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 :-\It will actually take some time,  but it can be done. Can't do anything about the other channels that have duplicated my uploads, some of whose owners may also be anonymous members here. I can get started tomorrow. Remember, I will only delete those uploads where I have received copyright claims from YouTube. You can kick me off this forum any time you like, but it is kind of defeating the purpose of the forum to delete these presentations. I and my anonymous colleagues have done more to reveal unsung composers to the general public than this forum alone ever will, keeping in mind that I have only been compiling into whole works what separated movements I've already found there on YT. And I have indeed gotten express permission from some of the parties involved, so I can't delete those either. Not to mention the work I do on Facebook, to which you are not privy. As I recall, the president of Nestle saying that the people of the world had no right to free drinkable water, I say that if they want to start putting clear mountain streams under surveillance and billing or arresting those hikers who drink from them, do any of us want to live in that world?  I actually have some ideas that would be beneficial to all concerned, but it bears discussion. Keep in mind also, I receive no compensation from any party for my efforts, and always strive to see that those who have a claim get their due.

Mazeppa is my fave.

The Violin Concerto is absolutely in a major key, and the cello concerto is definitely in a minor key a whole step up. I just got them and PCs 3 & 4 (1 & 2 are backordered.)

IIRC, he also composed a number of guitar works.

Mendelssohn only orchestrated the 1st Konzertstück. The other one was orchestrated by the guy who commissioned both of them.

The performers weren't able to get through the quintet, so bad was Kross as a sight-reader. To be fair, the Napravnik trio is an agreeable piece.

Since you're working on the score for the Konzertstück, could you get the tempo(s) posted here too, Eric?

Semloh, the 1st of those trios beat out Rimsky-Korsakov's piano and wind quintet in competition (although the blame may belong more to Gustav Kross than the credit does to Napravnik. Napravnik had the advantage of Theodor Leschetizky.)

The same.

It was the old Orion recording that had the cuts in the finale of the 3rd. In fact, I was gobsmacked when I heard the finale uncut. Much of the material that Preston cut was cyclical references to the previous movements, and the finale holds together formally somewhat better because of it in the cut version, but the uncut version serves to unify the work as a whole, so both have things to be said for them.

Anybody with a piano, or perfect pitch can determine the proper keys.

I, for one, find his piano concerto a very memorable and joyous romp, and would like to hear his concertante suite for violin.

If the Paley is a rerelease of the Russian Disc release of the 4th (which was coupled with the 2nd), then that was waaaaaaaay too slow and draggy for me. The 2nd, on the other hand, trumped the Banowecz, which had the same problem vis-a-vis the Paley. Funny how the same problem would inversely affect the different interpretations of both works. In any event, the Ponti was not cut, but the orchestral contribution was way undermiked.

A slight tangent, but the quite lovely Viola Concerto by his brother Samuel (Jr.) is available on YouTube. I believe both brothers composed concertos, but Samuel was particularly prolific. A further examination of both brothers' extant music is in order.

Now if only some enterprising violinist would tackle the Skaldische Rhapsodie...