Louis Thirion and Jacques Thierac symphonies on Forgotten Records

[M. Yaskovsky]

How about this release? https://forgottenrecords.com/en/thirion-symphonie-n-2-thierac-symphonie-normande-eugene-bigot-fr1741

[eschiss1]

This is good news, I've been curious about his orchestral music.

[Mark Thomas]

Will they fall within our area of interest, I wonder? The Thierac in particular is well outside it, chronologically at least. Anyone know these works?

[eschiss1]

Well, he (edit: sorry, Thirion!) composed two symphonies at least- in Ef published in 1912, in B minor published in 1923.  Maybe there's already a recording (maybe this recording) of no.2 somewhere I can link to. I've only directly seen his early chamber music.

[eschiss1]

Thirion symphony no.2 (1913) on youtube. (Possibly originally uploaded to our own downloads section, that rings a bell.)

[Gareth Vaughan]

And I think it is the same recording as the one on Forgotten Records, Eric.

[Gareth Vaughan]

Jacques Thierac's Rhapsodie Concertante for piano & orchestra on YouTube here: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krCL2Xux5r0

Should give an idea of his style. Haven't listened yet.

[Alan Howe]

The Thirion's very chromatic, almost intractably so, I'd say.

[Alan Howe]

Here's an appreciative review at MusicWeb:
http://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2020/Jun/Thirion_sy2_FR1741.htm

[eschiss1]

which reminded me that two of the chamber works I mention -have- actually been recorded.