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Mimi
>I have been grooving on the music of Friedrich Gernsheim (1839-1916)
>for quite a few months. I first discovered him at Berkshire Record
>Outlet in a two- cd set of the complete symphonies on the Arte Nova
>label. Here is the Amazon Url via classical.net
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>http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000EQ47I6/classicalnet
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>Do you love Mendelssohn, Beethoven, Brahms? If your answer is a
>resounding "wowee!" then run out and get this set! (I checked at Amazon
>to see how available they are. The set I bought has been re-issued and
>it is a budget buy, too! The Staatsphilharmonic Rheinland-Pfalz orchestra
>is terrific, and the music is over the top.
Normally, we don't do "me-toos" here, but this guy is a rarity, so me,
too. Gernsheim is not as good as the three Mimi listed, but not many
composers were/are. But he's damn good and very much of that Brahmsian
school. Maybe a bit lighter, but very enjoyable.
Roger Hecht
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