Ah, Spring is sprung, albeit still cold and wet in parts of Blighty. An appropriately lush and really rather lovely piece of yearningly romantic orchestral writing is this one. Thanks for uploading.
Another 'thumbs up', Rodders. I often wonder where recorded classical music would be without the enterprising groundwork done in the 1960s by companies such as Supraphon, Lyrita and Melodiya (I should include HMV - not only because of the promotion of British music but also their association with Melodiya). I'm sure companies such as Chandos, Hyperion and BIS (now seen as 'essential' for the collector investigating more obscure repertoire) would have been less inclined to record as they have done had the likes of Supraphon, Lyrita and Melodiya not persisted with their promotion of national repertoire (and I don't mean 'nationalistic'!).
Less so than might be thought, Rodders. Prior to re-releases and new recordings on CD, there were only 130 (give or take) LP releases. I did have quite a few of the HMV/Melodiya releases (as well as a few on the Melodiya label itself) and always investigated Supraphon whenever I got the opportunity. The beauty of the Supraphon releases (especially for Czech and other Eastern European repertoire) was that they were comparatively cheap compared to Lyrita!
Tony, the only Lyrita LPs I had were World Record Club pressings. Over here, you could only get originals as a special order. So, my real Lyrita discovery came in the 90s on CD - prior to that my British music came via Chandos and EMI. I had a few EMI Melodiyas, almost all second hand. Melodiya original LPs were even harder to come by, except as ordered from pro-Soviet bookshops in Australia. Likewise, almost all my Supraphons were second hand.
Likewise, many of my Supraphons and Melodiyas (and Lyritas, come to that) were second hand. I was blessed in that, from the late 1970s, I lived in London and was able to lose myself (quite literally) in the sheer volume of second-hand record shops in the city. Apart from Gramex (which Max knew of), I remember Harold Moore's in Poland Street and another in Camden Town (the name escapes me now) plus others which were dedicated to classical music. On top of this, both Soho (which, basically, is where Poland Street is) and Notting Hill had good second hand shops although the LP quality was not so good. I don't know about you but I was scrupulous regarding second hand LPs, I wanted the best quality vinyl I could find.
Ah, Spring is sprung, albeit still cold and wet in parts of Blighty. An appropriately lush and really rather lovely piece of yearningly romantic orchestral writing is this one. Thanks for uploading.
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Another 'thumbs up', Rodders. I often wonder where recorded classical music would be without the enterprising groundwork done in the 1960s by companies such as Supraphon, Lyrita and Melodiya (I should include HMV - not only because of the promotion of British music but also their association with Melodiya). I'm sure companies such as Chandos, Hyperion and BIS (now seen as 'essential' for the collector investigating more obscure repertoire) would have been less inclined to record as they have done had the likes of Supraphon, Lyrita and Melodiya not persisted with their promotion of national repertoire (and I don't mean 'nationalistic'!).
Tony, I imagine that your (former) collection of Supraphon and Melodiya LPs would have been dwarfed by all the Lyritas :)
Less so than might be thought, Rodders. Prior to re-releases and new recordings on CD, there were only 130 (give or take) LP releases. I did have quite a few of the HMV/Melodiya releases (as well as a few on the Melodiya label itself) and always investigated Supraphon whenever I got the opportunity. The beauty of the Supraphon releases (especially for Czech and other Eastern European repertoire) was that they were comparatively cheap compared to Lyrita!
Tony, the only Lyrita LPs I had were World Record Club pressings. Over here, you could only get originals as a special order. So, my real Lyrita discovery came in the 90s on CD - prior to that my British music came via Chandos and EMI. I had a few EMI Melodiyas, almost all second hand. Melodiya original LPs were even harder to come by, except as ordered from pro-Soviet bookshops in Australia. Likewise, almost all my Supraphons were second hand.
Likewise, many of my Supraphons and Melodiyas (and Lyritas, come to that) were second hand. I was blessed in that, from the late 1970s, I lived in London and was able to lose myself (quite literally) in the sheer volume of second-hand record shops in the city. Apart from Gramex (which Max knew of), I remember Harold Moore's in Poland Street and another in Camden Town (the name escapes me now) plus others which were dedicated to classical music. On top of this, both Soho (which, basically, is where Poland Street is) and Notting Hill had good second hand shops although the LP quality was not so good. I don't know about you but I was scrupulous regarding second hand LPs, I wanted the best quality vinyl I could find.
Tony, the selection here was modest so I would just buy what I could find. If I procrastinated, I missed out...