No, this is not the name of a new enterprise that specializes in albums forgotten on bench parks or the subway. It is a Website devoted to forgotten composers or forgotten music by otherwise great composers. As stated on their home page, “many classical collectors are now searching beyond the standard repertoire for more esoteric fare. There’s an abundance of it to be found in all those scores that down through the years have for one reason or another become lost to the general public.”

Analekta has long been aware of this need to step away from beaten tracks, as many recent releases demonstrate, whether it be the premiere of André Mathieu’s Concertino by Alain Lefèvre, Valérie Milot’s Harp Recital or Ensemble Caprice’s take on Telemann and the Baroque Gypsies or double bassist Joel Quarrington’s recital on Garden Scene.

Or how about discovering Théodore Dubois’ symphonic work, Adonis, a rather charming work, as played by the Orchestre de la francophonie…

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