Melodiya Madness!

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Lilas Pastia

#60
November 05, 2007, 03:06:05 PM
Quote from: MahlerTitan on November 05, 2007, 10:55:03 AM
oh, it that case, it's my fault, sure, i'll upload the "0" and "00" symphonies in a short while.

I'll certainly be quite happy to pounce on it as soon as you upload them :D.

For some reason, "00" has flown under my radar for the past 35 years. That would be my first acquaintance with that 'student' work since I last heard it - once - on radio.

Thanks in advance!

Drasko

#62
November 05, 2007, 08:55:17 PM
Quote from: MahlerTitan on November 05, 2007, 05:02:37 PM
okay, done. Rozh's Bruckner symphony in D minor and F minor:


Thank you!

Renfield

#63
November 07, 2007, 04:33:47 PM
Quote from: Que on October 31, 2007, 12:52:14 PM


Just confirming that the above recording is also available, as a result of the "miracle" Melodiya "tide". However, I was both not in the mood for Onegin while my sore (understatement) throat was torturing me, and more-or-less out of classical music money, yesterday. :(

There's also a Rozhdestvensky Shostakovich 7th still available.

Finally, I still owe some feedback on Mravinsky's Brahms, which I'll provide as soon as I've re-lstened more carefully to his 2nd and 4th. His Schubert, Sibelius and Bruckner, on the other hand, I can certify as ranging from excellent to superb. 8)

Renfield

#64
February 03, 2008, 08:06:18 PM
And before I go back to being GMG-inactive for the present, let me engage in some "thread necromancy" to note that I did manage to find Svetlanov's Swan Lake in its Melodiya issue, a while ago, and yes, it is that good. ;D

Also the rest of Mravinsky's Shostakovich, much to my delight.

petrarch

#65
July 26, 2011, 05:29:22 PM
Not my cup of tea, but Allegro has their entire Melodiya series (17 titles, is that the whole label's catalogue?) at a 25% discount this week.

http://www.allegro-music.com/label_search.asp?label=MYD
//p
The music collection.
The hi-fi system: Esoteric X-03SE -> Pathos Logos -> Analysis Audio Amphitryon.
A view of the whole

Dancing Divertimentian

#66
July 26, 2011, 08:18:15 PM Last Edit: July 26, 2011, 08:55:30 PM by Dancing Divertimentian
Quote from: petrarch on July 26, 2011, 05:29:22 PM
Not my cup of tea, but Allegro has their entire Melodiya series (17 titles, is that the whole label's catalogue?)....[snip]......

Not by a million miles... ;D


Veit Bach-a baker who found his greatest pleasure in a little cittern which he took with him even into the mill and played while the grinding was going on. In this way he had a chance to have the rhythm drilled into him. And this was the beginning of a musical inclination in his descendants. JS Bach

Daverz

#67
July 26, 2011, 11:57:20 PM
Quote from: petrarch on July 26, 2011, 05:29:22 PM
Not my cup of tea, but Allegro has their entire Melodiya series (17 titles, is that the whole label's catalogue?) at a 25% discount this week.

http://www.allegro-music.com/label_search.asp?label=MYD

MDT has 384 matches for Melodiya.

Renfield

#68
August 10, 2011, 04:16:15 PM
Yes, Melodiya's catalogue is insane (as per my original title of this thread). :D


Speaking of which, should you find the Rozhdestvensky Sibelius cycle of offer, or even at a reasonable price, and you like Sibelius at all, it's one of those unexpected 24-carat diamonds of the Melodiya catalogue; or even the Sibelius catalogue.

Short of Vänskä's uber-'authentic' cycle, I can't think of any (complete) cycle I would have before Rozhdestvensky's, much to my surprise when I acquired it. No allowances for being 'Russian-style': it's just great Sibelius, including the best 3rd I know!

Superhorn

#69
August 12, 2011, 12:43:59 PM
   There is another first-rate recording of the Nose with Gergiev and the Mariinsky forces on the Mariinsky's own label.
   By all means get it.  What used to be called the Kirov opera has been issuing some acclaimed recordings conducted by Gergiev,
  such as Parsifal , which I haven't hear but would very much like to, and most recently, Lucia Di Lammermoor, which is not
an opera you would expect him to do.  When an great  conductor does this opera, the results can be revelatory.

Dancing Divertimentian

#70
August 13, 2011, 10:02:18 PM
Quote from: Superhorn on August 12, 2011, 12:43:59 PM
   There is another first-rate recording of the Nose with Gergiev and the Mariinsky forces on the Mariinsky's own label.
   By all means get it.

Yep. I haven't heard it myself but all the press seems gushing in its praise. I sure wish I needed another Nose. Gergiev's would be it.


Veit Bach-a baker who found his greatest pleasure in a little cittern which he took with him even into the mill and played while the grinding was going on. In this way he had a chance to have the rhythm drilled into him. And this was the beginning of a musical inclination in his descendants. JS Bach

Roy Bland

#71
February 23, 2020, 05:09:46 PM Last Edit: February 23, 2020, 05:28:13 PM by Roy Bland

vandermolen

#72
February 23, 2020, 10:29:15 PM Last Edit: February 24, 2020, 11:37:29 PM by vandermolen
Was unaware of this thread - may pre-date my membership. Thank you Roy Bland for reviving it. One of my favourite Melodiya releases (3 CDs) of Miaskovsky/Myaskovsky. Striking (no pun intended) cover art:

Other Melodiya sets that I have enjoyed:
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The Melikov has the most striking cover art.
"Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm" (Churchill).

'The test of a work of art is, in the end, our affection for it, not our ability to explain why it is good' (Stanley Kubrick).

