Pavel Baleff - Orchestral Music of the Schuncke Family (2013)

Three world premiere recordings of high-quality 19th-century orchestral works: this alone will cause listeners to sit up and take notice. The fact that the Concertante for Violin and Cello, the Horn Concerto and the fully fledged Symphony were created by three members of one and the same family of musicians is surely almost unique and a cause for jubilation amongst experts. Music lovers will also be glad that the three compositions by Messieurs Schuncke are so thrillingly and flawlessly performed by the soloists of the Baden-Baden Philharmonic under their principal conductor Pavel Baleff that the musicians encounter these rarities with the same seriousness as with Wagner or Brahms. Repertoire value and interpretation of this GENUIN CD: outstanding!