Lyrita - up to 25% off | Presto Music

Until 23rd December, we're offering up to 25% off titles from the Lyrita's catalogue of treasures, on CD and download - the perfect opportunity to explore new musical vistas.

From the 1960s to the 1990s, those with a taste for obscure English classical composers, or for the obscure works of the well-known ones, needed only one port of call: Lyrita Records. Founded in 1959 by Richard Itter, the label specialised in finding the great unknowns of our musical canon, and putting them before the public. It did so on vinyl LPs that became renowned both for the high standard of their pressings and their performances: LPs that today change hands for up to £150 on the internet. A great deal has happened in the intervening years, but eventually an agreement was made so that the legendary Lyrita catalogue could be reissued on CD and now downloads.

Lyrita has broadened our access to English music. Featured composers include Lutyens, Maconchy, Sterndale-Bennett, Musgrave, Berkeley, Holst, Hurlstone, Lloyd, Maw, Finzi and Birtwistle. Artists include Roderick Williams, Simon Callaghan, Martin Roscoe, Vernon Handley, Clare Hammond, Thea King, Adrian Boult, Norman Del Mar, BBC Philharmonic, Bernard Roberts and most of the great British orchestras.

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