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I remember that a few years ago Gernsheim's piano concerto, Urspruch's concerto and the one by Rufinatscha became available in the same week, either through a commercial release or on Youtube. Back then I felt that the Rufinatscha was something of a disappointment, but the Gernsheim and particularly the Urspruch were very good works indeed.

The YT uploads of Gernsheim and Rufinatscha PCs somehow made me memorize them in pairs. In reverse I preferred the Rufinatscha PC for its better thematic material (the recording is done on a historical piano, unfortunately), and the opening of Gernsheim's struck me as uninspired and I didn't come back to it for a long time (though I did listen to the end that time). Only after listening to this recording did I find the Gernsheim PC moderately worthy.
I agree that the Urspruch PC is great though the first movement is overtly long.

In this recording of Antar, the interlude to Act III is apparently omitted.

Yes, their names are quite similar, and I memorize them in pairs

Thank you for rescuing the only recording of the work, Mark.
I just heard the samples on edition silvertrust's website and already knew what to expect

Didn't find these two uploads though
The 3rd String Quartet still doesn't have an alternative recording (though we have the Piano Quintet on MDG)

https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/9730071--gipps-orchestral-works-vol-3

Finally, the first recording of Gipps' First Symphony is pending for its commercial release.
Also on this third volume of Chandos' ongoing Gipps orchestral works series are her Horn Concerto, Ambarvalia, Cringlemire Garden and Coronation Procession, the last one is afaik another first recording

Also I just discovered that the Sterling version of the Heroic Overture is cut. The new recording has more music in the second subject section.
The vibrant triangle is also to be welcomed, which is inaudible in the Sterling version.

This CD is available for streaming first, it seems. Spotify also have it now.
I absolutely love the heroic overture. Now we get another commerical release after the one on Sterling and a broadcast!

And the last complete recording, a really chamber sounding and amateur (a university orchestra) live performance in 2016, making it the most recent and the only live recording.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StPqHvUEAAE
awful intonation from time to time......
The really historical performance Atterberg himself conducted is online for streaming but understandably is only fragments.
Also should be noted is that the third movement shares its second subject with the first of the composer's 2 Hostballader.

This is such an earworm piece, and I can't stop listening to it these days. Many thanks to Martin for bringing it quasi-alive and trimming it!

My project to record von Bauzsnern's Symphonies was one of my earliest Marco Polo (hopeless) suggestions. As already mentioned in an earlier thread, I am aquainted with WvB's nephew, and the family has apparently just succeeded to encourage this new performance. He asked me if he could recommend me, but, of course, who would ever want to see me on a podium in Germany? Very difficult music for the players!

Now that MDG had came with these two volumes of Baussnern's chamber music, will they be interested in publishing a symphonic cycle?
Also, I've seen on YouTube that an account seems to be Eugene Tzigane himself said he conducted one of his overtures several years ago, and had a look at the scores of the symphonies

I plan to start buying LP the next month maybe, only for unique repertoire.

I just bought the dutton reissue earlier this year. I agree with Alan that this is an impressionistic atmospheric work that lacks melodic content. The spooky scherzo part also have a funny over-the-top central climax

I know that's French. In my experience in mainstream Roman Languages this is a common rule.

I learned Italian in university but my teachers never clearly told me that. After these years I figured out this bit of Roman Language spelling rule in titles and can never stand things like Andante Sostenuto ever since (which I always prefer before the "conversion"!)