Charity Shop Trawl

[cloughie]

I reckon so too, but there is a body of opinion that might tell you to think of it as 99p for the 5th and 1p for the 7th

I've never been quite sure why!

Had many bargains down here recently LMP - I found a few in Marazion and Camborne!

[LMcD]

I reckon so too, but there is a body of opinion that might tell you to think of it as 99p for the 5th and 1p for the 7th

I've never been quite sure why!

I've only heard the 7th so far, and that's mighty impressive.

[Maclintick]

£1.99 -- on first impressions, not entirely sure it was worth it -- functional, certainly, but rather drab & expressionless, devoid of charm. Some dodgy & wan cello lines in 1st movt of "The Unfinished".....back to COE/Abbado..

[LeMartinPecheur]

Had many bargains down here recently LMP - I found a few in Marazion and Camborne!

Came up with Gergiev's Mahler 6 in Bodmin the other day, much better than some Amazon opinions had suggested: complaints of too fast a 1st movement but it's not the fastest on my shelves. Perhaps that critic was imprinted with the Barbirolli?

Also, the 5LP box of Davis's Philips Troyens for £2 in Lanson today. I already have an old charity shop buy on the shelves but the last side there has rotten distortion, so high hopes of a cheap refit Any offers for the other 4 discs?

[Edgy 2]

£2

[LMcD]

4-DVD set of 5 G&S operas performed by Opera Australia - well worth £4.

[visualnickmos]

Edgy 2

You did very well ! Well done;

[Dave2002]

I have that on LP ! Very good record .

I got Sibelius 2 and 7 Philadelphia/Ormandy for 50 p yesterday - very good indeed never really associated Ormandy with Sibelius before .

As I recall Ormandy is really good in Sibelius. This 8 CD set could be worth investigating, though some of the works are duplicated within the set.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0129YC2NM?tag=duckduckgo-ffab-uk-21&linkCode=osi&th=1&psc=1

There's also a 3 CD Shostakovich set which might be worth having.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Conducts-Shostakovich-Eugene-Ormandy/dp/B082BXFM9R/ref=pd_sbs_15_2/260-8896666-9902513?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B082BXFM9R&pd_rd_r=f12a4481-89f9-4dc2-be33-2c9402885d23&pd_rd_w=btBm0&pd_rd_wg=IW7fF&pf_rd_p=96cae456-8d7a-4bc1-91c7-9b20b4dfd7c9&pf_rd_r=VA5QNCG9TQSWGWJXBV6F&psc=1&refRID=VA5QNCG9TQSWGWJXBV6F

Clearly obtaining any of these at charity shop prices gives a major cost saving.

[cloughie]

As I recall Ormandy is really good in Sibelius. This 8 CD set could be worth investigating, though some of the works are duplicated within the set.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0129YC2NM?tag=duckduckgo-ffab-uk-21&linkCode=osi&th=1&psc=1

There's also a 3 CD Shostakovich set which might be worth having.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Conducts-Shostakovich-Eugene-Ormandy/dp/B082BXFM9R/ref=pd_sbs_15_2/260-8896666-9902513?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B082BXFM9R&pd_rd_r=f12a4481-89f9-4dc2-be33-2c9402885d23&pd_rd_w=btBm0&pd_rd_wg=IW7fF&pf_rd_p=96cae456-8d7a-4bc1-91c7-9b20b4dfd7c9&pf_rd_r=VA5QNCG9TQSWGWJXBV6F&psc=1&refRID=VA5QNCG9TQSWGWJXBV6F

Clearly obtaining any of these at charity shop prices gives a major cost saving.

The Sony Sibelius Ormandy box is excellent, as is his Leminkainen Suite on EMI.

[Pulcinella]

Pre-charity shop pickings in this case, as I took this lot from a pile that a neighbour brought round following a clear out (house move imminent).

JSB Cantatas 82 and 199 (Hunt Lieberson)
Bartok Orchestral music including Miraculous Mandarin, Music for SPC (Melbourne SO/Gardner)
Bartok Piano concertos (Donohoe/CBSO/Rattle and Violin concertos (Sitkovetsky/PO/Pesek) (2CD EMI set)
Beethoven Cello and piano works (Rostropovich/Richter; Gendron/Francaix) (Decca Duo) (There was also a previous Philips Duo incarnation!)
Brahms Symphonies etc (Gewandhaus/Chailly) (still in its shrink wrap!)
Elgar/Carter Cello concertos (Weilerstein/Staatskapelle Berlin/Barenboim) (again still in its shrink wrap)
Finzi Various (LPO/Boult and NPO/Handley) (Lyrita)
Howells Requiem etc (Trinity Cambridge/Layton) (yet another still in its shrink wrap)
Shostakovich Cello concertos (Maisky/LSO/MTT)

Quite a haul, and it actually got me back into listening to music again after a long period when not much could console me in the current virus situation.

[Joseph K]

Quite a haul, and it actually got me back into listening to music again after a long period when not much could console me in the current virus situation.

Sorry to hear how it's affected you. But good that you're now listening to music again.

[Pulcinella]

Sorry to hear how it's affected you. But good that you're now listening to music again.

Thanks!
Sadly, the Carter did nothing for me (haven't listened to the Elgar yet); I fear he's a closed book.

And here's me with the nerve of encouraging you to give Ravel's L'enfant another chance.

[mikealdren]

I think the Finzi is special. Enjoy it!

[Pulcinella]

The Finzi is special. Enjoy it!

I have been.

But so are all the Naxos Finzi CDs (and I have two EMI versions of Eclogue too!).
No wonder my CD shelves are groaning.

[Barbirollians]

I have been.

But so are all the Naxos Finzi CDs (and I have two EMI versions of Eclogue too!).
No wonder my CD shelves are groaning.

A very generous neighbour - that Chaikky Brahms symphonies set is my favourite of post Bruno Walter sets ! Despite the many virtues of Jochum, Sanderling ,Boult and Barbirolli.