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Music Lane It's all about the music, dude! Sit down, relax and listen to some tunes. |
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Music Lane It's all about the music, dude! Sit down, relax and listen to some tunes. |
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In Reply to: What are the masterworks of the English Revival? posted by hinduclient on March 15, 2007 at 07:56:31:
If I were you I'd stay clear of trying to find the "masterworks," as one person's masterwork is often another's mediocrity. Your other reply mentioned Lyrita, which is a wonderful label for this music. Some months ago I started collecting Lyrita LPs (my financial limitations keep my urges reltively in check, however), and now have about 8 of them counting the ones I've had since they were current. I just got the Moeran symphony and my reaction is different from garrod's. I like other pieces/recordings on the label much better. But my point is not that I'm right and he's wrong, but is to suggest you take your enthusiasm as an enthusiasm, and don't shrink it by trying to pre-determine which are masterworks. I suggest you start sampling vintage Lyrita on LP or the CD reissues, whichever is your preference. Along the way you'll discover some lovely music YOU consider masterpieces and often even if they're not masterpieces they're lovely and rewarding to hear! By the way you can find Lyrita LPs also released by the Musical Heritage Society and the US HNH label. The single comparison I've done suggested that the native Lyrita LPs sound better but that could have only been the case with the one recording I compared. One nice thing about the Lyrita recordings (at least the LPs) is that in addition to very appealing music the standard for sound quality is extremely high. They tend to be extremely natural and analog sounding.
Elliot Berlin
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