Hey!  A post about music! How cool is that!

Some time ago following their recording of Cowen's Symphony no 5 there were apparently serious and even fairly advanced plans on the part of EM records to records Cowen's fourth (I think, corrections welcome) which, as I understood it at the time was the only one left unrecorded among Cowen's extant symphonies.  Then COVID hit and that was (apparently) the end of that.

Now that things are returning to some version of normalcy, has anybody heard whether or not EM may be revisiting their plans for this piece?

TIA.

Brian

Great list Cilgwyn!  I largely agree.

Please note:  I am not a musician, not a musicologist, not a music critic etc etc.  I am simply a music lover who knows what he likes and likes a great deal more than he dislikes.  And I like Atterberg's ninth quite a bit.

I deeply, deeply love the music of Malcolm Arnold.  I could easily with a perfectly straight face add his name to that of the Big Three.

Favourite composers? Not very original I know but but the three top spots would go to Mahler, Beethoven, and Sibelius (not necessarily in that order).  I could add names until I had a list at least as long as Albion's, but the exact choice of names would depend on the day, the season, the weather, my overall mental and emotional state, etc, etc.

Sadly, I may have mispoken, Lionel.  It is in fact listed for a price of C$37.08 (not a bad price btw), but I see it's also listed as "temporarily out of stock", a euphesism for all sorts of dubious reasons for nan-availability on Amazon.ca.  I'll keep you informed.

It's currently advertised as physically available on Amazon.ca.  Not sure about .com or .co.uk.

I don't join in this thread very often but I felt moved to say that I'm currently into Holmboe's Symphony no 4, Sinfonia Sacra.  I don't always find it easy to get into Holmboe but he frequently rewards the effort.  This is a great piece.  I guarantee you that the fourth movement (Gloria in excelsis Deo) will get your blood flowing a little bit quicker.

Has anybody have access to on online/uploadable/downloadable performance of the above?

Thanks in advance!

Brian

Just so y'all don't think I'm making this up  ;D :

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valentyn_Silvestrov

There it is: Symphony no. 9 (2019).

Of course we all know that even on a good day wikipedia is not necessarily to be accepted uncritically.  But it's something.

I may have come across a secon reference but if so I no longer remember exactly where.

Brian

I recently discovered, more or less by accident, that Silvestrov apparently completed a ninth symphony in 2019.  Does anybody know anything else about this event?  And of course the inevitable question: is there an uploadable version of this work floating around out there?

Many thanks!

Brian

I once, in a moment of uncharacteristic largesse, made a (small) donation to Tocatta.  Small or not, it made me bolid enough to suggest to Martin that either a Peiko or a Bunin symphonic cycle would be an undertaking I would be most eager to support.  I never heard anything further on either suggestion.   :(

And I have to say, Holger, that now that you've made me aware of the existence of Mosolov's "Antireligious Symphony" I feel an overwhelming desire to hear it.   ;D

Brian

Now this is an exciting release.  For me I only wish they could have releases the new recordings singly since I already have 4, 5, and 7, so acquisition of the new release will involve a fair bit of duplicatiom for me.  But it will be worth it.

With the passing of Rautavaara Kalnins is the most likely candidate for the title of "Favourite Living Composer".

Oh wait, that could be Silvestrov instead/as well...

But at any rate, I really enjoy Kalnins music.

Brian

ApIvor Symphony (no 2 IIRC).

Brian