Dave Lampson wrote: >For instance, they have a recording on Schwann of the two symphonies >by the philosopher-pianist Eduard Erdmann (1896-1958). Has anyone heard >this? And then there's Heinz Tiessen's (1887-1971) second symphony with >some other orchestral works. I could go on and on... I reviewed the Erdmann in ARG a while back. I liked them quite a bit. They're right in that post Mahler mode. Tiessen was Erdmann's teacher, I think. I didn't review that one, but like it almost as much as the Erdmann. >Any recommendations, especially for instrumental music from the >renaissance through conservative 20th century, would be very welcome. I could go on for hours and don't know where to start. It would be easier to go from a starting point of interest, though I suspect you're trying to stimulate conversation??? Roger Hecht