NEW CPOs

[Expi]

for everyone who likes shabby music:  

https://www.jpc.de/jpcng/cpo/detail/-/art/julius-roentgen-symphonien-vol-2/hnum/2727217

this will be the last release of the series  THANKS GOODNESS !


much more interesting:

https://www.jpc.de/jpcng/cpo/detail/-/art/alexandre-tansman-bric-a-brac/hnum/8455664

everybody who knows the older KOCH release, will be delighted to have an alternativ reading of this fantastic music !!!

[M. Yaskovsky]

I think that's fairly unjust to Röntgen. And I'd like to hear your motivation. I don't think it's the last recording in this series - what's your source? - there're still many fine orchestral works to go. I admit, it's no earth shattering music; but that kind of music is already many times recorded.
Considering the Bric-a-Brac, I agree. That's good music, and there's already a fine recording as you say. No need for me to duplicate.

[Dundonnell]

I would agree that Rontgen's music is not "earth-shattering" but I dutifully always give it a chance. And I too would be intrigued to know the evidence for the assertion that there will be no more Rontgen from CPO.

[shamus]

I like Roentgen very much, especially his "Aus Faust".

[Grandenorm]

So do I - and I very much DISLIKE Expi's rudeness about music he doesn't rate. Courtesy costs so little.

[Balapoel]

In fact, Julius Rontgen is one of my favorite composers - his work is of consistently high quality, lyrical, thoughtful, through-composed, but not sentimental or shallow. His symphonies are wonderfully varied and consistently beautiful.

[erato]

So do I - and I very much DISLIKE Expi's rudeness about music he doesn't rate. Courtesy costs so little.

Well put. I only find Roentgen moderately interesting, but why rain on other people's parade? Just extremely rude.

[Dundonnell]

Given my past track-record of enthusing about the music of a number of (in particular) British, American and Scandinavian composers it would ill-behove me to be so gratutitously rude about the music of a composer whose music does not really excite me (and, by implication, those who are more enthusiastic).

I buy the CPO Rontgen releases partly (I must admit) because I like to collect complete symphonic series and partly because I feel that in doing so I am helping to encourage the record company concerned to continue with similar series of music by those composers who do have a greater appeal to me. I do not dislike Rontgen's music. If I did then I certainly would not buy it-I do not have a bottomless purse ;D

For the record and by my calculations (which may be out of date given the research going on into his music), of the Rontgen Symphonies:

Symphonies Nos. 1 and 2 are lost

Symphonies Nos. 3, 4 ("Symphonietta humoristica"), 5 ("Der Schnitter Tod"), 6 ("Rijck God, wie sal ic claghen"), 8 ("Gjendines Koelok” ), 9 ("De Bitonale"), 10a ("Walzersymphonie"), 15, 18, 19 ("Symphony on B.A.C.H."), and 21 are, or will soon be, available on Cpo cds.

That leaves Nos. 7 ("Edinburgh"), 10b ("Spielt auf!"), 11 ("Wirbelsymphony”), 12 ("In Babylone"), 13 ("Alle eendjes zwemmen in het water”), 14 ("Winterthur"), 16 ("Storm/Tempest Symphony"), 17 ("Wilhelm Meister Symphony"), 20 ("Prooemion"), 22, 23 and 24.

In other words CPO is approaching the half way stage of the series but there are still twelve symphonies to go :)

Since they obviously give a lot of people pleasure I hope that the company will continue to record them (just as I hope they record more Henk Badings ;D).

[Grandenorm]

Actually No. 19 has also been recorded by CPO. It is on the same disk as nos. 5 & 6. CPO also promised the complete extant concerti so there are at least 2 more disks due there, if they fulfil that promise: piano concertos 3, 6 & 7, and concertos for Violin, Viola and Cello (1922), Violin and Cello (1927) and String Quartet (1930).

[Gauk]

Also, I find Tansman rather uninspired, and generally much less attractive than Roentgen.

[Dundonnell]

Actually No. 19 has also been recorded by CPO. It is on the same disk as nos. 5 & 6. CPO also promised the complete extant concerti so there are at least 2 more disks due there, if they fulfil that promise. Piano concertos 3, 6 & 7, and concertos for Violin, Viola and Cello (1922), Violin and Cello (1927) and String Quartet (1930).

Of course No.19 has been recorded. It is indeed coupled with Nos. 5 and 6 and the cd is sitting on my shelves ::)

Thank you for your correction :)

[BrianA]

Actually No. 19 has also been recorded by CPO. It is on the same disk as nos. 5 & 6. CPO also promised the complete extant concerti so there are at least 2 more disks due there, if they fulfil that promise: piano concertos 3, 6 & 7, and concertos for Violin, Viola and Cello (1922), Violin and Cello (1927) and String Quartet (1930).

Two more discs of shabby music.  How will Mr Expi ever cope with that?

[Christo]

Actually No. 19 has also been recorded by CPO. It is on the same disk as nos. 5 & 6. CPO also promised the complete extant concerti so there are at least 2 more disks due there, if they fulfil that promise: piano concertos 3, 6 & 7, and concertos for Violin, Viola and Cello (1922), Violin and Cello (1927) and String Quartet (1930).

Two more discs of shabby music.  How will Mr Expi ever cope with that?

:D