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Thanks, Terry. That's pretty conclusive.

Oh, yes! The Concerto is gorgeous, sensitively played, in a fine recording.

Terry, do you feel it is worth purchasing this new CD, if you already have a digital version of the Marco Polo disc? I have to count the pennies! 

who isn't a priori repelled by historically-informed performance

Me.

I had never heard of this composer, but I see from his Wikipedia page that he was prolific. All six recordings noted in discography.com have been issued by Bayer. A chapter of Suum Cuique; essays in music (1916), by Oscar Sonneck, which can be downloaded from the Internet Archive, is devoted to him.

The whole sorry affair is already available on YT, courtesy of Hyperion. I can't see any marketing gain or musical value in making this CD. Even the obvious skill of the performers is unable to rescue the listener from the unremitting mediocrity of the music. I thought the Schubert marches were going to be an exception, as they are rather jolly pieces, but by then I'd had enough.

DH's demolition job is hilarious and utterly convincing.

Ironically, the 'traditional' way of playing the Bruckner, the way it has been played by the VPO over many decades, IS HIP - informed by those who knew first hand the way it was played in Bruckner's day.

Thanks for spotting this. Another for the 'wants' list!

it's all very distasteful. A good way of registering our distaste might be to cease all discussion of his music.

Agreed.

Yes, thanks for that reassurance. Very much appreciated, Martin.

Yes, indeed. This is a wonderful series. If any UC members are not familiar with it, I can say that it is full of beautiful and enjoyable music and can be wholeheartedly recommended. (DH obviously has nothing to fear! )

Just listened to her Piano Quartet...utterly boring!! How performers refrain from falling asleep is a miracle to me.

I thought the boring bits were the best bits!
The rest of it I found too haphazard and stormy for my taste.

From the extract you've kindly reproduced above, Wheesht, I think the only thing we can say with any certainty is that Visnoviz was at the least mentally distressed. What caused this, and how it led to his death, who knows. Sad in any event.

I look forward to hearing your opinion of his music.

OK, fair point, Eric!

Interesting pieces. Thank you for telling us about him, Wheesht. I wonder what on earth caused his death at such a young age. Tragic.

The piano concerto by Bartolucci would be a possibility, as he writes in a fine neoromantic style. The other composers listed at Prosseda's site are either familiar to us or (as far as I can tell) fall outside UC's remit.