Roger Hecht wrote: Deryk Barker wrote: > >>Roger Hecht ([log in to unmask]) wrote: >> >>>... An odd thing about the Lyritas, again, if my memory serves. Boult >>>always divided the violins, but on those Lyrita recordings of the Elgar >>>symphonies I don't think he did. No idea why. >> >>Because the engineers talked him into it, somewhat reluctantly. > >Really? I always wondered what that was about. I wonder why he gave in. >I mean, who the hell was Lyrita? Great sounding LPs, but I'm amazed they >had that kind of clout with Boult. But I guess that must be it. I could be wrong, and someone's sure to tell me if I am, but I think these records were made during a period when Boult was making few records and for smaller companies, so his clout may have been less than it once was. I've never understood this unaccountable neglect. Richard Pennycuick [log in to unmask]