Irons

#73
February 25, 2020, 12:04:46 AM
Good news to discover a sleeping Melodiya thread here. Some years ago there was a forum dedicated to Russian recorded classical music. I never contributed but was fun reading of composers with unpronounceable names I had never heard of!

For collectors of Melodiya LP records this is a handy tool.   http://www.pnprecords.spb.ru/vynil-labels/index.phtml
You must have a very good opinion of yourself to write a symphony - John Ireland.

I opened the door people rushed through and I was left holding the knob - Bo Diddley.

Irons

#74
February 25, 2020, 12:23:23 AM


Evgeny Golubev : 7th Symphony (The Heroic).
You must have a very good opinion of yourself to write a symphony - John Ireland.

I opened the door people rushed through and I was left holding the knob - Bo Diddley.

vandermolen

#75
February 25, 2020, 12:33:48 AM
Quote from: Irons on February 25, 2020, 12:23:23 AM


Evgeny Golubev : 7th Symphony (The Heroic).
What's it like Lol?

"Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm" (Churchill).

'The test of a work of art is, in the end, our affection for it, not our ability to explain why it is good' (Stanley Kubrick).

vandermolen

#76
February 25, 2020, 12:39:55 AM Last Edit: February 25, 2020, 12:43:29 AM by vandermolen
A work which impressed me was Balanchivadze Symphony No.1. It starts all jolly 'Socialist Realist' but actually IMO is a work of considerable depth:

From the cover photo it looks like the symphony was composed by former President George W. Bush.
"Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm" (Churchill).

'The test of a work of art is, in the end, our affection for it, not our ability to explain why it is good' (Stanley Kubrick).

Irons

#77
February 26, 2020, 12:19:47 AM
Quote from: vandermolen on February 25, 2020, 12:39:55 AM
A work which impressed me was Balanchivadze Symphony No.1. It starts all jolly 'Socialist Realist' but actually IMO is a work of considerable depth:

From the cover photo it looks like the symphony was composed by former President George W. Bush.

Got it! No I haven't!! Melodiya can be cheapskate with their covers - I have in fact the 2nd Symphony on my shelves not your 1st.

You must have a very good opinion of yourself to write a symphony - John Ireland.

I opened the door people rushed through and I was left holding the knob - Bo Diddley.

Irons

#78
February 26, 2020, 12:23:42 AM
Quote from: vandermolen on February 25, 2020, 12:33:48 AM
What's it like Lol?

Need to give it a spin to refresh my memory, Jeffrey. Golubev was a pupil of Miaskovsky.
You must have a very good opinion of yourself to write a symphony - John Ireland.

I opened the door people rushed through and I was left holding the knob - Bo Diddley.

Roy Bland

#79
December 23, 2025, 07:47:56 PM
Towards the end of the year, Melodiya resumed record production at its own plant in Novosibirsk. Kultura asked Karina Abramyan, First Deputy General Director of Melodiya, to comment on this news.
— How long ago did the idea of ��establishing record production arise? What is the reason for the recent increased demand for vinyl among music lovers, and especially record collectors?
— The idea came to Melodiya's General Director, Andrey Krichevsky, in the summer of 2024. So, it took about fourteen months from the initial concept to its implementation.
As for the increased demand, which has indeed been observed over the past ten to fifteen years... I think it's connected to the trend toward "the desire to own art." In our case, vinyl is a unique way of "owning music." The medium has now reached a certain plateau: that is, mass-market vinyl sales are unlikely to be expected—everything "multi-million" is now digital.
— The four "first signs" of the renewed Russian vinyl industry: David Tukhmanov's album "On the Wave of My Memory," Zodiac's Disco Alliance record, recordings by VIA "Dos-Mukasan," and also... "Autogenic training for alcohol abusers. Emotional-stress psychotherapy session for those wishing to quit smoking."
— The release of "Autogenic Training" is, of course, a pre-New Year's joke, but the recording is nonetheless quite interesting and valuable, as this material hasn't been released on a physical medium for over forty years. Jokes aside, few people remember that, in addition to psychological training, this record also features a wealth of wonderful music: Vivaldi, Saint-Saëns, and Massenet, performed by great musicians—the Rudolf Barshai Orchestra, the Bolshoi Theater Violin Ensemble, and others. As for the other releases, it's simple: these records were consistently immensely popular in the USSR and continue to generate interest among music lovers.
— Which task is Melodiya's higher priority: reissuing famous records from its extensive back catalog or releasing new recordings on vinyl?
— For now, we're primarily focused on releasing the most iconic recordings from our archive. We've already prepared albums dedicated to the works of Alexandra Pakhmutova, Anna German, and the Pesnyary and Orlan ensembles. There will also be time-tested classical music releases featuring artists such as Grigory Sokolov and Vladimir Spivakov. We also plan to release several famous children's records, including "Ali Baba" and "Old Man Hottabych." All of them will go on sale in the spring of 2026.
— The need to revive the domestic vinyl industry is truly long overdue. However, isn't there a concern that something will hinder the triumphant march of records? In the late 1980s and early 1990s, as we recall, records lost the battle to compact discs.
— Observations over the past few decades have shown that vinyl has not only made a comeback but has taken a firm place in music lovers' music collections. However, I wouldn't draw parallels with compact discs in this case. After all, if we're talking about new trends in this area, Zoomers have once again shown a strong interest in both CDs and DVDs. So, I believe that all the previous media will now be able to coexist harmoniously in niche formats within the music community. And that's encouraging: let all flowers bloom!

Denis Bocharov, December 22, 2025
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