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After hearing (and now sticking with the Monteux/Chicago S.O.), I don't have the need to look for other recordings, frankly. That is still the performance to beat after more than 60 years now in my humble opinion.

Just stumbled upon this new CPO release that includes the works displayed on the thread title:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nSgfJaAp-ipplN5iMR_YJHKcAxMx0MrUY

It never ceases to baffle me why these releases appear first on streaming platforms rather than on the official website. Anyway, looks like a new and promising project that hopefully will record all of his symphonies and orchestral works.

A new release from CPO already available for streaming:

https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/9661714--franz-xaver-scharwenka-piano-concerto-no-1-symphony-c-minor

Poznan Philharmonic Orchestra under Lukasz Borowicz
Jonathan Powell: pianist

Glad to have these symphonies in better performances and recordings. Can't wait to listen to these ones. I guess we'll have to wait one year or so for the other two symphonies.

It includes Reinecke's 3rd PC, Konzertstück op. 33 and Sauer's 2nd PC. Release date on June 7th:

https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/9609434--reinecke-sauer-piano-concertos

A rather promising release. I don't know any choral work by Raff yet, so I have high expectations for this upcoming recording:

https://www.clicmusique.com/joseph-joachim-raff-welt-ende-gericht-neue-welt-reinhold-wolf-meyer-p-110786.html?osCsid=9tk8s617e4000i8u58q51t1rt5

Now I can access them. Thank you!

So, why did you say that the hyperlinks of the recordings doesn't seem to work? How can I listen to them then?

Also, I want to hear the Alexandrov's quartet. Thanks.

Thanks, I think I fixed it.

It does not work yet.

(P.S. - for some reason, clinking the hyperlinks of the recordings doesn't seem to work, I don't know why.)

You need to allow others to download it, you can do it by sharing it on the options when clicking right button on the file.

I also heard that recording and I concur with you. The 4th was somewhat passable, but the 2nd wasn't. A shame that this stuff is tackled by a flawed ensemble. Not sure if we'll have a proper performance/recording in the near future as these repertoire gaps have been "filled" already. Hopefully CPO will complete the cycle and also bring a recording of the 6th SQ.

For anyone, like me, who hasn't heard Scherber's music, all three symphonies can be heard on YT. I'll give them a go - "repetitive and gimmicky" is intriguing!

Really? I couldn't find the Symphony No. 3. Could you please provide a link of that work?

As a whole, this recent release makes for a nice listening session where luscious late-Romantic gestures and splendid orchestration are the rule, but these two symphonies are hardly essential I'm afraid. I wish there were more discernible and memorable tunes / thematic material on them. Anyway, thank CPO for completing another symphony cycle (now I'm waiting for them to complete Louis Glass's cycle).

It never ceases to amaze me how different we react to music. This piano concerto is nothing but incongruous, prosaic, discursive and terribly long for its unmemorable material. Only the third movement sounded slightly more promising with its uplifting character. I'm curious as to why the rest of people on here find it good.

Does anyone know when this release will be available for streaming?