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Looking at "derivative" Asian romantic music, I'm reminded of their penchant for copying Western art in all its forms. To wit - the gangster films pouring out from So. Korea, Thailand, Japan and China all drip with Tarantino's flair. A lot of Asian fashion closely resembles, or are direct copies of, the stylings of Dior, Lagerfeld, Klein, et. al. The Asian kids are rapping now. They even have prosperous boy bands ala Backstreet Boys and N'Sync. Even their metal bands sounds eerily like Iron Maiden, Metallica or Evanescence. It is unfortunate that Asian romantic music sounds like [insert Western composer here], but I would admit that, on any given day, it's better than listening to most of the new music being created lately.

This is the main reason why I like this site. Unknown works such as Mirecki's Symphony in C minor is worth the price of admission alone. I d/l from YouTube then remastered it. Sounds excellent now. Reminds me of Beethoven and Schubert. I'm still waiting for somebody to record and release the 3rd & 4th symphonies of Carl Czerny. Until then this will more than suffice.

Wonderful symphony. Perfect for listening to on a bright Sunday afternoon. After a few minor fixes (I removed the hiss at the beginning, the audience at the end, and raised the right channel by 7 db's) I'd consider this work a definite keeper. Thanks for the upload.

I have it paired with his Clarinet Concerto in A minor. It's nice to see others take an interest in it.

I think Harty's Piano Concerto in Bm is worth its weight in gold, especially the 3rd movement, Con brio e vivace. I almost hate comparing it but it has an expansiveness and explosiveness that reminds me of Rachmaninov's 2nd.

It'll be interesting to see a documentary concerning the whereabouts of the original Piano Mangeot. It was stolen during WWII. Even though it was huge, would the Nazis have been able to smuggle it when some of them escaped to South America? Somewhere in Peru someone is enjoying the fruits of les frères Mangeot's stunning achievement.

Hi all! I'm new and just wanted to say hello. I chose this particular thread because I'd recently acquired Felicien David's Les Brises d'Orient with Les Minarets piano works. Admirable and Chopinesque, if they were on vinyl I would've worn the grooves down already.