Hermann Suter: Symphony

[JeremyMHolmes]

I caught this by chance on R3 this morning driving back from the gym - a new disc by the estimable Douglas Bostock of a very lush, very romantic, very 'Richard-Strauss-sounding' symphony by Hermann Suter, and also containing a piece of music by a pupil of his (Werner Wehrli). I have placed an order for it already based on what I heard and thought some of you might like to know about it (some of you will of course be a few steps ahead of me here).

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01r5mng

http://www.musiques-suisses.ch/shop/mgb/6274.php?lang=f

Shopping tip: you will find it much cheaper from market place sellers on the river people's web site

[JeremyMHolmes]

I shoould have mentioned, though, that this is of course not a first recording of the Suter. The equally estimable, and more prolific, Adriano has recorded it for the Sterling label

http://www.sterlingcd.com/catalogue/cds1052a.html

[petershott@btinternet.com]

I guess many here will possess the older recording by Adriano on Sterling. Anyone any idea about how the two performances compare?

[Alan Howe]

May I refer you all to the existing thread on this subject?
http://www.unsungcomposers.com/forum/index.php/topic,3936.msg42152.html#msg42152