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Good news that they are keeping us in the loop!

Concise is a mild way to put it Alan, haha. My opinion is that if you shrink Lachner's large symphonies (especially the 5th) by 20%, you won't miss much. The 4th does work best because I feel the melodic content is stronger, especially in the first movement.

Did we hear back on any updates?

My mistake!

Set for physical release on June 6th. Already streaming on Presto Music.

https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/9766439--ferdinand-hiller-symphony-op-67-symphony-in-f-minor

Upcoming from Delphian, including premiere recording of the orchestral verison of Edward Bairstow's "Lord, thou hast been our Refuge."

https://www.delphianrecords.com/products/orchestral-anthems-vol-1-bairstow-elgar-ireland-stanford-walton-wesley

Closest thing I can think of is Toivo Kuula's Fugue from his Opus 10. But it sounds like Grimm's suite is slimmer than that.

Curious to hear your thoughts on the suite too, Alan.

The coupling is the 34+ minute Second Suite in Canon Form in G Major, Op.16.

Is this a world premiere recording of the second suite? I am unable to find anything online. Also, don't forget to take down the link to the symphony that we have on the forum!

I'm surprised more people have not promoted his symphonic works in concerts, as he was a great friend of Brahms.

Wit is an excellent conductor. I like the timings of the movements, so will be looking forward to this.

On the 3rd symphony I agree. 45 minutes is a long time for that kind of material.

I do rather like the first movement, especially the brief section from 4:09.

I agree, it is lovely. Pastoral.

I personally don't mind the repeats - The material is so interesting and handled so beautifully.

Yes if a melodic idea is strong enough, I don't mind it being repeated. Another example is Kalinnikov's first symphony.

Here is a video of him conducting the work last year. I wonder if it is the same live recording that will be on the album.

... and a superb performance and spacious recording. This is a wonderful issue in every respect.

Is it me or does the sound quality pale to the other two releases in the series? Sounds a bit muddy. I did purchase the digital download, so perhaps the CD sounds better.