Witt and Hoffmann from CPO

[sdtom]

Received a new recording from CPO of works by Witt and Hoffmann. It could very well have been released earlier in Europe. Not too familiar with either composer I found Undine overture of Hoffmann and the Symphony in A of Witt to be the most interesting to me.
Tom

[Alan Howe]

The Symphony in A by Witt is available on a splendid new CD from Naxos:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Witt-Symphony-Patrick-Gallois-8-572089/dp/B003RCFCV0/ref=sr_1_3?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1424795243&sr=1-3&keywords=witt
I think an all-Witt CD makes more sense...

[TerraEpon]

That CD is hardly 'new'. It's from 2010.

It's a great CD though.

[Alan Howe]

Thanks for that correction.

[eschiss1]

There's a CD on Orfeo, I think?, of two Witt symphonies (nos. 6 and 9 of at least 15?) that came out some time back.  Witt may be best-known for a symphony that received more performances when it had Beethoven's name attached, but which remarkably became, by the alchemy of such things, a rather worse piece when it was discovered it was by Witt (the Jena Symphonie).

[sdtom]

That CD is hardly 'new'. It's from 2010.

It's a great CD though.

I think we're talking about a different recording. My liner notes indicate it was recorded in January of 2014. Could there be another recording?
Tom

[sdtom]

Received a new recording from CPO of works by Witt and Hoffmann. It could very well have been released earlier in Europe. Not too familiar with either composer I found Undine overture of Hoffmann and the Symphony in A of Witt to be the most interesting to me.
Tom

The choice of using Hoffmann I too thought was a bit odd until I did further reading. Hoffmann among many talents wrote reviews and his first two were the symphony in a major and the jena symphony of Witt. Apparently Bamberg is close to Niederstetten and while they never met they knew of each other. There is a tie in. Both composers were of the Haydn school.

[Alan Howe]

The Naxos recording is from 2010; the cpo is new. Apologies for having thought the Naxos was new too.

[sdtom]

No apologies necessary.
Tom

[sdtom]

I've had a listen to the Naxos and the CPO recordings and I definitely prefer the Naxos recording. The sound is brighter with more detailed revealed and Gallois seems to have a better understanding of the work. I think they could have chosen another filler piece perhaps an all Hoffmann CD.
Tom

[sdtom]

http://www.radioswissclassic.ch/en/musicians/cd/10036636bf62ab3341ef42660811dfe6cf137a8

Does anyone have any experience with this recording of Witt on the Gold label?
Tom

[Alan Howe]

The label's MDG, Tom. I have the CD, but haven't listened to it for ages...
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Barner-Hamburger-Symphoniker-Witt/dp/B00092ZBH6/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1425130251&sr=1-1&keywords=witt

[sdtom]

I had a listen to it on utube and enjoyed it poor sound and all. I may just get it. Thanks for the info Alan
Tom

[sdtom]

https://sdtom.wordpress.com/2015/02/28/symphony-in-a-majorfriedrich-witt/

My take on a most neglected work.
Tom

[sdtom]

I'm now going to tackle the Hoffmann part of the CD. It includes his eflat major symphony and two opera overtures.