Conductor Golo Berg has kindly told us that cpo are shortly to release his recording of Julius Otto Grimm's Symphony in D minor, coupled with same composer's Suite in Kanonform.
To consult our previous thread on the Symphony, please follow this link:
https://www.unsungcomposers.com/forum/index.php/topic,8198.0.html
Following the release of the CD, the download of the radio broadcast will, of course, cease to be available from this website.
This will be a treat.
Indeed it will - and many thanks to Golo Berg for giving us notice of its forthcoming release.
As I recall that the consensus here seems to have been disappointment (perhaps caused by initially extremely high initial expectations, but then, perhaps not!), hopefully the cpo release will improve matters, ...
btw how close to the release of a disc does it usually appear on this page (https://www.jpc.de/jpcng/cpo/theme/-/tname/labelshop_cpo_komponistenverzeichnis) which seems to provide the earliest info on the site? :) I suppose one way to find out will be to check regularly for when "Grimm" appears among the composers...
one other question: Grimm wrote at least two suites in the form of a canon, perhaps 3 (no.1 in C for strings is op.10, no.2 in G for full orchestra is Op.16. There's a suite no.3 for strings, not sure at the moment if it's also "in Canonform", op.25) . Is it clear which was meant?
I guess we'll find out more when the CD is officially announced for release. We don't have a firm date - and the conductor may not actually have the exact details. His message to me reads 'soon'.
The radio broadcast previously posted at:
https://www.unsungcomposers.com/forum/index.php/topic,8729.msg90147.html#msg90147
Rather a 'grim' wait for the release of this important work. Wonder how long it'll be before it comes out?
Looking forward to it, anyhow, and hoping other conductors pick it up, too. Enjoyed listening to it.
Quote from: Alan Howe on Wednesday 26 March 2025, 11:41Rather a 'grim' wait for the release of this important work. Wonder how long it'll be before it comes out?
The delay is over. To be released on 24 April:
(https://d1iiivw74516uk.cloudfront.net/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwcmVzdG8tY292ZXItaW1hZ2VzIiwia2V5IjoiOTc2Nzk0My4xLmpwZyIsImVkaXRzIjp7InJlc2l6ZSI6eyJ3aWR0aCI6OTAwfSwid2VicCI6eyJxdWFsaXR5Ijo2NX0sInRvRm9ybWF0Ijoid2VicCJ9LCJ0aW1lc3RhbXAiOjE3NDI5OTc5MTN9)
https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/9767943--julius-otto-grimm-symphony-op-19-second-suite-in-canon-form-op-16
Wahay! Marvellous!!! Thanks for the notification!
You must have ESP, Alan.
Or cpo keeps a closer watch on us than we thought. Hmmm...
In which case, what other long lingering recordings can we persuade them to let loose from the basement?
Please see this new thread for possible unreleased cpo recordings:
https://www.unsungcomposers.com/forum/index.php/topic,9738.0.html
April 24th for the download. How long until the CD is released, I wonder.
It's usually within a couple of weeks (of the download). Worth keeping an eye on jpc.de...
Thanks, Alan. Long live the CD.