Heinrich XXIV, Prince Reuss-Köstritz (1855-1910), from the younger line of the Thuringian princely house of Reuss composed six symphonies and many songs, choral and piano works, and chamber pieces. Well regarded in his own lifetime by the public, critics and composer friends such as Johannes Brahms, he awaits rediscovery today as a ‘minor master’.

The Prince was responsible for the management of the family estates in Bad Köstritz and Ernstbrunn, but felt just as much ‘the duty to make the mos...