George Szell Edition (Sony)

[J.A.W.]

Sony Korea released this massive 49CD box some time ago and it looks mighty tempting, but it costs an arm and a leg - and a few organs as well. Does anybody know if there are any plans to release it outside Korea - hopefully also in Europe - at a more moderate price?

Szell is one of my favourite conductors.

Edited December 31, 2013 by J.A.W.

[Stefan Wood]

It was up on Amazon.com very recently -- now I see it is no longer in stock. Wait for the holidays to pass, and the stores should have it restocked. I thought I had seen it for $160.

[Chuck Nessa]

I think I have all I need.

[J.A.W.]

It was up on Amazon.com very recently -- now I see it is no longer in stock. Wait for the holidays to pass, and the stores should have it restocked. I thought I had seen it for $160.

Thanks, but I'm in the Netherlands and with current USPS overseas rates ordering anything from the United States is a no-no for me, even with the dollar/euro exchange rate as it stands.

I think I have all I need.

That's very nice for you, but it's not what I asked

[king ubu]

Would this include concertos (i.e. all the Fleisher/Szell)? Or only orchestral/symphonic?

Best current offer seems to be amazon.it (177 €):

http://www.amazon.it/Edition-George-Szell/dp/B00BMKDQHQ/

[J.A.W.]

Would this include concertos (i.e. all the Fleisher/Szell)? Or only orchestral/symphonic?

Best current offer seems to be amazon.it (177 €):

http://www.amazon.it/Edition-George-Szell/dp/B00BMKDQHQ/

I've seen that listing on Amazon Italy, it's indeed the lowest price I could find, but still pretty steep.

The Fleisher Mozart Concerto No.25 is included, but as far as I could see not his Beethoven and Brahms concerti.

Tracklisting: http://www.goodwinshighend.com/music/classical/Szell/George%20Szell%2049%20CD%20Box%20Set.htm

[king ubu]

Thanks! That looks like a most helpful site!

I guess I'm with Chuck though (but I assume he's got subsantially more Szell than I do).

I see there was once an Original Jackets 10 CD box of Szell's Mozart ... now that would have possibly been of interest - but this big sucker would be too much for me, I'm quite sure, even at half the price it's going.

[ejp626]

Thanks! That looks like a most helpful site!

I guess I'm with Chuck though (but I assume he's got subsantially more Szell than I do).

I see there was once an Original Jackets 10 CD box of Szell's Mozart ... now that would have possibly been of interest - but this big sucker would be too much for me, I'm quite sure, even at half the price it's going.

In addition, there was an OJC of Beethoven. I have this, and it is nice. I pull it out from time to time. The symphonies and a few overtures have just been reissued in a very reasonable set: http://www.amazon.com/George-Szell-Conducts-Beethoven-Symphoni/dp/B00EC0VVRA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1388592309&sr=8-1&keywords=szell+beethoven

And this cheapo Haydn set is still around: http://www.amazon.com/George-Szell-conducts-Haydn-Symphonies/dp/B003TUG3UO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1388592907&sr=8-1&keywords=szell+haydn

Also, there is a curiosity -- 5 CDs of his Decca and Philips recordings, primarily with European outfits: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0009A41XS/ref=wms_ohs_product?ie=UTF8&psc=1

While I might have been in the market for this back in the past, at this point I have quite a bit of Szell between various box sets and a few single CDs.

I'm now wondering if there will be a massive Ormandy set on the way, which is something that I would at least consider.

[J.A.W.]

Would this include concertos (i.e. all the Fleisher/Szell)? Or only orchestral/symphonic?

Best current offer seems to be amazon.it (177 €):

http://www.amazon.it/Edition-George-Szell/dp/B00BMKDQHQ/

I've seen that listing on Amazon Italy, it's indeed the lowest price I could find, but still pretty steep.

The Fleisher Mozart Concerto No.25 is included, but as far as I could see not his Beethoven and Brahms concerti.

Tracklisting: http://www.goodwinshighend.com/music/classical/Szell/George%20Szell%2049%20CD%20Box%20Set.htm

I ordered the Szell box from ImportCDs (http://www.importcds.com/music/2611222/george-szell-edition) and got it for a total of 137 euros including shipping, tax (VAT) and customs handling charge. Still a lot of money, but I couldn't resist.

Edited January 24, 2014 by J.A.W.

[J.A.W.]

Just opened the Szell box and it looks very nice. It seems all recordings were remastered, using the DSD process. An 87-page CD-sized booklet with a discography in English and a text in both Korean and English is included. The 49 CDs are housed in rice paper sleeves in mini-LP jackets. Haven't listened to anything yet.

Edited January 25, 2014 by J.A.W.

[Д.Д.]

I hope this will appear in a more affordable European incarnation at some point.

[J.A.W.]

I paid about 2.80 euros per CD all-in, which is not that expensive.

[jazzbo]

Thanks for the import cd link Hans, for 135 US this is a great deal, and my Dad and I will enjoy going through the box set.