Ron S

Which one is you? 😃

Diamond, Music for "Romeo and Juliet" / Concerto for Small Orchestra Hanson, Serenade for Flute, Harp, and Strings / Variations on a Theme of Youth / Pastorale for Oboe, Harp, and Strings Piston, Sinfonietta / Serenata for Orchestra Creston, Choreografic Suite Gerard Schwarz, New York Chamber Symphony, Carol Rosenberger (piano, Variations) (Delos)

Well, I almost stopped listening to music while this forum was down because, really, what's the point? 😜 But I DID listen to some anyway, including: Hanson, Symphony No. 1 / "Merry Mount" Suite / "Pan and the Priest" Symphonic Poem / Rhythmic Variations on Two Ancient Hymns Kenneth Schermerhorn, Nashville Symphony Orchestra (Naxos) Now listening to: Schumann, Piano Quintet (arranged for string orchestra by Earl Wild) Dohnanyi, Piano Quintet No. 1 (arranged for string orchestra by Earl Wild) Earl Wild (piano), Isaiah Jackson, American String Orchestra (Ivory Classics)

Money sent. Hope it helps!

Too many to count--or remember! 😜 It really is a uniformly great series. Off the top of my head though--and by no means an exhaustive list--a couple that really stood out for me were Op. 20 and Op. 50. But really, all are very good and many--most?--are great.

Concluding my current traversal of the Auryn Quartet's complete Haydn string quartets: Haydn, String Quartets, Op. 77 Nos. 1 and 2, Op. 103, Op. 42 Auryn Quartet (Tacet)

Hanson, Dies Natalis / The Mystic Trumpeter / Lumen in Christo / Lux Aeterna Gerard Schwarz, Seattle Symphony and Chorale, James Earl Jones (narrator, The Mystic Trumpeter) (Delos)

Haydn, String Quartets, Op. 76, Nos. 1-6 Auryn Quartet (Tacet)

Poulenc, Les Biches--Suite / Les Animaux modeles--Suite / Sinfonietta Jean-Luc Tingaud, RTE National Symphony Orchestra (Naxos)

Haydn, String Quartets, Op. 74, Nos. 1-3 Auryn Quartet (Tacet)

Haydn, String Quartets, Op. 71, Nos. 1-3 Auryn Quartet (Tacet)

Absolutely! 👍

For what it's worth, Ancerl's Wikipedia bio states the following: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karel_Ančerl There doesn't appear to be any specific source cited for that statement, but perhaps you can provide some context? It DOES appear that throughout his life, Oistrakh always stayed in the good graces of the Soviet regime, again for what it's worth.

Martinu, Symphonies Nos. 3 and 5 Arthur Fagen, National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine (Naxos)

Haydn, String Quartets, Op. 55, Nos. 1-3 Auryn Quartet (Tacet)

Haydn, String Quartets, Op. 54, Nos. 1-3 Auryn Quartet (Tacet)

Martinu, Symphonies Nos. 2 and 4 Arthur Fagen, National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine (Naxos)

Haydn, String Quartets, Op. 50, Nos. 1-6 Auryn Quartet (Tacet)

Martinu, Symphonies Nos. 1 and 6 Arthur Fagen, National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine (Naxos)

Haydn, String Quartets, Op. 33, Nos. 1-6 Auryn Quartet (Tacet)

Schubert, String Quartets Nos. 13 and 14 Prazak Quartet (Praga Digitals)

Haydn, String Quartets, Op. 20, Nos. 1-6 Auryn Quartet (Tacet)

A Copland Celebration, Vol. 3, Vocal and Choral Works (Sony)

Haydn, String Quartets, Op. 9, Nos. 1-6 Auryn Quartet (Tacet)

Hanson, Symphonies Nos. 1, 3, and 5 / Piano Concerto / "Merry Mount" Suite / Lament for Beowulf Gerard Schwarz, Seattle Symphony and Chorale, Carol Rosenberger (piano, Concerto) (Delos)