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I may have a vested interest here, but I have to suggest Moszkowski's 2nd orchestral suite. As the work proceeds, each movement seems to have more to offer and I can never tire of the superlative melodic invention, culminating in the concluding march. There is never a dull moment and I defy any audience to find fault!

2) from a concerto perspective, my all-time favourite has to be Scharwenka's 2nd - Op56 in C minor.
It was one of the first unsung concertos that I discovered - with thanks to Mr.Ponti! IMHO it has everything and again can surely keep most audiences engrossed throughout!

3) Stenhammar's magisterial 2nd symphony in G minor. I just can't believe how such a work cannot be a regular in the concert hall. This is no light-weight 19th/20th century also-ran by any stretch of the imagination!

Not to mention the programme notes booklet which is particularly important with recordings of non-standard repertoire!

Such a shame that this recording never seems to have been released as a physical CD!

It surely is almost criminal that the  Schütt concertos have been continually overlooked for a professional recording; and now Hyperion has gone I wonder where a recording is likely to come from.
Perhaps the ever-industrious Oliver Triendl is the main contender?
Also, I still maintain that the equally neglected Borowski would still make the ideal coupling!

Hello Tuatara442442.
Firstly, please accept my apologies for not replying earlier, but I have been in hospital since October and unable to access any such information that may be of help to you.
I acquired those CD's over 10 years ago and would need to see if I still have the information at home - once I am discharged. I will say that the actual CD's didn't like my player(s), although I managed to burn replacements in my computer.
If I can't recover the information, would this alternative be acceptable provided it doesn't violate the rules on this site?

Before anyone gets over-critical in general concerning the pros and cons of Czerny's abilities as a composer, may I suggest listening to his rather sublime (IMHO) "Benedicat nos Deus" Op737!

Although a relatively short work - for 4 soloists and orchestra with the bonus of an indulgent clarinet obligato, this surely is representative of Czerny at his most inspired - and certainly on a par with Schubert?

I would welcome further investigation  of Czerny's choral output without delay! Incidentally - the initial theme is a reworking of that from the first movement of his (earlier) Sonata Sentimentale Op120 for piano duet with obligato violin And cello!

I have just noticed a new recording, to be released by CPO in the new year, of a fair representation of Tyrrell's piano works - including her rather impressive 2nd sonata!

I have just discovered this recent   performance which is a marked improvement on that in our downloads section.
The concert also includes Avril C-T's "To April"
https://www.youtube.com/live/YgY0D9Hqs5E?si=y1-rwXPEwrdgW-TH

This extract is most impressive! I am looking forward to hearing the complete work now!

Then, of course, the objective will surely be a recording, which begs the question as to what the likely candidates could be for coupling? I have recently noticed that Herz' "La Parisienne" Op58 was performed with full orchestra and choir in 1830 - according to the title page of the the Schott edition as shoen on IMSLP, although there is no mention of the availability on the title page. So presumably the vocal/orchesdtral parts would probably have existed only in MS?

Obviously, there are several as-yet-unrecorded works for piano and orchestra by Herz - some of which I do have parts for!

A most worthwhile project. There is still so much to be done regarding mid-late 19th century British repertoire, and a quick glance at the names of those composers already mentioned reinforce the real need for such a resource as this! Interestingly enough, I was only thinking recently about mentioning Harvey Lohr, remembering that the RAM had the mss of at least a couple of piano concertos which I feel sure should be worthy of further examination and eventual revival - certainly on the strength of the extracts of the symphonies posted! I discovered these by chance whilst investigating the RAM's holding of the mss of Francis Bache's piano concertos etc., which have recently been mentioned here! The John Francis Barnett piano concerto is another must (I have a copy of the cued piano part which was kindly provided by Cambridge University) - although this requires orchestral reconstruction!

I did have scores of the Op1, and the Sonata Op3; but I disposed of these some time ago as they were extremely dull and uninspiring IMHO! I don't get rid of scores without serious consideration first, but I felt the music was never going to be worthy of further attention!

I have just come across this! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUvL2MD1pXc
Surely this, together with the piano concerto, makes more than a good case for a careful examination of his symphonies and other orchestral works!
I have already spoken with Martin Anderson earlier, so we will have to see what happens!

I have this very elusive CD, but can't lay my hands on it at the moment. I could upload the booklet if that helps. I had great difficulty in obtaining it to the best of my recollections! But I also remember it as a good performance/recording. I imagine that it is this recording that Silvertrust has used.

You think the controller of Radio 3 would have the imagination to do that? Dream on!!!

The controller of BBC radio 3 most probably has never heard of Kosenko, and also many of the composers that are regularly dicussed on this forum!

A most welcome reminder of her wonderful piano concerto - one of my all-time favourites - and a due prompt to have a long overdue listen!