The Russian-born Mischa Spoliansky (1898—1985) became one of the major names in cabaret in 1920s Berlin and then, as a refugee from Nazi Germany, in London, he became one of the best-known composers of film scores. He also wrote a handful of orchestral works, which have remained unknown until now. His Boogie is a witty, tongue-in-cheek piece of orchestral jazz, and the Overture to My Husband and I, one of his stage shows, has a Mozartian sparkle and wit. But it is his only Symphony, an epic statement composed over a period of nearly three decades, that constitutes his real achievement as an orchestral composer – the fourth of its five movements apparently offering Spoliansky’s own musical commentary on the Holocaust. -TOCCATA CLASSICS

My Husband and I: Overture (1967)
1. Allegro furioso [05:37]

2. Boogie (1958)
Maestoso - Allegro con brio [10:42]

Symphony in Five Movements (1941 - 69)
3. I. And thus was man created: Monumentale [12:24]
4. II. Ode to Love: Animato [07:50]
5. III. Humoresque: Of Laughter: Rubato [05:31]
6. IV. Of Weeping (Lament): Pesante [13:25]
7. V. And new life blooms from the ruins (Epilogue): Andante con passione [18:12]