Bigshot Posted January 4, 2013 Report Share Posted January 4, 2013 Stoki in his 90s was more dynamic than many current conductors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B. Goren. Posted January 5, 2013 Report Share Posted January 5, 2013 Not sure anyone has mentioned the Stokowski Columbia Stereocollection. It is just like an OJC series, though the booklet is on the thin side. The Ives disc has some bonus material, from various Ives sampler LPs that Columbia put out I think the Ormandy RCA setis a pretty good deal, but you might have to go with one of the Amazon resellers. I've been listening to the Stokowski and it seems fine to me. I have just put in an order for the Ormandy. This one would seem like a better choice for Stokowski: http://www.amazon.co.../dp/B006ZJJ70O/ Don't know him yet, though. This is also a great Stokowski set: $29.76 on Amazon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejp626 Posted January 13, 2013 Report Share Posted January 13, 2013 Another one of these EMI big boxes coming out - this time the complete EMI recordings of Constantin Silvestri. Really almost no info on this (even whether it is 13 or 15 CDs) at the moment, but the pre-order price is just about $30 (slightly higher at Amazon.ca) and it seems hard to go wrong at that price. Some of the individual recordings that must be on this set have been highly praised. I think I'll go for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejp626 Posted January 13, 2013 Report Share Posted January 13, 2013 (edited) Releasing at the same time as the Silverstri is a 6 CD set (for $4 more than the Silvestri for half the CDs!) of Toscanini (the Complete HMV Recordings). I assume no overlap with the huge RCA set, but hard to tell sometimes. I think I have enough Toscanni to digest for the moment. Edited January 13, 2013 by ejp626 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted January 13, 2013 Report Share Posted January 13, 2013 There are also ICONs coming up by Brigitte Fassbaender, Boris Christoff and John McCormack. Here's a full set of links: http://www.amazon.fr/Icons-Brigitte-Fassbaender-Compilation/dp/B00ACHXF8A/ http://www.amazon.fr/Icons-Arturo-Toscanini-Compilation/dp/B00AFARIZA/ http://www.amazon.fr/Icons-Constantin-Silvestri-Compilation/dp/B00ACHXHII/ http://www.amazon.fr/Icons-Boris-Christoff-Compilation/dp/B00ACHXKC6/ http://www.amazon.fr/Icons-John-Mccormack-Compilation/dp/B00ACHXE4U/ I guess onlythe first two are of interest to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigshot Posted January 13, 2013 Report Share Posted January 13, 2013 Releasing at the same time as the Silverstri is a 6 CD set (for $4 more than the Silvestri for half the CDs!) of Toscanini (the Complete HMV Recordings). I assume no overlap with the huge RCA set, but hard to tell sometimes. I think I have enough Toscanni to digest for the moment. Those BBC SO recordings are in the big Tosci shoebox Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Lark Ascending Posted January 13, 2013 Report Share Posted January 13, 2013 My grandmother went to school with John McCormack! Remembered him as a snotty nosed kid eyeing up the sweets in the shop window in Athlone, Ireland where they both grew up. Bet he never told the Pope about that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarThrower Posted January 13, 2013 Report Share Posted January 13, 2013 Got this Nielsen set for 8 dollars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ayers Posted January 14, 2013 Report Share Posted January 14, 2013 Got this Nielsen set for 8 dollars. Any good? I'm currently comparing Jarvi, Vanska, and about-to-be-completed Davis versions. I can see that some of it is sort-of meaningful, but no-one has really made me feel it. So far. The floodgates may open.PS I am not new to Nielsen - at all - this is my nth attempt to make him work for me, and the most sustained so far.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted January 14, 2013 Report Share Posted January 14, 2013 Releasing at the same time as the Silverstri is a 6 CD set (for $4 more than the Silvestri for half the CDs!) of Toscanini (the Complete HMV Recordings). I assume no overlap with the huge RCA set, but hard to tell sometimes. I think I have enough Toscanni to digest for the moment. Those BBC SO recordings are in the big Tosci shoebox I don't think so. I looked up several of the works in the short description of the link I provided and while they're all included, they seem to be the NBC versions (I only compared with my anally-retentive list, didn't yet dig out the shoebox as you call it).The Beethoven symphonies and some overtures are included, but not all of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefan Wood Posted January 14, 2013 Report Share Posted January 14, 2013 The Nielsen set on Regis is the one to own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarThrower Posted January 14, 2013 Report Share Posted January 14, 2013 (edited) I am new to Nielsen, which is why I made a minimal investment in the Brilliant Classics set. I've had good luck with some of their other sets by Henze, and Debussy. But I haven't listened to the Nielsen set yet. i'm not really a late romantic symphony fan, but I thought I'd give him a try. I'm more a fan of modern symphonies by Honegger, Hartmann, Schnittke, Lutoslawski, William Schuman, and the Finnish composer Aulis Sallinen. I've gotten a lot of mileage out of Sallinen's symphonies and concertos box on the CPO label. Edited January 14, 2013 by starthrower Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigshot Posted January 14, 2013 Report Share Posted January 14, 