Charity Shop Trawl

[LMcD]

My neck of the woods is a bit of a desert when it comes to finding classical music CDs in charity shops. Yesterday, I donated a handful of CDs to a shop and on my way out stumbled, to continue the topographical theme, upon an oasis of bargain bins with a few jewels therein.

Three single CDs...

Haydn: Nelson Mass & Vivaldi: Gloria, LSO/Willcocks, Decca
Vaughan Williams: Mass in G minor, Elora Festival Singers/Thomas Fitches (organ)/Edison, Naxos
"French Discoveries": Various, ClassicFM

And some double CDs/box sets...

Rossini: Petite Messe Solenelle, Orchestra e Coro Dell'Accademia Nazionale Di Santa Cecilia/Pappano, Warner Classics
Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius & Sea Pictures, Hallé Orch & LSO, Janet Baker/Barbirolli, EMI
"Beecham Conducts Delius", RPO/Beecham, EMI
Mozart: Don Giovanni, Glyndebourne Chorus/LPO/Haitink, EMI
Verdi: Aida, Callas/Milan/Serafin, EMI

Total cost: £3.05

My donation beforehand lessened the guilt but I must admit to feeling slightly grubby.

Some of our local charity shops no longer sell any CDs or DVDs, saying 'there's no money in it', and others are currently charging as little as £1 for ten.
Oxfam's online shop has some unusual classical repertoire on CD and DVD, and postage is £3.95 for any order, regardless of how many different Oxfam shops post your items to you from around the country. My most recent order included a 6-CD set by Concerto Köln for £3.19.
Wob (formerly World of Books) also have a decent choice of classical CDs and don't charge postage unless you're in a hurry.

[gurnemanz]

Haydn: Nelson Mass & Vivaldi: Gloria, LSO/Willcocks, Decca

In the early days of CD you could sometimes pick one up very cheaply because it was sold just as the disc itself, without any booklet or inlay. At a time of life when kids and mortgage used up large chunks of our available funds this could be a useful option. Coincidentally, one which I acquired that way was that Willcocks Haydn/Vivaldi disc. I think I might have paid only 50p for it. Just pulled it off the shelf. It has a rather crudely printed contents insert which I had fabricated. The disc was 'Made in West Germany' - those were the days

[Dave2002]

Some of our local charity shops no longer sell any CDs or DVDs, saying 'there's no money in it', and others are currently charging as little as £1 for ten.

One of the local charity shops is still selling 4 for a pound - more or less. Sometimes the staff don't count the CDs accurately, and sometimes they reduce the price anyway - as in "just call it £2".

One "joke" 2CD set I bought recently "All the Classical Music You'll Ever Need" - it's actually rather good in parts.
I was surprised by Lesley Garrett singing Mozart's Exultate Jubilate as years ago I played in that. She sings it really rather well.

Seems to have been an appreciated present.

[cloughie]

One of the local charity shops is still selling 4 for a pound - more or less. Sometimes the staff don't count the CDs accurately, and sometimes they reduce the price anyway - as in "just call it £2".

One "joke" 2CD set I bought recently "All the Classical Music You'll Ever Need" - it's actually rather good in parts.
I was surprised by Lesley Garrett singing Mozart's Exultate Jubilate as years ago I played in that. She sings it really rather well.

Seems to have been an appreciated present.

Why are you surprised LG is a very good singer!

[Barbirollians]

Parsifal 1991 Barenboim £2 .

[Dave2002]

Why are you surprised LG is a very good singer!

I don’t dispute that, though I have wondered as she has had some kind of popular status. What actually surprised me was hearing and identifying the piece - which is not that often played or sung. it was only then that I looked to see who the singer was.

I may have missed a collection of Lesley Garrett items in the same charity shop, but if it or a similar one reappears I’ll snap it up.

[Barbirollians]

I don’t dispute that, though I have wondered as she has had some kind of popular status. What actually surprised me was hearing and identifying the piece - which is not that often played or sung. it was only then that I looked to see who the singer was.

I may have missed a collection of Lesley Garrett items in the same charity shop, but if it or a similar one reappears I’ll snap it up.

A very fine singer . Not a crossover Katherine Jenkins type . Excellent Handelian.

[pastoralguy]

A very fine singer . Not a crossover Katherine Jenkins type . Excellent Handelian.

I’ve been lucky enough to have played in orchestras that have accompanied her and I can tell you that she is a lovely person as well as being a fine singer. I remember her giving me advice about my woeful love life!

[Pulcinella]

I’ve been lucky enough to have played in orchestras that have accompanied her and I can tell you that she is a lovely person as well as being a fine singer. I remember her giving me advice about my woeful love life!

Before you met the current Mrs pg, one assumes.

[Dave2002]

A very fine singer . Not a crossover Katherine Jenkins type . Excellent Handelian.

Perhaps Katherine Jenkins could have taken a similar path, but presumably that would have been less lucrative.

[Barbirollians]

Yes - she went to RAM and once on Jonathan Ross’s show many moons ago she sang something rather simply without all the heavy vibrato crossover requires and it seems she had a rather bettet voice than one might think - but she has made hatfuls of cash from crossover.

[Dave2002]

I may have missed a collection of Lesley Garrett items in the same charity shop, but if it or a similar one reappears I’ll snap it up.

I did at the time, but I went back and now have either the box set which I saw before - or another copy. So now got more listening to do - eventually!

[pastoralguy]

Before you met the current Mrs pg, one assumes.

Absolutely!😉😉

[hmvman]

It would be interesting to know which of the charity shop bargains acquired by forumites were taken into said charity shop by other forumites, as per the other thread...

[richardfinegold]

It would be interesting to know which of the charity shop bargains acquired by forumites were taken into said charity shop by other forumites, as per the other thread...

It’s the death of Physical Media. People don’t own a disc spinner of any kind. Wednesday I am the presenter for my book club. I had assigned Get Shorty by Elmore Leonard and a very good movie was made so I asked people to watch it after arranging for DVDs to be had at the Library. It turns out none of the 15 participants besides me has a disc spinning movie spinner.