Richard Pennycuick have stuff turn up after digging down his LP's, then
contemplates:
>Rosenberg's Symphony #2 on Turnabout conducted by Herbert Blomstedt,
>recorded in the 60s.
This recording was prob. licenced from Swedish Society Discofil- and as
such its availible on CD (SCD 1026) copl. w. The Marionetter Overture &
the Louisville concerto.
>I've heard a couple of his other seven symphonies and like them very much.
I can boast to having heard all of them, and I can agree that there is
a shotage on disc, comming to the symphonies - besides the 2'nd - there
is only on disc: No. 3 and 6 (Phono Suecia PSCD 100) No. 4 (Johannes
uppenbarelse) (Musica Sveciae MSCD 624), there is also a 3 cd box with
Rosenberg conducting Rosenberg with S's 3, 4, 5 (Caprice CAP 21510, with a
lot other HR music) - on Caprice You can also find a box with the 12 string
quartets (CAP 21431).
>Nobody seems to have recorded any for many years.
Well, thats not completely true, they might just not have turned up down
under. Well, no symphonies: But there has come five CD's dedicated to
HR's music during the last years, on Daphne (www.daphne.se), the complete
piano music, two discs with solo piano (DR1001 & DR1003) and piano
concertos 1 & 2 (DR1006). There is also a disc with Concertos for strings
1 & 4 and the suite on Swedish folk tunes on CPO (999 573-2), and a disc
with the ballet "Orpheus on the town" & the prelude to the last judgement
on Musica Svecia - Modern Classics/Phono Suecia (PSCD 702) (there is also
a projeted disc in this series wich will contain the Operaoratorio
"Lycksalighetens oe" There are also a couple of discs with occasional HR
works, but those You'll have to wait for until the complete (C)Discography.
>Robert von Bahr, where are you when we need you?
If RvB dont listen, I have heard net-rumours that CPO now wen they have
finished ther Pettersson, Rangstrom and Petersson-Berger excursions let
the before mentioned disc be the first in a HR survey (it's an
unconfirmed rumour, but if We are many asking about it, it might come
true..).
>He could even give Blomstedt the gig.
Don't think Decca will lend him out? But I have herd atleast three Young
Swedish conductors do HR symphonies and all of them would do well, not
least; B. Tommy Andersson who conducted the "Orpheus on the town"disc and
Petter Sundqvist who did the Piano Concerto disc.
>Andrey Balanchivadze's Symphony #2.
Any of his music on CD? - Havent heard any, but the sibling connection
spurs an interest.
And what happend to Meshdunarodnaya Kniga? Anyone heard of them lately?
>It occurs to me that younger members of the list - say <35 - probably
>don't own any LPs, or a turntable.
I think Richard may be just a bit disinformed on this point (without
counting myself; just having turned 34 - I have three gramophones and 4
meters of LP's), No I will not say that vinyl is the next comming thing,
and I dont know Australia, but localy the market for SH'ed players and
discs for black plastic is alive and kicking, much to my surprise because
kids, yea, mostly boys, in their late teens and up consider it tres cool!
>Sometimes, I feel old!
Please mate, anyone who still has a turntable is a youngster, just think
about how much more exercise one gets from spinning those oldie discs 8^)
Who BTW recomend every disc He has mentioned above, beginnners may well
start with either the CPO or SSD with the second symphony et al.
peter lundin, gothenburg.se
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