EMI Icon Series

[BBMmk2]

I missed the Stoky box - but the Annie Fischer, Cantelli ,Toscanini, Fremaux, and in particular the Silvestri boxes have given me great listening pleasure.

Is the Silverstein box available still?

[Barbirollians]

Is the Silverstein box available still?

Constantin Silvestri not Joseph Silverstein ?

Amazon UK have it available as an MP3 for £18.99 but no sign of the CDS - Presto's site suggests it is deleted both as a CD set and download. Amazon com suggests the same but now only shows items that can be shipped to UK to me so there may be copies available in the US.

[BBMmk2]

Constantin Silvestri not Joseph Silverstein ?

Amazon UK have it available as an MP3 for £18.99 but no sign of the CDS - Presto's site suggests it is deleted both as a CD set and download. Amazon com suggests the same but now only shows items that can be shipped to UK to me so there may be copies available in the US.

Yes. I should have looked before posting! Yes Constantin Silverstri.

[Cockney Sparrow]

Anyone who has access to Naxos Music Library (often available via Library etc membership) will find about two or so pages listing the ICON boxes available to play (found under Label "Warner Parlophone" Initial "I"**).

Unfortunately, there are no booklets or box reverse images, so to find out which orchestra is playing which piece, its necessary to track that down, if possible, on the internet (Amazon images, info in reviews there and elsewhere and other usual places). Maybe it would help in deciding or before a used set can be bought.

NML: The streaming quality on Library service route is 128kbs which I find adequate for listening before I might buy, etc. I suspect the quality is higher but then I'm often easily pleased and don't have golden ears. My library service doesn't pay for the 320kbs quality level.
(I can always then look for a recording on my lossless streaming service for undivided attention listening - trouble is, NML has a huge range of labels (but not, for example Hyperion, Testament, Melodiya) and not everything is carried by other streamers).
http://www.for3.org/forums/showthrea...-library/page2
**I found the Jussi Bjorling ICON box using their search - its on a "V" page - "Vocal" Music, not under "I". So there may be other ICON boxes in there.....