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Thanks Alan - I did do a search but somehow missed this one.

These Piano Concerto recordings are definitely the ones which were released in a box of 7 Lps by Balkanton. I have long waited for their re-issue on CD. Does anyone know if Capriccio has plans to release the other recordings on CD? They were part of an integral cycle of 7 box sets issued after Vladigerov's death in 1978.

["Editor - Samir Golescu"]

A welcome addition in Toccata's ongoing series. The Third Suite may probably be familiar to adventurous collectors from the 1980s who acquired the Louisville Orchestra recording on Lp. I nearly wore out my copy by repeated listening!

The Second Suite is a first (commercial?) recording. TOCC 0557.

Looking at the personnel on this and the previous release (TOCC 0523) I came across a familiar name - "Editor - Samir Golescu". Would anyone know if this is the same person who was a regular contributor to the rec.music.classical.recordings newsgroup? Is he a member of this forum?

I'm sure someone must know!

The Levy symphony was issued on an obscure Brazilian CD (Centro Cultura Musical de Campos RJ) as part of the "6th Femusica Festival" (1996), Festival Orchestra  conducted by Sergio Dias. A live recording somewhat under-rehearsed but good enough to get an overall view of the piece.

The coupling is not strictly a UC item (the song-cycle "Drumondiana" by Cesar Guerra-Peixe) but it is attractive and well sung by the baritone Inacio de Nonno.

Catalogue number NM104097.

I have a similar problem - I can still access my profile on my old computer (Windows XP!) but I can't see the "reset password" link. In addition, my email address is now invalid.

Any help appreciated.

Just for information, I have located a very decent CD recording of this work - self-publication by the choir and orchestra of the Matthias Church, Budapest (Mátyás-templom) conducted by Laszlo Tardy.
A live recording from March 24 1990 on the Incoronata Label (INCO CD III, no barcode).

An email address is mentioned: incoronata@matyas-templom.hu

This was a chance offering on eBay and I doubt that many copies exist outside Hungary. I can't find it on Discogs.

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I couldn't find a previous post on this person so I thought I would kick one off.

Czech composer and teacher, mainly (but not exclusively) of organ music, of which he was something of a pioneer in his country.

Two recommended discs:

1.
Three Legends (1880s, 1908)
Sonata in F-sharp minor (1917)

Petr Rajnoha, organ of the Smetana Hall, Prague - Arta (Czech Republic) F10151

The conclusion of the 1st Legend is very evocative, the sonata is also impressive. Klicka certainly knew the work of the French school, but adds much local colour.

2.
L'orgue romantique tchèque
Concert Fantasia on St. Wenceslas Chorale (1895)
Concert Fantasia in F-sharp minor
Legend No. 1 in D minor
Concert fantasia in C minor (1886)

Michel Estellet-Brun, organ of St. Joseph des Nations, Paris (rebuilt 2006 and said to closely resemble the original organ of the Rudolfinum in Prague, dismantled in 1918) - Alpha Productions 106

The St. Wenceslas piece was one of the few works by Klcka to be published outside Bohemia - most of the others in these recitals owe their current existence to the work of the two organists on these CDs.

Needless to say Klicka doesn't merit an entry in Grove, however you will find his son Václav (1882 - 1953) there.

If anyone comes across Cowen's delightful autobiography, "My Art and My Friends" (London, Edwin Arnold 1913) they are in for a treat. Of the 4th Symphony he says:

"In 1884 ...I started again on more important work, one result of which was the production of my fourth symphony, "The Welsh," at one of two Philharmonic Concerts I conducted that season." I do not remember at the moment whether I gave it this title myself, but in any case it had a certain amount of Celtic flavour about it, and I expect its composition was not unconnected with the recollections of my rambles, my broken-down old piano, the hymn-singing, and the honeymooners of two years before."

No mention of Cambrian. Ordovician, Silurian or any other geological connection ...

Marco Polo has announced the re-release of Piano Concerto No. 1 - first as a download. The physical CD will be available in January 2016.

http://www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp?item_code=8.225830

There was enough material for one, if not two, further volumes of the Medtner Society issues (there were 3 in total).

1. The songs with Elizabeth Schwarzkopf, issued on the Columbia label because of contractual reasons.
Issued on CD on the EMI "Composers in Person" series

2. The Sonata Ballade, Op 27 on 7 x 78 sides, issued separately from the Society volumes.
Issued on CD  on APR5548 - Complete solo piano recordings volume 3

3. The Piano Quintet (his last work), for some reason this has Parlophone matrix numbers  (CTPX), never issued.  The British Library has test pressings of parts 2 - 6 but is missing Part 1. I suspect that this may be in the former Soviet sound archives, having been in the possession of his widow Anna when she returned to Moscow after Nikolai's death.

Still a mystery after 60 years!

4. Further unissued recordings, mostly on the EMI and APR CDs mentioned above.

[The story of Tellefsen's name:]

Couple of observations.

1. From the notes to the Complete Solo Piano works on the Simax label, played by Einar Steen-Nokleberg. Not a trivial artist!

"Tellefsen is an important figure in the Norwegian music heritage, and I have given of my very soul to bring him into the light in the year 2011. I sincerely hope that these pieces will be played by many a young musician."

2. Just for a change, a bit of trivia. Tellefsen's full name is Thomas Dyke Acland Tellefsen. The oriigin is not widely known, but it can be found buried away in the notes for the recital by Jørgen Larsen on the 2L Label:

The story of Tellefsen's name:
The British politician Sir Thomas Dyke Acland (1778-1871) was known for his liberal views and his involvement with humanitarian and religious causes. Sir Thomas visited Norway on several occasions. In 1813 he had met Tellefsen's father, who was working as a librarian at the Scientific Society in Trondhjem.

After another visit nine years later Sir Thomas sent his portrait to the Tellefsen family. The portrait arrived just as the family's newborn son was to be christened, and his name became Thomas Dyke Acland Tellefsen. It was only many years later, when Tellefsen was staying in London in 1848, that he met Sir Thomas at a private party and finally asked permission to use the name. Tellefsen stayed in contact and visited Sir Thomas several times on his estate in Devon.

... another candidate?

This Chandos CD http://www.amazon.co.uk/Family-Orchestral-Works-Eugen-Villem/dp/B000WZ7HY0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1433700993&sr=8-1&keywords=Artur+Kapp is a nice family portrait by the ever-dependable Jarvi, though it strays outisde UC territory.

Thanks Jerry, any recommendations aside from those posted in the previous thread http://www.unsungcomposers.com/forum/index.php/topic,5407.msg56872.html#msg56872

That's pretty much the case, however there are copies of the Marco Polo CD on eBay, search for "Contemporary Chinese Composers" under Music.