J S Gerber(1902-1979)

[Steve B]

Now here is an obscure but quite interesting one for you.

Discovered a very rare cd(on Prestige), made from private recordings, of orchestral and choral pieces by the South African, J S Gerber.

What a concoction of styles!

There are some quite attractive orchestral pieces, particuarly "Fiesta"; he has a couple of attractive melodies, which, sadly, once heard once, do not re-appear.
The style is late Romantic plus a dab of impressionism.

Then there is the Requiem, which quotes a tune from the Verdi requiem and, almost verbatim, in the Agnus Dei, the Paradisium of the Faure Requiem!

The performances are quite good, though the Requiem is Lp transfers.

Oddly, the orchestral pieces are orchestrated by Philip Sainton.

Anyone else got/(quite) like this esoteric cd?

Steve