie Germanic late Romanticism in a personal, non-pastiche style. (emphasis added)
http://www.recordsinternational.com/cd.php?cd=08N014

So, no problem with the idiom of these works falling within our remit...

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Composers & Music / Re: Schmidt-Kowalski anyone?

Sunday 25 January 2015, 18:10

It seems that interest in S-K's music has stalled since his death two years ago. While hardly surprising, this is a great shame...

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Composers & Music / Re: Schmidt-Kowalski anyone?

Sunday 25 January 2015, 17:51

Not as far as I can ascertain:
http://www.schmidt-kowalski.de/english/index_eng.htm

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Recordings & Broadcasts / Re: Jadassohn Symphonies 1-4 from cpo

Saturday 24 January 2015, 10:49

Among Griffiths' achievements are his magnificent Ries and Spohr symphonies cycles and excellent recordings of works by composers such as Wranicky, Wilms, Holbrooke, Cherubini and Danzi. If his Spohr cycle is anything to go by, he should be well equipped to tackle the classical-romantic idiom of Jadassohn: the Spohr symphonies are magnificently played, combining alertness with an appropriate weight which never undersells these works.

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Recordings & Broadcasts / Re: Jadassohn Symphonies 1-4 from cpo

Saturday 24 January 2015, 08:22

Maybe. But Griffiths is a very fine conductor, especially in the early romantic repertoire. And I'm just grateful that we're finally going to hear this music...

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Recordings & Broadcasts / Spohr Symphonies 7 & 9

Saturday 24 January 2015, 08:16

...forthcoming from cpo:
https://www.jpc.de/jpcng/cpo/detail/-/art/louis-spohr-symphonien-nr-7-9/hnum/3011158

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Recordings & Broadcasts / Jadassohn Symphonies 1-4 from cpo

Friday 23 January 2015, 22:52

Contrary to reports which suggested that the conductor was to be Israel Yinon, cpo are bringing these out with Howard Griffiths conducting the Brandenburg State Orchestra of Frankfurt (Oder). Details here:
https://www.jpc.de/jpcng/cpo/detail/-/art/salomon-jadassohn-symphonien-nr-1-4/hnum/6800366

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