T.D. Posted January 16, 2017 Report Share Posted January 16, 2017 (edited) For what it's worth, Presto Classical (UK) has an online box set sale expiring today (1/16). Shipping rates to USA are low, and some prices are favorable relative to Amazon sellers. I bought 4 items (Bavouzet's complete Debussy solo piano music, "Flemish Polyphony" by various artists, "Complete works of Guillaume Lekeu" by VA, and "Scarlatti: 50 Sonatas" by Pierre Hantai), which is a big splurge for me. [Usual disclaimers apply: I have no relationship to Presto Classical, etc.] Edited January 16, 2017 by T.D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van Basten II Posted May 6, 2017 Report Share Posted May 6, 2017 (edited) There's this huge Karajan box available for 60 Euros, a bit on the fence about this one. https://www.jpc.de/jpcng/classic/detail/-/art/Herbert-von-Karajan-1938-1960-Collection/hnum/4916664 Edited May 6, 2017 by Van Basten II Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigshot Posted July 10, 2017 Report Share Posted July 10, 2017 A bit of a grab bag, but a good deal at $30 shipped to the US. Naxos 30th Anniversary Collection. 30 CDs https://www.amazon.co.uk/Anniversary-Collection-Various-Naxos-8503293/dp/B06X1GB7RF/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomsMobley Posted July 31, 2017 Report Share Posted July 31, 2017 65 CDs of Andre Cluytens is worth 84 bones, good # rarities too-- https://www.amazon.com/André-Cluytens-Complete-Orchestral-Recordings/dp/B06XST7GHS including Stravinsky "Le Rossignol" someone couldn't wait for, did needle drop of-- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OliverM Posted August 2, 2017 Report Share Posted August 2, 2017 (edited) There is a sale from UK's Hyperion records on some releases starting at 2.50 pounds: http://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/o.asp?o=1054 (and other ones in 'current offers') I was thinking of getting a couple. Do you have any favorites that I should also order? Edited August 2, 2017 by OliverM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulpope Posted August 3, 2017 Report Share Posted August 3, 2017 15 hours ago, OliverM said: There is a sale from UK's Hyperion records on some releases starting at 2.50 pounds: http://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/o.asp?o=1054 (and other ones in 'current offers') I was thinking of getting a couple. Do you have any favorites that I should also order? The Chaussons/D'Indy by the Chilingirian Quartet is definitely worth the ticket of entry .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edward Posted September 21, 2017 Report Share Posted September 21, 2017 Amazon is presently selling about 16 of the RCA Living Stereo SACD titles for $5.99 each. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigshot Posted December 6, 2017 Report Share Posted December 6, 2017 Here's a super bargain price on 5.1 SACDs by the Royal Philharmonic- 4 Euro a disc.https://www.jpc.de/s/1238733_89680?searchtype=cidWhen I originally ordered these, it was a "pig in a poke". I hadn't heard any of them but I took a chance on a stack of them to check them out. The recordings are from the mid 1990s when the Royal Philharmonic was preparing for a world tour to celebrate its 50th anniversary. The conductors include Mackerras, Wordsworth, Judd, Gibson and Shelley, among others.They arrived the other day and I played a few of them and they are fantastic. I played a couple of discs all the way through and spot checked the rest. The performances are spirited and are very tight. The string sections bow in unison with remarkable precision. The Rossini overtures were a lot of fun. I sampled some of the Zarathustra, Dvorak Slavonic Dances, Scheherezade, early music collection and the organ sampler and they were all excellent as well.The sound is spectacular without being showy. The dynamic range is very broad. It sounds wonderful loud and the rear channels provide just enough ambience to fill the room with the sound of the hall. The liner notes say that they recorded these with as many as 45 microphones- yow! But the sound is well clear and warm with lots of perspective. The percussion is recessed and the sound of the violins is a little mellower than other recordings. The hall