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Viotti Violin Concerto No 22 springs to mind. This was the first 'unsung' piece that alerted me to the fact that many of the best compositions by less well known composers are better than some of the compositions of the famous ones. Is it my favourite? That's impossible to answer, but for the purposes of this thread it will do well.

The pathos and drama of Viotti 22 are marvellous, way more interesting in my estimation than Mozart's oft played violin concertos. The Lola Bobesco recording is my favourite.

https://youtu.be/e9IZSTn2N3U?si=lpFrFEIseJsbOPb3

Unsung String Octets

I haven't heard the Gliere, but here's what I have heard. I am reluctant to include Spohr's Double Quartets on the list, but have I missed any others from the Romantic era?

Raff in C
Bruch in B flat
Bargiel in C minor
Gade in F
Svendsen in A
Enescu in C
Schuberth in E

I think the quite the opposite, that Ries' symphonies are more engaging than Krommer's, but then I never seem to agree with the consensus on this forum ( & this may be developing into a different thread than Ries' Violin Concerto)

Oh yes he hits the heights, especially in motivic and harmonic development. The A minor symphony, the C sharp minor Concerto, the C major String Quintet, and the F minor Quartet are good examples of his 'heights.' I suspect his virtues are more Classical than Romantic.

I am a Ries fan, but even I would rate the violin concerto 'engaging' rather than 'great.' The drama is of a domestic, Biedermeier, scale. But then, I don't always want to be moved to the core by great beauty or tragedy, sometimes I just want 'engaging.'  The opening theme of the finale may perhaps be too good, as it obliterates in my recollection of the piece all the other themes. It sounds like many of the other folk influenced themes Ries later used for finales.   

I think so, but I can't put my finger on why, better phrasing?

The Sinfonietta Riga, with Florian Donderer - Solo Violin & Conductor

https://youtu.be/sC-AlDExpp4?si=GP2-7yvS55EBWX3J

Bottesini wrote chamber music - quartets and quintets, that have been recorded. They continue in the manner of Boccherini and Paganini, that is an Italianate concern for melody over motivic development. I value him  as part of that Italian tradition of instrumental writing that almost disappeared in the 1800's.

Same sound world as Canning's Fantasy on a Hymn Tune.

I greatly enjoyed the Eberwein. The music is in the Late classical style, and has an ambitious scale. Similar to Ries. The performances are problematic, but not so much as to distract.

A performance of Vieuxtemps 3rd String quartet has appeared on IMSLP

https://imslp.org/wiki/String_Quartet_No.3,_Op.52_(Vieuxtemps,_Henri)#IMSLP836689

thank you.

Thank you for that detail.

I suspect more adherence to the score, and care over expressing the structure, would have helped the CPO performance.

As I said, that'll be a 'no' then.

PS Alan - your surety was misplaced - I had no idea exactly what commercially unavailable meant ("as I'm sure you're aware")

That'll be a no then.

It was the phrase 'commercially unavailable' that caught my eye.