Music lovers: who's in your collection that's not in anyone else's?

[dmallind]

62. If you're a string guy the only interest in the others would be Alkan's Cello Sonata

It's a hybrid of Romantic and Modern really that stretches but does not break diatonic and chromatic boundaries.

If you are a fan of Romantic era pianism though, both Alkan (more virtuosic but still lyrical) and Medtner (more lyrical but still virtuosic) are must have's. Preludes in all major and minor keys and the 3rd and 4th Sonatas respectively are the showstoppers. Hamelin's versions are recommended for the latter.

Magnard, obviously given the Bruckner reference, is one for sweeping orchestral grandeur. Weird bit of trivia - he, a Frenchman, chose to stay behind and fight an invading German army unit single handed when escape was not difficult. Who knows how much more he could have produced had he not, since the predictable fatality ensued.

I do have a few Suk Quartet recordings with Josef's descendant leading them yep, but confess never heard of the nonagenarian pianist.