Rachmaninov: The Bells

[jayne lee wilson]

It is indeed! Don't hesitate to aquire it!

Do make sure the Kondrashin has that picture on it though - Amazon say "2000" but it should be 2005..., earlier reissues weren't nearly as good.

Incidentally, most of the more recent Melodiya reissues e.g. Rozh. Prokofiev & Sibelius Symphonies, always credit "M.Pilipov" as remastering engineer. Seems a sure guide to quality.

Presumably the Kondrashin recording you have been discussing is this one ?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...F8&me=&seller=

[AmpH]

It is indeed! Don't hesitate to aquire it!

Do make sure the Kondrashin has that picture on it though - Amazon say "2000" but it should be 2005..., earlier reissues weren't nearly as good.

Incidentally, most of the more recent Melodiya reissues e.g. Rozh. Prokofiev & Sibelius Symphonies, always credit "M.Pilipov" as remastering engineer. Seems a sure guide to quality.

Thanks for that.

There are some used copies of the Ashkenazy on Amazon uk , but all too common poor cataloging makes it hard to find :-

http://www.amazon.co.uk/tThe-Bells-Three-Russian-Songs/dp/B00000E2YI/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS?ie=UTF8&colid=DVA460UIFFZ6&coliid=I2CN2W8R68K1PK

Incidently, on an entirely different recording - Hillborg Eleven Gates etc on BIS which you mentioned a while back - I listened to this for the first time tonight ......not usually my thing...... but Wow ! Will be listening again tomorrow, so thanks for that as well.