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It is often forgotten that Cherubini, best remembered today for his Requiem (Naxos 8554749) and opera 'M?®d?®e', was held in the highest regard by his contemporaries, including Beethoven who considered him to be the greatest living composer of all. With its echoes of Schubert and Rossini, and a brilliant closing movement, Cherubini's only symphony is a highly inventive and beautifully proportioned work. The three opera overtures, once a familiar part of concert programmes, are dramatic works filled with suspense and intervening passages of tender lyricism.