Д.Д. Posted April 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2013 Richter playing Bach's WTC for €10 at amazon.es: http://www.amazon.es/gp/product/B000026OHN/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=3626&creative=24822&creativeASIN=B000026OHN&linkCode=as2&tag=bonsplanscl05-21 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T.D. Posted April 19, 2013 Report Share Posted April 19, 2013 Harmonia Mundi "Lumieres" box from Berkshire: http://www.berkshirerecordoutlet.com/search.php?row=0&brocode=153608&stocknum=&submit=Find+Item&text=&filter=all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crisp Posted April 24, 2013 Report Share Posted April 24, 2013 Vocalion has a spring sale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted May 5, 2013 Report Share Posted May 5, 2013 Wagner - The Great Operas of all the jubilee boxes, this one looks most interesting to me (though the DG includes all librettos - German versions only, as far as I understand) ... and amazon.it is offering it for a mere 32 euros right now: http://www.amazon.it/Great-Operas-Various-Artists/dp/B008YKRRJU/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigshot Posted May 27, 2013 Report Share Posted May 27, 2013 Today at Amazon... Murray Perrahia 73 CD box set for $74. http://www.amazon.com/Murray-Perahia-The-First-Years/dp/B008NBEY3C/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted May 27, 2013 Report Share Posted May 27, 2013 I thought someone here might appreciate me dragging an mp3 offer from Amazon over here: Currently on Amazon US is a large Sibelius box by Osmo Vanska and the Lahti Symphony Orchestra - all seven symphonies (including the first version of the 5th), the final version of the violin concerto, Finlandia, Overture in E Major, Valse Triste, En Saga, Karelia Suite, Snowy Peace, Tapiola and the complete Lemminkainen Suite. The price is $7.99. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted May 27, 2013 Report Share Posted May 27, 2013 (edited) Today at Amazon... Murray Perrahia 73 CD box set for $74. http://www.amazon.com/Murray-Perahia-The-First-Years/dp/B008NBEY3C/ Thanks for that heads up. Five DVDs! My Dad and I will have fun watching these. Edited May 27, 2013 by jazzbo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted May 29, 2013 Report Share Posted May 29, 2013 (edited) Janet Baker - The Great EMI Recordings (20CD) €47.99 here: http://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B00BWE3HGM/ (Release date is given as May 31, the other european sites give June 3, amazon.com has June 18) Yowzah! Some info here: http://www.arkivmusic.com/classical/album.jsp?album_id=975172 Edit: full tracklist here: http://www.emiclassics.com/release/3255805,5099990377129/dame-janet-baker-janet-baker--the-great-emi-recordings Edited May 29, 2013 by king ubu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted June 4, 2013 Report Share Posted June 4, 2013 Vivarte Collection (60 CD + 250p booklet) for EUR 48,90 on amazon.fr currently I really had no intention to buy this, believe me, but ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alankin Posted June 5, 2013 Report Share Posted June 5, 2013 That's a pretty good deal. I noticed that they also have The Heifetz Piatigorsky Concerts for EUR 29.90. http://www.amazon.fr/gp/product/B0092AKDQK/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i01?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted June 5, 2013 Report Share Posted June 5, 2013 That's a pretty good deal. I noticed that they also have The Heifetz Piatigorsky Concerts for EUR 29.90. http://www.amazon.fr/gp/product/B0092AKDQK/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i01?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Yes indeed! Nice box, that one! I'm hesitant about needing the Vivarte box, really, but I did cave in now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted June 6, 2013 Report Share Posted June 6, 2013 coming up - no idea who really needs this one though ... http://www.amazon.de/Vladimir-Horowitz-Live-Carnegie-Hall/dp/B00BT70J6S/ Also this one here, already out, wasn't aware of it ... pioneering work, it seems, no idea how well it holds up: http://www.amazon.de/Musik-Alten-St%C3%A4dten-Residenzen-Harnoncourt/dp/B00BM9I028/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Д.Д. Posted June 6, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2013 Also this one here, already out, wasn't aware of it ... pioneering work, it seems, no idea how well it holds up: http://www.amazon.de/Musik-Alten-St%C3%A4dten-Residenzen-Harnoncourt/dp/B00BM9I028/ This one is even cheaper at the UK amazon: http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00BM9I028/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE Strange collection, this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted June 6, 2013 Report Share Posted June 6, 2013 Also this one here, already out, wasn't aware of it ... pioneering work, it seems, no idea how well it holds up: http://www.amazon.de/Musik-Alten-St%C3%A4dten-Residenzen-Harnoncourt/dp/B00BM9I028/ This one is even cheaper at the UK amazon: http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00BM9I028/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE Strange collection, this one. have you heard any of it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Д.