2013 I don't think so. I looked up several of the works in the short description of the link I provided and while they're all included, they seem to be the NBC versions (I only compared with my anally-retentive list, didn't yet dig out the shoebox as you call it). They licensed them for the new box. That's one of the main differences between the old series and the new box. They refer to them as the BBC recordings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted January 14, 2013 Report Share Posted January 14, 2013 I don't think so. I looked up several of the works in the short description of the link I provided and while they're all included, they seem to be the NBC versions (I only compared with my anally-retentive list, didn't yet dig out the shoebox as you call it). They licensed them for the new box. That's one of the main differences between the old series and the new box. They refer to them as the BBC recordings. Hm, but I'm talking of orchestras not radio stations. Will have to dig up the big box, it's buried unter piles of discs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigshot Posted January 15, 2013 Report Share Posted January 15, 2013 He was conducting the BBC Symphony Orchestra in those recordings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejp626 Posted January 24, 2013 Report Share Posted January 24, 2013 (edited) Another one of these EMI big boxes coming out - this time the complete EMI recordings of Constantin Silvestri. Really almost no info on this (even whether it is 13 or 15 CDs) at the moment, but the pre-order price is just about $30 (slightly higher at Amazon.ca) and it seems hard to go wrong at that price. Some of the individual recordings that must be on this set have been highly praised. I think I'll go for it. I actually had forgotten I pulled the trigger on this set. It's gone up an additional $5 on Amazon.ca but is holding steady at $30 on Amazon.com. (Edit, now $35 on Amazon. ) It is indeed 15 CDs. Set list is very heavy on Russian composers (Tchaikovsky, Prokofiev, Shostakovich, Rimsky-Korsokov), a smidgin of Brahms (Hungarian Dances), Dvorak Symphonies 7-9 (two versions of the 9th!) and a couple of CDs with a bit more of a French flavor: Berlioz, Saint-Saens and Paul Dukas. Mostly everything in the standard repertoire, though some of the Russian symphonies are less known. Still, it looks like a really promising set that steers away from the Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms emphasis of so many of the other EMI sets. Not that there is anything wrong with that, just that I have enough Beethoven sets to last me the rest of my life... Edited January 27, 2013 by ejp626 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B. Goren. Posted January 26, 2013 Report Share Posted January 26, 2013 Dvorak - Complete Piano Works, 5 CDs for £10.95 on Amazon UK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigshot Posted January 26, 2013 Report Share Posted January 26, 2013 (edited) Sony's excellent 60 CD Vivarte box of HIP recordings is on preorder sale at Amazon.de for just over $75 shipped to the US. http://www.amazon.de.../dp/B00AOTZ156/ Or if you prefer, you can spend 300 euro on it! http://www.amazon.de/Vivarte-60cd-Collection-Classical-Series/dp/B004FTOU6W/ Edited January 26, 2013 by Bigshot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T.D. Posted January 26, 2013 Report Share Posted January 26, 2013 (edited) Sony's excellent 60 CD Vivarte box of HIP recordings is on preorder sale at Amazon.de for just over $75 shipped to the US. http://www.amazon.de.../dp/B00AOTZ156/ Wow! I have a handful of these recordings, and it's an outstanding series! I never buy such mega-boxes, because of the likelihood of ending up with a surfeit of CDs I never listen to, but this is one of the most tempting I've seen. Thanks. [Added] But how do you figure free shipping to USA? I see 79.95 Euros (which is around USD 108) with free shipping to Germany only. Edited January 26, 2013 by T.D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejp626 Posted January 27, 2013 Report Share Posted January 27, 2013 Sony's excellent 60 CD Vivarte box of HIP recordings is on preorder sale at Amazon.de for just over $75 shipped to the US. http://www.amazon.de.../dp/B00AOTZ156/ Or if you prefer, you can spend 300 euro on it! http://www.amazon.de.../dp/B004FTOU6W/ Probably going to pass on this, but here is more info on the set: Vivarte. Looks like it ships in March, and probably prices will stabilize around then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted January 27, 2013 Report Share Posted January 27, 2013 some new ones coming up: Never heard of Kapell, but the Perlman looks interesting, so does the Boulez! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ayers Posted January 27, 2013 Report Share Posted January 27, 2013 That Boulez/Schoenberg covers a lot of ground. It will be a pity if it doesn't include texts. The sound is rather dated - but you guys who love these box sets of old recordings will be used to that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted January 27, 2013 Report Share Posted January 27, 2013 sung texts you mean? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ayers Posted January 27, 2013 Report Share Posted January 27, 2013 sung texts you mean? yes sung texts, there are quite a few Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Lark Ascending Posted January 27, 2013 Report Share Posted January 27, 2013 Make sure you get those texts. I always like to sing along with Schoenberg. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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