FRANZ LACHNER (1803-1890): Overture to König Oedipus, Seit ich ihn gesehen from Frauenliebe und -leben, Op. 82, LOUIS SPOHR (1784-1859): Overture to Der Berggeist, Op. 73, Kunegunde's Recitative and Aria from Faust, Zwiegesang and Wiegenlied from 6 deutsche Lieder, Op. 103, FRANZ SCHUBERT (1797-1828): Symphonic fragment, D 615, Romanze from Die Verschworenen, D 787, Der Hirt auf dem Felsen, D 965, WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART (1756-1791): Schon lacht der holde Frühling, K.580.

Description: An odd little release, with two Spohr, one Lachner and one Schubert Lieder arranged for orchestra with the original soprano and clarinet, but it gives collectors the opportunity to hear Lachner's overture (1852), Spohr's overture (1824), Schubert's quite rare symphonic fragment (completed in 1982 by Peter Gülke); heck, even the Mozart unfinished insert aria for a German version of Paisiello's Il barbiere di Siviglia is rare by Mozart recording standards. German-English texts. Chen Reiss (soprano), Andy Miles (clarinet), Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra; Pietro Rizzo.