Richard Pennycuick seconds Steve Schwartz's: >>...look[ing] forward to more issues of the series. > >The symphonies have all been released by Da Capo on four CDs with two >per CD except for the most recent which couples the fifth symphony with >the third piano concerto, a terrific piece, imo. This suggests that Da >Capo might give us the rest of the piano concertos - there are four - >not to mention concertos for clarinet, for violin and viola, for cello, >for oboe and for flute... Didn't know there were this many, but do count me among those eager for new releases. There's an oratorio I haven't heard, but HD Koppel's recorded concertante works are, indeed, far from complete to date. The cello concerto is on a Bis CD with one for violin by Ib Norholm -- which sounded most indigestible, last I sampled (time to review that..?). But what there is of the rest seems to be scattered among his work as a piano soloist. Acquisition is made very expensive, in short, if it's his music one's after. I inquiried about this in June 2003, and was told by Danacord that their series 'Herman D. Koppel: Composer & Pianist' was assembled by an arrangement with his family that stipulated that no changes were to be made of their contents. I think it just went out of print. I don't wonder why. What there is of his chamber works is as good, to me, but, again, scattered. There's a wind octet on a CD with four other composers, and another daCapo CD with his Sextet for piano and winds, together with works by NV Bentzon -- who's worth one's trouble but doesn't strike me as quite of HDK's stature. There's also a recording with his piano quartet, a solo piano suite, Ternio for clo/pf, and Cantilena for vln/clo (Point PCD 5082). A full-price CD with a most unsatisfactory 38 minutes of very satisfying music! I guess he was not seen as deserving recordings devoted to him alone. Until recently, we hope. Bert Bailey