After Ed Zubrow's introduction to us of Hans Rott, I have now received my CD from one of the Amazon associate suppliers. This CD is an Arte Nova label, Munchner Rundfunkorchester under Sebastian Weigle. It contains Rott's Symphony, and two works called Orchestra Prelude and Prelude to Julius Ceasar. I have only listened to it once (and listening again as I write) and therefore I am writing this with some trepidation to an educated audience - after all, fools rush in where angels fear to tread. If the CD were played to me on a 'Guess the Composer' basis, I would have guessed Bruckner, Sibelius and Mahler in that order. I would say that this has added an additional 'Bruckner' symphony to my collection. It is very listenable. There is a lot of melody, which to me was not so evident at first. The guy's orchestration is VERY good and I would hesitantly compare him to my favourite orchestrators, Tchaikovsky or Respighi. Trumpets and tympani are prominent throughout. I like the crescendos that occur every now and then. I would have liked him to expand on themes to a greater extent, like Tchaikovsky did, but maybe I am just missing it at this early stage. The tempo sounds slow and I would have preferred a much brisker interpretation. I don't know whether this is prescribed by the composer or whether this is just this recording. Sound quality of the recording is good. I would have preferred French horns to be a bit louder. So, there are my comments. Regards Gerhard http://skoongrappies.com *********************************************** The CLASSICAL mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's HDMail High Deliverability Mailer for reliable, lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html