East-Central European unrecorded symphonists

[Alan Howe]

Mike Herman (over at MusicWeb) has included an appendix of unrecorded symphonists from East-Central Europe. Does anyone know anything about any of the ones that might be relevant to us here at UC (see below)? If so, we'll start some separate threads...

Bohociu, Ioan (1874-1944, Romanian): Sinfonia Romantica.
Buttykay, Ákos (1871-1935, Hungarian): 2 Symphonies.
Ciuntu, Paul (1866-1918, Romanian): Symphony in A minor
Dobronić, Antun (1878-1955, Croatian): 8 Symphonies.
Duniecki, Stanisław (1839-1870, Polish): Symphony.
Farkas, Ödön (1851-1912, Hungarian): Symphony; Rákóczy Symphony.
Gerbič, Fran (1840-1917, Slovene): 2 Symphonies.
Golestan, Stan (1875-1956, Romanian): Symphony in G minor.
Hnilicka, Alois (1826-1909, Czech): 2 Symphonies.
Hubay, Jenő (1858-1937, Hungarian): 4 Symphonies.
Joteyko, Tadeusz (1872-1932, Polish): Symphony in C.
Kątski, Antoni (1817-1899, Polish): Symphony in A minor.
Niewiadomski, Stanisław (1859-1936, Polish): 2 Symphonies.
Paunović, Milenko (1889-1924, Serbian): 2 Symphonies.
Piliński, Stanisław (1839-1905, Polish): Symphony in F minor.
Popovici, Timotei (1870-1950, Romanian): 3 Symphonies.
Shagunov, Georgi (1875-1948, Bulgarian): 6 Symphonies.
Siklós, Albert (1878-1942, Hungarian): 3 Symphonies.
Soltys, Mieczysłav (1863-1929, Polish): 2 Symphonies.
Strmić, Nikola (1839-1896 Croatian): Sinfonia Fantastica in E, Sinfonia in F.
Suda, Stanislav (1865-1931, Czech): Symphony "A Life at Dusk".
Varkonyì, Béla (1878-1947, Hungarian): Symphony.
Veit, Václav (1806-1864, Czech): Symphony in E minor.
Weis, Karel (1862-1944, Czech): Symphony in C minor.
Zajc, Ivan (1832-1914, Croatian): 2 Symphonies.
Źeleński, Władysław (1837-1921, Polish): 2 Symphonies.

[mbhaub]

CPO had better get busy!

[Gareth Vaughan]

I wonder why Major does not appear there (5 symphonies) - MSS in the Hungarian State Library, I believe.

[Mykulh]

Gareth,
  Thanks for pointing out Major. I didn't know about him when I compiled that list a couple of years ago. I'll definitely pop him in at the next revision. Thanks also to Alan for giving that list a most visible airing. I'm always eager to learn about other relevant symphonists I overlooked.

Mike

[eschiss1]

some of Major's 5 or 6 symphonies, i think- 2 of them? - have been published at least in part (no.5 in D in vocal score is even at IMSLP.)  Some works by Buttykay (but not symphonies), and chamber works by Veit, are also there and seem interesting (well, to me- again. Mihalovich's first symphony likewise...)

Rather curious about Hubay's symphonies incl. his "Symphony no.2 "1914""...
Antoni Katski = Anton "de Kontski", composer of a rather popular piece Reveil du Lion, and of some string quartets, other works; member of a musical family (Charles de Kontski is also represented by works @ IMSLP) - didn't know he wrote symphonies. Neat. Wonder what else...

Hrm. Have heard of Albert Siklos...

Emanuel Moór's many symphonies (2 of them in score @ IMSLP) - well - I'd like to hear. He didn't list him, I guess, because he's a (somewhat...) recorded composer - but why did he list Hubay, who -is- more recorded, fortunately (just not his symphonies?)... odd, curious. Still and all and anycase, good list...

[eschiss1]

Hrm. Tivadar Szanto is recorded- his revisions to Delius' piano concerto were incorporated into the final version of that work, hence, his music is recorded - but I'm not sure offhand if his own music is, and I see it includes a "Land and Sea" symphony. Interesting title, anyway...

[Alan Howe]

Mike: Major is in your list - it's just that I had already started a separate thread on him.

[Mykulh]

Thanks Alan,
   I had eye surgery in early June, so checking and editing have been problematic.

[Mykulh]

Just spotted what caused the confusion with Gyula Major. I placed him out of alphabetical order. Shame  on me, a retired librarian....!

[Alan Howe]

Mike: I'd suggest the addition of the Hungarian Ödön Mihalovich (1842-1929), who wrote four symphonies:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%96d%C3%B6n_Mihalovich

[Mark Thomas]

As always the proof of the pudding would be in the listening (apologies for the garbled mataphor) but, my, Mihalovich has a mouthwatering work list.

[Paul Barasi]

Ah yes, right then, East-Central Europe, hmmm - any1 gotta map?

[Gareth Vaughan]

Might one add Witold Maliszewski wih 3 symphonies?

[Ilja]

And Eduard Napravnik with four? Czech by ancestry, although mainly active in Russia.

[Alan Howe]

Napravnik's on Mike's list. I excluded it because I had heard of him (vaguely) before.