Otar Taktakischvili (1924-1989) Georgian

[Alan Howe]

Agreed. We need to hear what's being discussed...

[Mark Thomas]

Thanks to Christopher's kindness I've now sampled Mindia, and I'm happy to confirm that it's written in a quasi-romantic style, anachronistic for its time, but quite in keeping with our site's remit.

[Mark Thomas]

The label is unimportant I think. Although written well outside our era, the music is romantic in spirit, and as such I'm happy to see it posted here.

[eschiss1]

BTW there was a complete(??) recording of Mindi[j]a on MK LP in the 1950s (possibly reissued as a Melodiia CD set in 1984, unless that's a different recording, will have to double-check), and arias figure in a 2002-released song recital by Elvira Uzunian on Sonora Productions and (from someone else? Sung by Kuznetsova and Anjaparize?) in a LP miscellany in 1963. So it's possible, fwiw, that the upload already exists on CD/authorized download?? 


Ah. Unlikely, though. And the Kuznetsova excerpts are part of the 1950s/1984 recording which is conducted by a Mr Dimitriadi. Ok, good, good, the uploaded stuffs seem to be unmirrored. Sorry about that, sorry about that.

[Mark Thomas]

Fret not, Eric, it's always good to have you on the case!