ambience is very realistic. It's not that close miked kind of sound you often find on "audiophile" recordings... more like the old school approach where the soundstage is big and well defined and you feel like you're in 8th row center in a concert hall. I have several Pentatone multichannel SACDs, and I like the sound of these RPO ones better.I went back today and ordered all the rest (except for the nursery rhymes disc). At 3.99 Euro apiece, it's a drop dead bargain. For two channel, they might not be first choice, but those with 5.1 systems should scoop these up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted March 10, 2018 Report Share Posted March 10, 2018 On 11/23/2016 at 9:51 AM, MomsMobley said: Ruzickova 20 CD Bach box on Erato though some might have portions on vinyl or Supraphon partial issues-- ain't no one Bach for everything but... https://www.amazon.com/Bach-Complete-Keyboard-works-20CD/dp/B01JQV81P4/ So, yes, just now cracking this one open, but I'm hooked literally from the first notes. Better late than never! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulpope Posted March 11, 2018 Report Share Posted March 11, 2018 10 hours ago, JSngry said: So, yes, just now cracking this one open, but I'm hooked literally from the first notes. Better late than never! Welcome to the enlighted ones .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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soulpope Posted March 11, 2018 Report Share Posted March 11, 2018 2 hours ago, JSngry said: As good as it gets .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjzee Posted November 24, 2018 Report Share Posted November 24, 2018 Sviatoslav Richter: Complete Album Collection. $39.49 prime from Amazon for 18 CDs. Evgeny Kissin - The Complete RCA & Sony Classical Album Collection. $64.20 prime from Amazon for 25 CDs. Archiv Produktion - Analogue Recordings 1959-1981: $75.88 + shipping from an Amazon reseller for 50 CDs. Itzhak Perlman - The Complete Warner Recordings: $132.99 prime from Amazon for 77 CDs. Martha Argerich - The Warner Classics Recordings: $28.69 + shipping from an Amazon reseller for 20 CDs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjzee Posted November 30, 2018 Report Share Posted November 30, 2018 Deutsche Harmonia Mundi: 100 Great Recordings - $111.66 for 100 CDs. Archiv Produktion - Analogue Recordings 1959 - 1981 - $69.98 + shipping from an Amazon reseller for 50 CDs. Vivarte Collection Vol. 2, $61.80 + shipping from an Amazon reseller for 60 CDs. Bach - The Complete Bach Edition - $134.03 for 153 CDs. Beethoven: The Complete Piano Sonatas - Stephen Kovacevich - $14.95 for 9 CDs. Baroque Masterpieces - $83.99 for 60 CDs. Herbert von Karajan - Official Remastered Edition - $120.21 for 101 CDs. Mstislav Rostropovich - Cellist of the Century - The Complete Warner Recordings - $81.99 for 40 CDs + 3 DVDs + 200-page book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjzee Posted November 30, 2018 Report Share Posted November 30, 2018 Eugen Jochum - Complete Orchestral Recordings On Deutsche Grammophon, Vol. 1 - $71.61 for 42 CDs. Itzhak Perlman - The Complete Warner Recordings - $132.99 for 77 CDs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T.D. Posted November 30, 2018 Report Share Posted November 30, 2018 (edited) Beethoven: The Complete Piano Sonatas - Stephen Kovacevich - $14.95 for 9 CDs. Damn. Almost bit on this, but realized that it's his EMI set, not the Philips. Unfortunately, Kovacevich's Philips Beethoven Sonatas seem to only be available as part of a 25-CD "Complete Philips Recordings" box. Edited November 30, 2018 by T.D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Kart Posted November 30, 2018 Report Share Posted November 30, 2018 IMO the EMI set is just fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.A.W. Posted November 30, 2018 Report Share Posted November 30, 2018 10 hours ago, Larry Kart said: IMO the EMI set is just fine. I agree, but some prefer his earlier (incomplete) Philips Beethoven sonatas. I have both sets, but have never compared them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjzee Posted December 6, 2018 Report Share Posted December 6, 2018 Alicia de Larrocha - Complete Decca Recordings. $87.71 for 41 