The Romantic revival in European classical music arose in the 1960s after decades of relatively conservative and traditional offerings by the world's concert presenting organizations and record companies.
After World War II there was an over-emphasis on the canon of standard “great masterpieces”, co-existing with disdain for any music that was perceived as not profound in intent.
Similarly, there was a widespread and profound change in the way music was taught, with the traditional conservatory bar-by-bar reading of the text (score) replacing the earlier centuries' interest in spontaneity, imagination and personality in performance.
"The RRO was founded with a purpose in mind: to revive Romantic music in the wider classical genre, in a relevant and modern style hence, Romantic-Revival.
"[1] "The RRO is intended to be a platform for composers to express their emotions in a colorfully tonal and refreshing way, in an overly grey and monotonous world.