Felix Woyrsch - Symphony No.1 in C-minor, Op.52 (1907) 

Personally, I don't care if Woyrsch 'sounds like' Beethoven, Brahms or any other - I have had enough of them, both in concert and in my record collection. Why not just enjoy the music of any 'Woyrsch' out there, without any 'comparisons' or stupid remarks like 'if it sounds like Beethoven or Brahms or if it does not sound like them, we do not have to listen to it'

Certamente, muitos amantes da boa música como eu próprio, estão felizes com o conteudo diversificado que este magnífico canal disponibiliza e, certamente, também, todos agradecemos. São obras magníficas de autores igualmente magníficos que não tiveram merecidos espaços na maioria das salas de concertos!... As partituras, mesmo com algumas dificuldades de obtenção estariam nas grandes orquestras, mas interpretar sempre os mesmos nem precisa ensaiar muito, e, em razão disso, muitas obras magníficas continuarão na obscuridade, o que é de lamentar, mas, incansáveis pesquisadores de conteúdos e canais de altíssimo nível como KulhauDifeng, José Ignácio H e Lusofolias, alem de alguns outros, colocam em vitrine essas desconhecidas maravilhas. A eles somos gratos.

Dramatic.

Well, I listened to five minutes of this symphony and now I know why I never heard of Woyrsch before. He was a talented composer but not a genius.

What a wonderful symphony from a (yet again) composer unknown to me. Thank you for posting it. Great 4th movement.

Powerful, sincere, with just the right mix of contemplative reflection and muscular clarity. An important work.

Brahms´ or Bruckner´s roots ? The intermediation of clarinet and horns is remarcable. Really appreciated, thank you.

It’s just representation of a brilliant and epic pieces of music. The dialogue here is as if we were talking about the correct interpretation of “Scripture”. We have here is a flamboyant performance, well executed, well thought out emotionally sensitive

Beautiful music!::

First movement is terrible. The music just stops and goes and stops and goes. No development

Beautiful artwork!!

... würdiges Gedenken an den vormals oft aufgeführten großen Altonaer Chor- und Konzert-Direktor ...

Very amazing picture!

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Wonderful music! Thank You very much!! 💖

Once more you have given us a gem. Thank you very much! I don't know what your source is for these wonderful works, but I hope you treasure it.

Dans le 4° mouvement, je crois entendre un mélange de Bruckner et Mahler 🎵🎶. Merci pour cette découverte 🙏

Bravo! Thanks. Quite stirring.

Woyrsch died in Opava in 1944. From listening to his music it is imposiible to deduce that the war was going on in full swing , the air sirens were used all the time. The painting illustrating his symphony is much more in tune with his music. Both music and painting are amazing.

Mov.II very beautiful, and full of emotion

takes a bit to get going, but we'll worth the effort. Thank you for this quite special work, and so well played!

21:24 21:51

I liked it. Added it to my revisit collection

sounds kinda czech to me :)

I appreciate the Romantic era in music a great deal. But just as there are scads of lesser-known composers and pieces of music from the Baroque and Classical periods that have been unearthed in recent years, we have the same with the deeper exploration of the Romantic era that is happening today, thanks in part to the pioneering work of the German CPO label. While not objectionable in any way, this symphony by Woyrsch falls into the same category: not especially memorable but worthy of the occasional hearing -- particularly when one is tired of "yet another" outing of a Bruckner or Brahms symphony.

Perhaps that last movement is a little too Brahmsian for its date.

Mov III 10:32?

Enjoyable and well performed. I find his works competent and nicely scored, but not particularly profound when compared with some of his better known contemporaries.

aucun intérêt

Definitely Brahmsian touches (p[izzicatos in first movement, for example).

I can't share the enthusiasm of other people here. This is a terribly dull work, lacking inspiration and development. Quite bland overall. The best movement is the 4th. The best thing about it is the picture on the video to be honest. The 2nd Symphony is rather similar, and again, the 4th mov. is the best one there. From the 3rd Symphony things begin to get better. The 4th and 5th Symphonies convey more confident ideas and there is more 'meat'.

quelle belle découverte ! merci KuhlauDilfeng2 what a great discovery! Thank you KuhlauDilfeng2 Was für eine großartige Entdeckung! Danke KuhlauDilfeng2

It's ok, but it lacks anything you can really latch on to. (Just my opinion, others will differ).