Д. Posted June 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2013 Also this one here, already out, wasn't aware of it ... pioneering work, it seems, no idea how well it holds up: http://www.amazon.de/Musik-Alten-St%C3%A4dten-Residenzen-Harnoncourt/dp/B00BM9I028/ This one is even cheaper at the UK amazon: http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00BM9I028/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE Strange collection, this one. have you heard any of it? No, was just looking at the track list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted June 7, 2013 Report Share Posted June 7, 2013 Another upcoming mammut box - can't find it on any other amazon site yet: http://www.amazon.it/Complete-Chicago-Recordings-Limited-Edition/dp/B00BT70J0Y/ Guess the end of days is approaching fast Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejp626 Posted June 7, 2013 Report Share Posted June 7, 2013 Another upcoming mammut box - can't find it on any other amazon site yet: http://www.amazon.it/Complete-Chicago-Recordings-Limited-Edition/dp/B00BT70J0Y/ Guess the end of days is approaching fast Well, I probably don't need this, as I have an awful lot of it in the Living Stereo Box, but I may get weak and go for it. It depends on just how low it goes, I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted June 7, 2013 Report Share Posted June 7, 2013 I'll be waiting for more details ... and paying some more attention to Reiner where I have him. Not sure I'll need this one, really. And I definitely don't need the Horowitz. The one monstrous box I regret not having is probably the Heifetz ... but then I've got plenty of what's in it by now, so I'm good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alankin Posted June 7, 2013 Report Share Posted June 7, 2013 (edited) They may be bargains, but how many boxes of the (mostly) the same symphonies does one need? Let's see, there's big boxes of recordings by Bersnstein, Karajan (several from different labels), Toscanini, Furtwangler, Ashkenazy, Klemperer (over 9 smaller boxes), Abbado, Walter, and now Reiner. And I'm sure there's a bunch of others, too... Edited June 7, 2013 by alankin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefan Wood Posted June 7, 2013 Report Share Posted June 7, 2013 I like Fritz, but holy cow, that's a bit much. Now if someone would do a Scherchen, I'm in! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigshot Posted June 7, 2013 Report Share Posted June 7, 2013 They may be bargains, but how many boxes of the (mostly) the same symphonies does one need? The difference between the same symphony performed by Bernstein, Toscanini, Furtwangler and Klemperer can be huge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejp626 Posted June 7, 2013 Report Share Posted June 7, 2013 I'll be waiting for more details ... and paying some more attention to Reiner where I have him. Not sure I'll need this one, really. And I definitely don't need the Horowitz. The one monstrous box I regret not having is probably the Heifetz ... but then I've got plenty of what's in it by now, so I'm good.Good points about how much of the core repetitoire does one need. I have definitely cut back on sets that are basically just Beethoven, Brahms, Dvorak and perhaps Mahler. I am a bit more willing to get sets where there are particularly strong soloists in the concertos (why I ultimately got the Steinberg EMI box) and I still go for sets with lesser-known conductors (so the Russian Conductors sets are generally good as was the Silvestri EMI box). Definitely on the fence regarding the Reiner and will need more details.As far as the Heifetz, I have a fair bit of him in other formats, though I did get the Heifetz-Piatigorsky Concerts box, which seemed like a good compromise. There is some excellent music there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted June 7, 2013 Report Share Posted June 7, 2013 As far as the Heifetz, I have a fair bit of him in other formats, though I did get the Heifetz-Piatigorsky Concerts box, which seemed like a good compromise. There is some excellent music there!Yes, got that one as well - very nice! Also got the ICON (great! My favorite Heifetz, for sure!) and two of the Sony cheapo sets, namely the Great Violin Concertos annd the Beethoven (parts of it are in the Heifetz/Piatgorsky and most - nearly all, I think - of the rest is in the recent sonatas box, which I've not bought ... but it makes more sense to get that one and maybe pass on the Beethoven, I think ...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigshot Posted June 8, 2013 Report Share Posted June 8, 2013 For those looking for the Heifetz box, there is a seller on eBay with sealed copies he starts at a penny. I got one for $300. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted June 9, 2013 Report Share Posted June 9, 2013 (edited) Speaking of suckers no one really asked for .... what the hell is this? at 400+ euro it's not quite a bargain (88 discs) - Karajan 70: the Complete DG Recordings Hm, wait, there's another one that's cheaper: Karajan 1970s Dg Recording - but that one says 82 disc - but then, who cares anyway ... I might go for some cheapo opera box (since most of the ones I've heard were a bit too sporty and a bit of a let-down, no matter what praise they seem to get ... so a cheapo set would make more sense than to keep trying with single releases). But in a box such as this, I've not the slightest interest. Give me K when he's conducting for a soloist such as Christian Ferras or when he's at the helm of the Vienna Mozart opera crew (but then again, I'd take Furtwängler each time, but Legge didn't, alas), but I guess that's about it for me. Edited June 9, 2013 by king ubu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_forumlogo.png.a607ef20a6e0c299ab2aa6443aa1f32e.png)
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.