Dohnányi Suite in F#minor, Op.19 (1908/9)

Started by Alan Howe, Saturday 19 April 2025, 12:24

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Alan Howe


John Boyer

Oh, yes.  About 30 years ago I bought the EMI recording with Malcolm Sargent leading the Royal Philharmonic and have enjoyed it ever since.

Alan Howe

Another work/composer that's gone out of fashion?

eschiss1

Some of his works have stayed in the repertoire; it's a relative thing, no pun intended. (Wikipedia lists almost a dozen recordings just of this work over the years; I was unaware of most of them.)

Elgar4Ever

Dohnany's Suite has been a favorite work since my introduction to it in the Sargent recording. It has some modern recordings, but like the Goldmark Rustic Wedding Symphony has been unfairly neglected this century.
I think the only way this lovely, melodious piece will be resurrected now, would be as a Neeme Jarvi Chandos recording. He seems to be the last great conductor to want to rescue long forgotten works in recordings.
By the way, there was a Milton Katims Seattle Symphony recording from the early 1950's.