What download have you bought?

[Beef Oven!]

Requiem? Benv C? Te Deum?

Got Benv. Bored of Te Dium

[cloughie]

The Colin Davis Nielsen Symphonies are good value if not the Berlioz bargain.

[Beef Oven!]

The Colin Davis Nielsen Symphonies are good value if not the Berlioz bargain.

I was tempted. But IIRRC, two/three of Davis' CN symphonies are duds (can't remember which ones - quite a while ago now)

[mathias broucek]

I'd heard that too, but figured the price was good for two or three good ones. Same rationale as for the Gergiev Mahler...

[Beef Oven!]

I'd heard that too, but figured the price was good for two or three good ones. Same rationale as for the Gergiev Mahler...

Yes, I think you're rationale is good for the Nielsen. I'm getting tempted. But I have full cycles by Ole Schmidt, LSO; Blomstsedt San Fran & Danish NSO; Michael Schønwandt, Danish NSO; Berglund, Royal Danish Orchestra. Plus various single discs by Karajan, Dudamel, Rattle and Myung-Whun Chung. What point the Davis, then?

Regarding the Gergiev, you're rationale is good there too. The live performances were orgasmic! 6 was one of the best gigs I ever attended, but the CD is a let-down (albeit an excellent let-down!).

I'm winging my way towards the Berlioz! I'm telling myself it's too much of a bargain to miss (after you and Bryn tell me the same!).

[mathias broucek]

Yes, I think you're rationale is good for the Nielsen. I'm getting tempted. But I have full cycles by Ole Schmidt, LSO; Blomstsedt San Fran & Danish NSO; Michael Schønwandt, Danish NSO; Berglund, Royal Danish Orchestra. Plus various single discs by Karajan, Dudamel, Rattle and Myung-Whun Chung. What point the Davis, then?

Regarding the Gergiev, you're rationale is good there too. The live performances were orgasmic! 6 was one of the best gigs I ever attended, but the CD is a let-down (albeit an excellent let-down!).

I'm winging my way towards the Berlioz! I'm telling myself it's too much of a bargain to miss (after you and Bryn tell me the same!).

In which case you need the Bernstein coupling of 3 & 5 (dead cheap on Qobuz)....

[cloughie]

Yes, I think you're rationale is good for the Nielsen. I'm getting tempted. But I have full cycles by Ole Schmidt, LSO; Blomstsedt San Fran & Danish NSO; Michael Schønwandt, Danish NSO; Berglund, Royal Danish Orchestra. Plus various single discs by Karajan, Dudamel, Rattle and Myung-Whun Chung. What point the Davis, then?

Regarding the Gergiev, you're rationale is good there too. The live performances were orgasmic! 6 was one of the best gigs I ever attended, but the CD is a let-down (albeit an excellent let-down!).

I'm winging my way towards the Berlioz! I'm telling myself it's too much of a bargain to miss (after you and Bryn tell me the same!).

The Berlioz purchase for me, as I had already got the CDs of Sym Fant and Harold, was initially for Romeo & Juliet, but hey this set is colossal and a great way to expand my appreciation of Berlioz’ repertoire for a few quid! Thanks matias for drawing attention to these great value downloads. Interesting that when I came to sign in I discovered I already had an account - I think it was in connection with purchases from other sites - can’t remember but I think it was Sainsbury or HMV and one other but my purchases included the Kondrashin Shostakovich Symphonies.

[Beef Oven!]

In which case you need the Bernstein coupling of 3 & 5 (dead cheap on Qobuz)....

I might go for that .....

Edit: I've bought the Berlioz and the Nielsen

Many thanks for the heads up on this

[Beef Oven!]

The Berlioz purchase for me, as I had already got the CDs of Sym Fant and Harold, was initially for Romeo & Juliet, but hey this set is colossal and a great way to expand my appreciation of Berlioz’ repertoire for a few quid! Thanks matias for drawing attention to these great value downloads. Interesting that when I came to sign in I discovered I already had an account - I think it was in connection with purchases from other sites - can’t remember but I think it was Sainsbury or HMV and one other but my purchases included the Kondrashin Shostakovich Symphonies.

I've bought the Berlioz and the Nielsen .....

I can't locate all my Berlioz CDs anyway and I'm trying to go completely electronic, so it makes sense.

[teamsaint]

That Berlioz is unmissable. I even went large and did the extra 10 bob on the FLACs

thanks to the folks who flagged this up.

Might go back for more later.

[gurnemanz]

Sergio Fiorentino Edition. Loving these late recordings from a sometimes under-appreciated master, eg Franck, Schumann Fantasie, Chopin Sonata.

[teamsaint]

Anybody know what size the Berlioz file is ?

[Bryn]

Anybody know what size the Berlioz file is ?

The FLACs I downloaded totalled 7.58GB. The zip was only 3.79GB.

[teamsaint]

The FLACs I downloaded totalled 7.58GB. The zip was only 3.79GB.

Ta. The rural area broadband I am using is going to take a little longer

[Bryn]

Ta. The rural area broadband I am using is going to take a little longer

Oops! I accidentally included the zip when totalling the FLACs. The FLAC total is in fact just the 3.79GB.