king ubu Posted October 20, 2014 Report Share Posted October 20, 2014 Just ordered mine from amazon.de - a tiny bit cheaper and free shipping ... of course custom fees and some VAT will be added, but I need this one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Д.Д. Posted October 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2014 (edited) Courtesy of Les Bons Plans Classique - a lot of mega-boxes at insanely low prices (€22 for new Glenn Gould Bach box, for example) from EU amazon market sellers: http://bons-plans-classique.blogspot.com/2014/10/urgent-coffrets-brades-sur-marketplace.html Crazy! Edited October 20, 2014 by Д.Д. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van Basten II Posted October 20, 2014 Report Share Posted October 20, 2014 Thanks, although I missed a few ones, settled for the Perahia, . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjzee Posted October 20, 2014 Report Share Posted October 20, 2014 The link doesn't work for me. Perhaps that's for the best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van Basten II Posted October 20, 2014 Report Share Posted October 20, 2014 this one will, although most of the deals are gone. http://bons-plans-classique.blogspot.ca/#uds-search-results Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted October 21, 2014 Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 Tried my luck for the Zinman and the Perahia ... not holding my breath though. And re-ordered the Tebaldi from amazon.it which has it 10€ cheaper than @ .de. Not that it matters much as the custom naz*s will strike anyway, but .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigshot Posted October 21, 2014 Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 I ordered the Glenn Gould Bach, but I have a feeling I'm going to get a cancellation on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alankin Posted October 21, 2014 Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 I ordered the Glenn Gould Bach, but I have a feeling I'm going to get a cancellation on it. "Hello, we regret to inform you that we are not able to send your order because inventory items are sold and title is no longer available. order not to make you wait too long, we have to cancel the order." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted October 21, 2014 Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 Yup, mine were cancelled as well ... not unexpected of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van Basten II Posted October 22, 2014 Report Share Posted October 22, 2014 Same here . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted October 22, 2014 Report Share Posted October 22, 2014 (edited) Mahler Symphonies 1 -10 on 15 Hybrid SACDs, and also a DVD, 28 dollars and shipping (unless you have prime). http://www.amazon.com/Mahler-Symphonies-Tonhalle-Orchestra-Zurich/dp/B0045TN2MK/ref=sr_1_8?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1413947551&sr=1-8&keywords=DVD-Audio Edited October 22, 2014 by jazzbo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ayers Posted October 22, 2014 Report Share Posted October 22, 2014 Mahler Symphonies 1 -10 on 15 Hybrid SACDs, and also a DVD, 28 dollars and shipping (unless you have prime). http://www.amazon.com/Mahler-Symphonies-Tonhalle-Orchestra-Zurich/dp/B0045TN2MK/ref=sr_1_8?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1413947551&sr=1-8&keywords=DVD-Audio I've only heard Zinman's 8th but even based on that alone I'd say go for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigshot Posted October 22, 2014 Report Share Posted October 22, 2014 I ordered the Gould Bach from Italy. It still shows as preparing to ship. Don't want to jinx it by counting my chickens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted October 22, 2014 Report Share Posted October 22, 2014 Mahler Symphonies 1 -10 on 15 Hybrid SACDs, and also a DVD, 28 dollars and shipping (unless you have prime). http://www.amazon.com/Mahler-Symphonies-Tonhalle-Orchestra-Zurich/dp/B0045TN2MK/ref=sr_1_8?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1413947551&sr=1-8&keywords=DVD-Audio I've only heard Zinman's 8th but even based on that alone I'd say go for it. I went for it. I haven't been crazy about Mahler in the past, but everything changes. And I have a great SACD player to feed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bogdan101 Posted October 22, 2014 Report Share Posted October 22, 2014 My orders got cancelled except the Verdi box from amazon uk which has been shipped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomsMobley Posted October 22, 2014 Report Share Posted October 22, 2014 Tried my luck for the Zinman and the Perahia ... not holding my breath though. And re-ordered the Tebaldi from amazon.it which has it 10€ cheaper than @ .de. Not that it matters much as the custom naz*s will strike anyway, but .... And you're missing almost nothing except sweet oxygen so breathe deep and get better. (Columbia-era) Bernstein Mahler destroys Zinman on every possible level (largely mediocre SACD is still mediocre) at the same price, just be glad we're past the insipd "Prince" Charles' watercolors-era which caused Bernstein CD collectors no small amount of grief in the 1990s/early '00s. http://www.amazon.com/Mahler-Complete-Symphonies-Gustav/dp/B005SJIP1E http://www.amazon.com/Mahler-Complete-Symphonies-Carnegie-Presents/dp/B001TIQT98 Also, the for small handful of very good recordings Perahia has made, there are dozens of dull, precious, misguidedly "limpid" ones, why bother when Murray's repertoire is almost uniformly standard & alternatives are many? Yves Nat coffret >>>>>>> http://www.amazon.co.uk/Ses-Enregistrements-1930-1956-Yves-Nat/dp/B000BS6Y74 it appears out of print at present but when the Marcelle Meyer coffret comes back, as it likely will, don't hestitate. http://www.amazon.fr/Marcelle-Meyer-enregistrements-1925-Coffret/dp/B000KRMWLS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikY_4koQrKg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-r6GzEsmbFM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted October 22, 2014 Report Share Posted October 22, 2014 Your opinion is yours Moms. I happen to like the Perahia a lot, I have all the Sony stuff, I like his work a lot. And I have the Bernstein Mahler so I can