One of the biggest classical festivals anywhere in the world is the BBC Proms in the UK mostly played at the Albert Hall where familiar Conductors and Orchestras travel from all over to perform over several weeks.
Some decades ago the BBC released hundreds of performances recorded at the Proms from the 1950s-1980s on their BBC legends label. They are now mostly out of print.
Have the BBC or other labels released performances from the Proms since then? I can't seem to find any. I understand we now live in a corporate world where Conductors and Orchestras are licensed with labels wholesale, so there might be an issue. Yet not all. I do know of one performance that was released by Hyperion of Brian's Gothic Symphony conducted by Martyn Brabbins a few years back. Is that all?
I just want to know what the issue(s) might be as they are mostly very very fine perfromances and should be made available in audio form somewhere along the line.
Some decades ago the BBC released hundreds of performances recorded at the Proms from the 1950s-1980s on their BBC legends label. They are now mostly out of print.
Have the BBC or other labels released performances from the Proms since then? I can't seem to find any. I understand we now live in a corporate world where Conductors and Orchestras are licensed with labels wholesale, so there might be an issue. Yet not all. I do know of one performance that was released by Hyperion of Brian's Gothic Symphony conducted by Martyn Brabbins a few years back. Is that all?
I just want to know what the issue(s) might be as they are mostly very very fine perfromances and should be made available in audio form somewhere along the line.