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Our notions of what an early romantic symphony ought to be are so strongly coloured by Beethoven that one is tempted to criticize Cipriani Potter simply because he is different. It is, I fear, broadly true that the symphonic tradition, as we have come to know it, has its roots in the practices of...

No. 1 in D flat major, Op. 10. No. 2 in G minor, Op. 16. No. 3 in C major, Op. 26. No. 4 in B flat major, Op. 53, "for the left hand". No. 5 in G major, Op. 55.

Divertimento, Op. 43. Piano Sonata No. 4, Op. 29bis—Andante (orch. cpsr.). Symphonic Song, Op. 57. The prodigal son—ballet. Op. 46

No. 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 1. No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18. No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30. No. 4 in G minor, Op. 40.

Both the comparative versions listed above are very good and can still be safely recommended, especially to the real Reger enthusiast, since each contains a comparative rarity as fill-up: Sir Colin Davis's account of the Hiller Variations (on Orfeo) is coupled with Reger's Eine Ballettsuite, Op....