Thank you for the recommendation!
I cannot remember if I ever listened to the Two Pianos Concerto.
I agree with you on Symphonies 1 and 2. But I also admire No. 3, esp. its throwaway slap in the face final gesture.
I love the tenderness of the Stabat Mater, an almost spring-like piece despite its gloomy subject matter.
Did any of you listen to his string quartets? I couldn‘t manage squeezing them into my busy listening schedule yet.

I would also recommend the Slovakian Suite Op 32. The modal soundworld has some links with British music  of its time. It is very fresh and original and quite touching.
I consider the 2nd String Quartet a great work. An endless stream of passionate melody tinged with deep melancholy.

John Wilson has done some thrilling recordings for Chandos but he already recorded an Ireland disc with the Hallé before. I confess I was a bit disappointed with his take on Satyricon. The Hickox discs were my first encounter with Ireland in the early 90s. He probably took some licence with the tempo in the middle section of Satyricon but to me this added real romance to the piece. Listening to Wilson his straight approach left me cold. The playing was of course unquestionably great but along with the Chandos acoustics Hickox did it for me. I am tempted to try this new Wilson/Chandos but...

I remember a comment by a BBC radio host introducing a broadcast of an Arnold  symphony. He said that in his late years Arnold preferred listening to the Rumon Gamba cycle of his symphonies.

I don‘t know this gentlewoman but I hope Donald McLeod will continue to present Composer of the Week far beyond his death!

Thank you for bringing this to our attention!
The 100-articles-for-free option must be a more recent change.
I remember that this was not possible when I first noticed this resource.
As I have no longer access to our university library this is most welcome!

Thank you, John, and thank you also for bringing new life to this near-starved forum!

I just found this exciting announcement. Hope this will be a pleasant surprise to many.
https://www.classicalmusicdaily.com/2020/06/smyth.htm

In 2016 Swedish Radio P2 did broadcast a programme celebrating his 100th birthday which included an 18-minute-excerpt (Overture, movements 4-7)
Would that be okay?

Dear members!
I‘ve been googling a bit on Ruth Gipps recently and found this notice of a forthcoming recording:
https://www.tashmina.co.uk/news/robert-plane-to-record-with-bbc-scottish-and-martyn-brabbins/
Robert Plane is the renowned soloist in concertos by Ian Hamilton, Richard Walthew and Ruth Gipps.
The notice is from April 2019 so the recordings should already have taken place.

Joseph Lauber (1864-1952)

Sinfonie Nr. 1 in Es-Dur (1895)

Sinfonieorchester Biel Solothurn
Kaspar Zehnder, cond.

SRF2 broadcast of a live performance in Biel, 19 February 2020
https://www.srf.ch/sendungen/im-konzertsaal/chan-e-see-daenke-eine-musikalische-hommage-an-biel

https://www.mediafire.com/file/hwxc61hm3g4mpuh/Lauber-Sinfonie_Nr._1_Es-Dur_%281895%29_1.mp3/file

Hans Huber (1852-1921)

Serenade Nr. 2 G-Dur 'Winternächte' (1895)

Swiss Orchestra
Lena-Lisa Wüstendörfer, cond.

SRF2 broadcast of a live performance in Zürich, 20 October 2019
https://www.srf.ch/sendungen/im-konzertsaal/premiere-swiss-orchestra-mit-musik-fundstuecken-aus-der-schweiz

https://www.mediafire.com/file/7yiwjbety8uac3v/Huber-Serenade_Nr._2_G-Dur_%27Wintern%E4chte%27_%281895%29_1.mp3/file

Greg, I am sorry, I haven‘t listened to the requiem myself yet.
I did upload this recent BBC broadcast just because Joubert is one of the better known composers of his generation and held in high esteem by members of this board. We have some of his works in Albion‘s archive but not this one yet.

My first acquaintance with Joubert was via a BBC broadcast of the first symphony. The dramatic thrust impressed me but I couldn‘t quite figure out wether Joubert‘s music had a strong enough personality on its own. The piece still convinces me though.
In his later music there is a tendency to rely too much on sequence. This is especially annoying in his songs. (A CD was released by Toccata Classics.) Sequencing a phrase is a technique to emphasize a statement. However, by making too much use of it the good intention is in danger to become thwarted.

And you are spending this very special day here with us?
All best wishes and many happy returns!

I am very sorry. I was late and unable to get along with the website.