make comparisons if I want to when I get this set. Or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomsMobley Posted October 22, 2014 Report Share Posted October 22, 2014 (edited) I'm not suggesting anyone shouldn't enjoy what they enjoy but Perahia has had 40 years of ubiquitous (by classical standards) marketing behind him and given that, his achievement, and his intredpidness, is pretty lacking. Again, a handful of better records, NONE of which include those drearily conducted, politely played Mozart concertos (and Mozart should never be dreary or merely polite)... Big box syndrome only reinforces a corporate hegemony that never should have been so blithely accepted in the first place. (Exept that promo copies, advertising, PR firms easily win out.) Compare the relevant Murray to Zoltan Kocsis (except Murray never recorded Kurtag, nor anyone later than Bartok?) Kocsis Schubert D. 960-- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBWzC-qsPtM Kocsis Rachmaninoff sonata #2-- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlQwBHKVros etc etc Kocsis was on Philips for a while but except for a narrow window of Bartok, you'd hardly know it in the States, many of his releases "Special Import" only. His collected Debussy box on Philips is fantastic btw. http://www.amazon.com/Debussy-Piano-Music-Zoltán-Kocsis/dp/B000VG9GSA Edited October 22, 2014 by MomsMobley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted October 22, 2014 Report Share Posted October 22, 2014 (edited) I don't do youtube and I'm not into a lot of comparisons. I like Perahia, you don't, that's fine with me. I'm still going to like him, and don't care if YOU think he's inept. We're both just a couple of guys on the internet. Watching the DVDs of performance, rehearsal and discussion in this box set added to my appreciation of Perahia. Listening this week to the Julian Bream box, that wasn't exceptionally cheap but it sure is a box I'm enjoying listening to and at the price I paid I'm considering it a bargain. Listening I came to the conclusion that Steve Howe of Yes probably listened to a lot of Bream as well (haven't researched that any). Edited October 22, 2014 by jazzbo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Kart Posted October 22, 2014 Report Share Posted October 22, 2014 Moms -- I like Kocsis' energy but think that Casadesus has a better grasp of the shapes and relationships of the piece: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iY0arezQAEA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Friedman Posted October 22, 2014 Report Share Posted October 22, 2014 I happen to like a number of different recordings of the Mozart Piano Concertos. Most recently I have been particularly positive about Rudolf Buchbinder's performances of many of the Mozart Concertos . One of the things I find interesting is to listen to a variety of interpretations of music I especially like, such as the Mozart Piano Concertos. I have recordings of one or more Mozart piano concertos by each of these pianists - Casadesus, Perahia, de Larrocha, Curzon Rubinstein, Moravec, Zacharias, Kovacevich, Gulda, Han, Brendel, Argerich, Fleischer, Kempff, Haskil, Istomin, Sudbin, Ashkenazy, Schnabel and Gilels. Mom's highly arrogant "I am the only one who knows the truth" attitude quickly gets annoying. He is entitled to his opinion, but that is just what it is, his opinion. His approach at times reminds me of a person trying to convince others that his religious views are the TRUTH ,and those with a different position are heretics. That gets old very quickly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted October 22, 2014 Report Share Posted October 22, 2014 Moms is frequently annoying and frequently "spot on" for me. I agree about Perahia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul secor Posted October 22, 2014 Report Share Posted October 22, 2014 I happen to like a number of different recordings of the Mozart Piano Concertos. Most recently I have been particularly positive about Rudolf Buchbinder's performances of many of the Mozart Concertos . One of the things I find interesting is to listen to a variety of interpretations of music I especially like, such as the Mozart Piano Concertos. I have recordings of one or more Mozart piano concertos by each of these pianists - Casadesus, Perahia, de Larrocha, Curzon Rubinstein, Moravec, Zacharias, Kovacevich, Gulda, Han, Brendel, Argerich, Fleischer, Kempff, Haskil, Istomin, Sudbin, Ashkenazy, Schnabel and Gilels. Mom's highly arrogant "I am the only one who knows the truth" attitude quickly gets annoying. He is entitled to his opinion, but that is just what it is, his opinion. His approach at times reminds me of a person trying to convince others that his religious views are the TRUTH ,and those with a different position are heretics. That gets old very quickly. You could just not read his posts if you have that kind of reaction. Easy enough to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjzee Posted October 23, 2014 Report Share Posted October 23, 2014 Any thoughts on the Masterworks Heritage Collection box? It's inching down into dollar-a-disc territory, which tends to be my sweet spot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigshot Posted October 23, 2014 Report Share Posted October 23, 2014 I don't think there is anything wrong with Perahia's Mozart. It's technically proficient, it has a distinct point of view, and it is consistent within that. If you want Mozart that is more masculine and angular, that is fine. But there's nothing wrong with Mozart that focuses on beauty and liquid fluidity. I personally think he is my favorite for this, but I recognize that Mozart piano concertos are a packed field with lots of great choices. I wouldn't pick him as a first choice for anything other than Mozart. But he puts up a good show, even of works that are way out of his milieu. Any thoughts on the Masterworks Heritage Collection box? It's inching down into dollar-a-disc territory, which tends to be my sweet spot. There are a LOT of great recordings in that set. But you might want to check the titles to see if you have any duplication. A lot of those are already in many people's collections. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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