CDs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeweil Posted December 15, 2018 Report Share Posted December 15, 2018 Arguably the best recording of Weiss' lute music, certainly one of the best. Originally produced by Michel Cardin himself, it was only available from his website - a friend had bought them all and made me copies, so I knew how good it was. That Brilliant Classics reissued them at bargain price was really great, a prizeworty cultural endeavour, and now they lowered the price once more. I got it from JPC for twenty bucks. https://www.jpc.de/jpcng/classic/detail/-/art/the-complete-london-manuscript/hnum/6581932 amazon.com sellers ask for a bit more, but it might still be cheaper than ordering from Germany. Used copies of the original issues would cost you a lot more. Cardin's website: http://www.michelcardin.com/en/home-2/ The Brilliant Classics page with buying links for the USA and downloads of Cardin's essay on Weiss. https://www.brilliantclassics.com/articles/w/weiss-the-complete-london-manuscript/ Direct link to the essay: https://www.brilliantclassics.com/media/965237/95070-Weiss-COMPLETE-Liner-notes-Download.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjzee Posted January 8, 2019 Report Share Posted January 8, 2019 Must be a mistake, but my order went through: Henryk Szeryng Complete Edition, 42 CDs, for $12.08. Grab it fast: https://www.amazon.com/Henryk-Szeryng-Complete-44-CD/dp/B07DQMMPMZ/ref=pd_sim_15_1?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B07DQMMPMZ&pd_rd_r=5fc80221-1352-11e9-bc0f-5d60e9bba019&pd_rd_w=YLV0r&pd_rd_wg=2d4Ht&pf_rd_p=18bb0b78-4200-49b9-ac91-f141d61a1780&pf_rd_r=S06D69WC0VV24TNBGTPP&psc=1&refRID=S06D69WC0VV24TNBGTPP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.A.W. Posted January 8, 2019 Report Share Posted January 8, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, mjzee said: Must be a mistake, but my order went through: Henryk Szeryng Complete Edition, 42 CDs, for $12.08. Grab it fast: https://www.amazon.com/Henryk-Szeryng-Complete-44-CD/dp/B07DQMMPMZ/ref=pd_sim_15_1?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B07DQMMPMZ&pd_rd_r=5fc80221-1352-11e9-bc0f-5d60e9bba019&pd_rd_w=YLV0r&pd_rd_wg=2d4Ht&pf_rd_p=18bb0b78-4200-49b9-ac91-f141d61a1780&pf_rd_r=S06D69WC0VV24TNBGTPP&psc=1&refRID=S06D69WC0VV24TNBGTPP Actually, it's 44 CDs. As for the price, I think the decimal point is in the wrong place Delivery time 1-2 months. I've also ordered it - wait and see what happens... Edited January 8, 2019 by J.A.W. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjzee Posted January 8, 2019 Report Share Posted January 8, 2019 It's now back up to regular price. We'll see if they honor the lower one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejp626 Posted July 20, 2019 Report Share Posted July 20, 2019 Debated between this thread and box set bargains. Anyway, Bernstein 1953 Decca recordings is a 5 CD set of 5 symphonies and the accompanying lectures on the music. For me the lectures are probably slightly more interesting than the symphonies as Lennie rerecorded all of them often multiple times. Amazon resellers are offering this as low as $13! https://www.amazon.com/Bernstein-1953-American-Decca-Recordings/dp/B000VGO00E/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=bernstein+decca&qid=1563664415&s=gateway&sr=8-1 I'm very tempted, though at the moment I am just streaming the music. It's available on iTunes, Hoopla and Naxos (though Naxos may not be available in the US) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjzee Posted November 19, 2019 Report Share Posted November 19, 2019 There are some amazing bargains on this page, just on a price-per-disc basis (there's also an Ornette box on page 2): https://www.amazon.com/apb/page/?handlerName=OctopusDealLandingStream&deals=0defbb0e&marketplaceId=ATVPDKIKX0DER&showVariations=false&ref_=Oct_DotdC_cd3m_0_0defbb0e&pf_rd_p=224503f1-9816-5978-8430-6920e4de85b0&pf_rd_s=merchandised-search-4&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_i=406646&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=SR1QX2FQBC8NH3RS74GD&pf_rd_r=SR1QX2FQBC8NH3RS74GD&pf_rd_p=224503f1-9816-5978-8430-6920e4de85b0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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