Complete symphony cycles from Koechlin, Chávez (a modern one) and Shchedrin would be nice.
Three symphony cycles you would like to have on record instead of the usual suspects
This is not a thread to suggest more recordings of the symphonies by Beethoven, Mahler, Bruckner, Brahms, Shostakovich, Sibelius, etc. The goal is to indicate which symphony cycles by other composers of your preferences should have more recordings, or what should be recorded in their entirety for the first time.
Mine are: Vagn Holmboe, Gavriil Popov and Hilding Rosenberg
What about you?
Mine are: Vagn Holmboe, Gavriil Popov and Hilding Rosenberg
What about you?
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Haydn, Santos, Hanson
Charles Tournemire (new set), Karl Weigl, and Jacques Hétu
Peter Maxwell Davies
Robert Simpson
George Antheil
Robert Simpson
George Antheil
Charles-Marie Widor (orchestral; not the solo organ ones)
Charles Tournemire
Louis Glass
Emil Tabakov
Charles Tournemire
Louis Glass
Emil Tabakov
I would second many of the suggestions made so far, and add Swiss composer Hans Huber (Sterling recorded the cycle, but I would love to hear them from a top notch orchestra/conductor).
Willem Pijper (3, can be on one CD; only a few scattered, old recordings exist);
Felix Glonti (only a few recorded);
Sergei Slonimsky (only a few recorded; there are at least 34 of them).
(( + Paul von Klenau (only some recorded)
Karel Boleslav Jirak (only one recorded)
Henry Cowell, a complete set. ))
Felix Glonti (only a few recorded);
Sergei Slonimsky (only a few recorded; there are at least 34 of them).
(( + Paul von Klenau (only some recorded)
Karel Boleslav Jirak (only one recorded)
Henry Cowell, a complete set. ))
Yes, Holmboe could need a more 'cinematic' and romantically coloured cycle, with a bigger orchestra, than the existing one.This is not a thread to suggest more recordings of the symphonies by Beethoven, Mahler, Bruckner, Brahms, Shostakovich, Sibelius, etc. The goal is to indicate which symphony cycles by other composers of your preferences should have more recordings, or what should be recorded in their entirety for the first time.
Mine are: Vagn Holmboe, Gavriil Popov and Hilding Rosenberg
What about you?
And a Rosenberg symphonies box with modern recordings would perhaps give this fine composer some tail wind ...
1. Evgeny Brusilovsky (KAZ, 1905-1981), 8 symphonies, I only find recordings of No. 4, 5 and 6 in technically somewhat suboptimal quality
2. Alexey Rybnikov (RUS, 1945), 6 symphonies, I only find recordings of No. 4, 5 and 6
3. Martin Scherber (GER, 1907-1974), 3 symphonies, all are recorded once, but they definitely deserves more recordings especially No. 2 and 3.
4. Ottmar Gerster (GER, 1897-1969), 4 symphonies, I only find a recording of No. 2
2. Alexey Rybnikov (RUS, 1945), 6 symphonies, I only find recordings of No. 4, 5 and 6
3. Martin Scherber (GER, 1907-1974), 3 symphonies, all are recorded once, but they definitely deserves more recordings especially No. 2 and 3.
4. Ottmar Gerster (GER, 1897-1969), 4 symphonies, I only find a recording of No. 2
I'd like to see the "Dude", Gustavo Dudamel, and his swinging New York Philharmonic, take on a complete cycle by one of great American symphonists such as Roy Harris (11), Walter Piston (8), Roger Sessions (9), or Gloria Coates (15?), Lou Harrison (4) et.al. I wouldn't expect him, or anyone to do a complete Alan Hovhaness (60+), but to hear some of Hovhaness' less popular gems done by a major American symphony orchestra might be nice (Fritz Reiner and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra did Hovhaness' Symphony #2 "Mysterious Mountain". At least Gerard Schwarz had enough respect for our own American classical music heritage to record a wonderful near-complete William Schuman cycle for Naxos with his Seattle Symphony Orchestra. Likewise, Marin Alsop is also doing a great job bringing bits and pieces of the Roy Harris cycle to see the light of day. You'd think with America's wealth of very fine symphony orchestras, along with our world-class conductors that are native-born or on loan from all around the world, that we'd highlight the beautiful, if not interesting, music that our country has to offer, even if it doesn't quite measure up to our European counterparts. But that's not what we do. Instead of embracing the long-lost symphonies of an American composer such as Florence Price, we complain about it being "woke". If you don't believe me then dig up the recent "Another Silly List" thread from a few weeks ago here on TC. So then we probably end up with Dudamel and the NYPO recording the 200th rendition of the Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, Mahler, Bruckner, or Sibelius symphonies that nobody needs to hear.
Peter Mennin
Henry Cowell (Symphonies)
Henry Cowell (Hymn and Fuging Tunes)
Frederick Converse
Claudio Santoro (In progress on Naxos with the Goias Philharmonic/ Neil Thomson)
Henry Cowell (Symphonies)
Henry Cowell (Hymn and Fuging Tunes)
Frederick Converse
Claudio Santoro (In progress on Naxos with the Goias Philharmonic/ Neil Thomson)
Somewhat obscure:
Searle;
(Maxwell) Davies (no complete cycle available; some symphonies not recorded);
Farrenc.
Perhaps not obscure enough (?):
Honegger;
Tippett.
Searle;
(Maxwell) Davies (no complete cycle available; some symphonies not recorded);
Farrenc.
Perhaps not obscure enough (?):
Honegger;
Tippett.
Tubin, Holmboe, Nørgård.
Simpson + his string quartets at the same time please.
Searle
Holmboe
Edited: to remove Frankel and Gerhard to bring selection down to requested three
Searle
Holmboe
Edited: to remove Frankel and Gerhard to bring selection down to requested three
I'm not sure I'd agree with the first point but a 'bigger' orchestra may help.Yes, Holmboe could need a more 'cinematic' and romantically coloured cycle, with a bigger orchestra, than the existing one.
Hartmann, Schnittke and Krenek.
- Richard Wetz, with due respect to the CPO edition, we need a recording of the 3 symphonies, the violin concerto and the Requiem by a great orchestra and conductor.
- Josef Rheinberger, his orchestral works (including the two symphonies) all fit on a double cd, yet all we have is a handful of (mostly mediocre) individual recordings.
- Johann Nepomuk David, complete symphonies. CPO tried, with a mix of modern and old, even historical radio recordings, but we really need a new uniform cycle of these great works.
- We need a new one of the six symphonies of Anton Rubinstein. This time with good orchestras which actually rehearsed before recording.
- Ebenezer Prout, most famous for his arrangement of Messiah, wrote four symphonies none of which have ever been recorded. Given his importance in Victorian English music it would be nice to hear his own music.
- And a nice new shot at the symphonies of Roger Sessions with a top-notch orchestra and sympathetic conductor.
I think by Peter Maxwell Davies, symphonies 7,8,9 are not available in recordings.Somewhat obscure:
Searle;
(Maxwell) Davies (no complete cycle available; some symphonies not recorded);
Farrenc.
Perhaps not obscure enough (?):
Honegger;
Tippett.
But for Honegger, there are at least 4 complete sets (Baudo, Dutoit, Plasson, Brogli-Sacher).
True. I know three of the Honegger sets. I don't know why PMD's symphonies don't get recorded again - or at least those three that we lack. PMD is relatively popular on this site but seems not to be with conductors?I think by Peter Maxwell Davies, symphonies 7,8,9 are not available in recordings.
But for Honegger, there are at least 4 complete sets (Baudo, Dutoit, Plasson, Brogli-Sacher).
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