Reinecke Symphony No.2/Overtures

[Alan Howe]

...forthcoming from cpo:
https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/9640017--carl-reinecke-symphony-no-2-overtures

[eschiss1]

Volume 2, I assume, after their fine disk of symphonies 1 & 3!

[Alan Howe]

Indeed. This is a must-buy - and not only for the Symphony.

[Mark Thomas]

It'll be good to widen the available Reinecke orchestral repertoire.

[eschiss1]

Anyone know why this thread has been Pinned? Just sincerely curious- thanks!

[Mark Thomas]

I think it must have been a slip of the mouse, Eric. It's no longer sticky...

[Alan Howe]

Hope it wasn't me! Thanks for your vigilance, Mark.

[semloh]

This very welcome, of course, but I wonder how it compares to what I thought was an excellent version on Chandos.

[Alan Howe]

Judging by the cpo recording of Symphonies 1 and 3, the Munich orchestra might be a factor in the new recording's favour - then there's the valuable couplings, of course.

[Alan Howe]

The Munich Radio Orchestra is 60-strong, so it's larger than a chamber orchestra, but smaller than most full symphony orchestras - probably ideal for this repertoire.

[Alan Howe]

CD now available from jpc:
https://www.jpc.de/jpcng/cpo/detail/-/art/carl-heinrich-reinecke-symphonien-vol-2/hnum/6100114

[John Boyer]

I have been listening to the overtures now that my copy has arrived.  I am reminded of how conservative a composer Reinecke really was. One can make a direct comparison with Raff in the 'Dame Kobold' overture. Listening to this -- and I get the same feeling when I compare Reinecke's quartets to Raff's -- I am surprised when I remember that Reinecke was two years younger than Raff, yet Reinecke sounds for all the world like a composer from half a generation before, say 1810, while Raff sounds like a composer from half a generation later, say 1835.  I attribute this to Raff's Weimar years and his flirtation with "the Music of the Future".  His mature works tone that down quite a bit, but he never lost that stylistic advance that it gave him over Reinecke.

[Alan Howe]

Agreed, John. That's a very perceptive evaluation - and comparison.