Just noticed that Amazon have just added a tenner to the pre-order price for the Previn RVW Sym box.
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Phew! I'm glad I pre-ordered it when it was first advertised. Having said that, I would have been happy to have paid the higher price. It's still a good buy.Originally posted by cloughie View PostComment
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I was about to pre-order - now I'll wait until release date and see what the pro-merchants offer.Originally posted by Eine Alpensinfonie View PostComment
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That's good reasoning. They've probably added the extra £9.96 because they're getting lots of orders.Originally posted by cloughie View PostComment
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they've also hiked up the price of the Malcolm Arnold boxOriginally posted by Eine Alpensinfonie View PostComment
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I've recently been exploring the Vaughan Williams symphonies for the first time and I'm hooked!
I'd be grateful for advice on which set to buy..or should I collect them with different conductors? I'm tempted by the second Boult set as it also contains much other music.
There's an excellent and moving documentary on YouTube called The Passions of Vaughan Williams which I caught up with yesterday evening.
Thanks folks.Comment
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I was actually referring to Boult's complete EMI recordings.Comment
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Boult, Haitink, Handley (Classics for Pleasure - RLPO), are safe recommendations for a complete set. I'm sure those more expert will comment, but of course there are 36 thread pages here to consult. Also the database of Building a Library choices.Originally posted by Pianophile View Post
You'll find a lot of these on Naxos Music Library*** to try before you buy. (Choose label on the home page ring menu - then "Warner Classics - Parlophone" then "V", then page 2 onwards).
And of course the Previn was highly regarded and fondly remembered on vinyl (soon to be released on CD).
*** See the Naxos Music Library thread. If your library service does not give access, join at the Barbican Library next time you are in the city of London (no residential requirement). (Oh - also on NML you will find the Chandos label so you'll find the well or highly regarded recordings by Bryden Thompson and Hickox.....)Comment
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Lucky devil!Originally posted by Pianophile View Post
There are almost too many options. My first set was the Handley - individual CD releases, bought as and when they came out.
Regarding Boult, I prefer the earlier Decca Boult, but only just.
I would suggest as a starting point, the EMI Boult box set that has so much more music in it than other compilations. Then, from this bedrock, I would listen, mix and match!
Happy listening!Comment
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Boult was my introduction to RVW's symphonies, too - the stereo EMI individual CDs, with really nostalgic designs on the booklets, I might add...Originally posted by Beef Oven! View PostLucky devil!
There are almost too many options. My first set was the Handley - individual CD releases, bought as and when they came out.
Regarding Boult, I prefer the earlier Decca Boult, but only just.
I would suggest as a starting point, the EMI Boult box set that has so much more music in it than other compilations. Then, from this bedrock, I would listen, mix and match!
Happy listening!
Yes - good advice from Beefy. The London symphony (no. 2) is marvelous in this set - a real gem, IMVHO) In summary, go for it; you won't regret it.Comment
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Originally posted by visualnickmos View Post
- I share his preference for the earlier set, too. I would suggest that if P'phil does go for the Boult box (which includes Job and The Pilgrim's Progress as well as lots of other goodies) then he ought to consider the Previn set, too, when the prices come back down - the two complement each other wonderfully.
The London symphony (no. 2) is marvelous in this set - a real gem
In summary, go for it; you won't regret it.
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Thanks, all. Advice much appreciated.
I'll probably go for the Boult box then and take it from there.
I can't imagine why it has taken so long for me to discover the symphonies. I'm hooked!
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I would agree with BeefO re that Boult box,excellent stuff.
There isn't really a duff set out there IMVHO
I rate the Naxos very highly indeed (cheap as chips here)
This is an amazing cycle and includes a 7,8 and 9 which I think bear comparison with the very bestComment
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Seconded...Originally posted by EdgeleyRob View PostI would agree with BeefO re that Boult box,excellent stuff.
There isn't really a duff set out there IMVHO
I rate the Naxos very highly indeed (cheap as chips here)
This is an amazing cycle and includes a 7,8 and 9 which I think bear comparison with the very best
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