Back in early January, Richard Pennycuick wrote:

>Last year I bought symphonies by Hamerik and by Gernsheim without
>really knowing what to expect, and was more than glad to have made their
>acquaintance.  Bendix sounds a little worrying and Danacord is not the
>easiest - or cheapest - of labels to get.

I also like the Hamerik symphonies, but the Gernsheim set still has not
hit the U.S.  (well, it hasn't hit me).  Ditto for the Bendix symphonies;
I think I'm being deprived on purpose.  Anyways, I would love to have both
sets; I've been getting more engrossed in Romantic-era symphonies and
chamber music lately.

>AFAIK, he's not been recorded before, but as soon as I say that, I know
>that someone will quote an ancient LP on some highly obscure label to
>prove me wrong.

I wouldn't do that, but a piano sonata from Bendix is available on a Rondo
*CD*.

Richard also asked if anyone had first-hand knowledge of the Bendix
symphonies.  Len Mullenger's "Music on the Web" site has a review of the
Danacord set - fairly complimentary.

Don Satz
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