Johann Wenzel Kalliwoda
(1801-1866)
Symphony #5 in B minor, Op 106 (1840)
Symphony#7 in F Major (1843)
Overture #16
Das Neue Orchester/Christoph Spering
CPO 777139-2 68:29
The Bohemian Kalliwoda (aka Kalivoda) spent most of his career in Germany, especially at Donaueschingen. His music shows the influence of Beethoven, Weber and Mendelssohn. Das Neue Orchester is an historically-informed practice band which plays these works with great spirit, and makes much of the occasional unusual percussion writing. Such performances are not to all tastes, but I think Spering's musicians make the best case for unfamiliar music.
