Quote from: Symphonic Addict on April 18, 2024, 05:11:27 PMPoot: Symphonies 4-7Some of these recordings (Léonce Gras , Franz André) must be quite old and -possibly- stem from the radio archives.
These symphonies have been a sort of nice discovery lately and they're not too long. The first two feature good vibes and some neoclassical gestures + American rhythms, but the next five are gritty, menacing, dynamic, very engaging indeed. Some are better recorded than others (in the 5th the orchestra sounds a tad distant).
Quote from: Harry on Today at 12:21:25 AMBritish Light Music Classics.
Volume I.
See back cover for more details.
The New London Orchestra, Ronald Corp.
Recorded in St Jude-on-the-Hill, Hampstead Garden Suburb, London, on 30 November, 1 December 1995.
This set is still a highlight in my collection, and a big thumbs up for Hyperion for recording it all. There is not a similar series on the market this good. Tony Faulkner recorded it, so that's an instant success, being one of the best engineers in this field. Super performance.
Quote from: lunar22 on April 18, 2024, 08:01:15 AMso, I finally got round to listening to Bouře (The Storm) for the first time in decades. There's some wonderful inspiration there, especially in the apotheosis which vaguely reminded me of Suk's "Epilogue" even though they're not actually that similar. Perhaps the piece is a little variable - there are a few somewhat more bombastic or commonplace moments but taken as a whole, it certainly should be a repertoire piece but probably never will be outside the Czech lands.I wonder if it's performed much in the Czech lands! I hope so.
Quote from: lunar22 on April 18, 2024, 01:44:10 AM"De Profundis" is certainly a masterpiece but the South Bohemian Suite is not a patch on the Slovak Suite, I'm afraid. My own experience in general would tend to agree with "most sources".I know that I'm in the minority but I much prefer the South Bohemian Suite.
Quote from: Florestan on April 18, 2024, 01:06:35 AMWrong thread.
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