Certainly, it was a kick out: a small revenge for having been asked
stereotyped questions again and again. And he rightly regarded himself wider
than such questions supposed him to be. Certainly, it could not but evoke
regret and vexation that Melodia recording firm was lagging behind some
Western companies in producing his discs; that his symphonic, vocal, choral and
chamber-instrumental music was played in concerts so seldom; that a real
appreciation was gained only by several songs and musical pieces, such as: / Dreamed
I Reared the Sound of Rain..., My White City, Waltz for the film A
Hunting Accident, Ballade for Ion Drutse's play The Birds of Our Youth, and
a few more, pitilessly exploited in TV and radio programmes.
