Robert Hermann (1869-1912) - symphonies

[eschiss1]

So I got a chance to hear the Sterling CD of symphonies by Robert Hermann (C major, 1895 and B minor, 1905).  Having heard it, first, I'm a little surprised- maybe only a little- by how singularly tepid all the reviews I've read are.  This is really very good music, I think. (Subjective opinion, of course! Still, there does seem to be something particularly committed about the music and the performances - especially in the B minor second symphony, with its vein of melancholy and faint hint of archaism. This has brought me back several times so far.) Any yea or nay here?
Eric

[Alan Howe]

Hermann's symphonies are certainly original (in that they have little of the Straussian luxuriance or exuberance one might expect) and certainly reward repeated listening. Hats off once again to Bo Hyttner...

[black]

We had a thread concerning the symphonies by Hermann september last year!

[eschiss1]

We had a thread concerning the symphonies by Hermann september last year!

Whoops - sorry...

[Alan Howe]

Don't worry, Eric. Post away if you feel so moved...

[Syrelius]

We had a thread concerning the symphonies by Hermann september last year!

IIRC opinions were divided among the members. Half of us loved the music, the other half didn't like it at all.