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Some years ago, I had the opportunity to ask Bo Hyttner about a possible Sterling Disc of Huber PC 2+4 but at that time the Parts for No. 2 couldn't be located. Now they are part of the Fleisher Collection, together with a score in reduction. Only a full score seems to be missing...

https://know.freelibrary.org/Record/1687418

A performance of Stock's concerto can be found on Youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pj5KNKM4S-c
It would be great to have a better recording, but it is certainly not suitable for the RCC series.

I would love to see the Molique concerto op. 45 in that series, a three movement concerto full of memorable tunes, and considered one of the best of its kind by von Bülow and Riemann. It exists in at least two radio recordings (Ina Joost and Angelica May), but has never been published on disc.

As a coupling, I would suggest, although already recorded, the works for cello with orchestra by CMv Weber, Variations J. 94 , Grand-Potpourri op. 20 and optional the transcription of Weber's second clarinet concerto by Cassadó.

Dear all,
my name is René, I'm 46, living in Leipzig and have been working in the music retail business for many years. For nearly 12 years I was owner of a record store specializing in classical music but unfortunately had to close the store (for obvious reasons ...) three years ago.
I'm following this forum since the times of Raff.org and got lots of useful and interesting information about (mostly) unfairly neglected composers. Many thanks to all involved, it's good to see that I'm not alone in appreciating music of all kinds outshined by the "great Masters".
My first encounter with classical music was in school and soon I sat listening to the radio as often as possible. I grew up in Hamburg and in the 80s the NDR had a decent classical channel with complete works being broadcast nearly all day long. When I began reading books on music I wondered why composers I liked immediately (e.g. Spohr or Hummel) were considered to be of secondary importance and others I didn't get into got longish reviews and praises. So I tried to keep my ears open and over the years I encountered wonderful music of all ages, sung or unsung. I mainly focus on 19th and early 20th century music from europe and abroad (symphonies and concertos for all kinds of instruments) but in the last years my admiration for baroque and more recent (tonal) music grew steadily. Since I'm singing in various choirs for some years, choral music is another great interest.
After a long time of reading only, I now decided to sign in, hoping I can add some information and suggestions, too.
Best wishes
René