Originally posted by Eine Alpensinfonie
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Decca Eloquence
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amateur51
I'd welcome a re-mastering of the recordings of Beethoven piano sonatas made by Wilhelm Backhaus.
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Originally posted by amateur51 View PostI'd welcome a re-mastering of the recordings of Beethoven piano sonatas made by Wilhelm Backhaus.
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An interested reader has written:
"... people seem unaware of the Buywell (Australia) site, which has a separate section devoted to Decca Eloquence releases (and the opportunity to make suggestions for reissues). Their website displays UK prices too. This is not to distract from the info on Presto's site, but I suspect that the Buywell site is more comprehensive. Happy to provide a link in a PM, but easy enough for you to find if you think this info is worth adding to the thread."
Is this it?
It isn't given us to know those rare moments when people are wide open and the lightest touch can wither or heal. A moment too late and we can never reach them any more in this world.
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By the time you've added postage, the prices work out around the same between buying via Buywell and, say, Presto or MDT. Agree, though, that the ability to list by composer, conductor etc is very useful and it led me to finding some gems (Horst Stein's Sibelius, Kubelik's Janacek etc) which I've duly ordered for delivery to France. I suspect that I may end up paying duty but worth the try to see how quickly they'll arrive.
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Originally posted by french frank View PostAn interested reader has written:
"... people seem unaware of the Buywell (Australia) site, which has a separate section devoted to Decca Eloquence releases (and the opportunity to make suggestions for reissues). Their website displays UK prices too. This is not to distract from the info on Presto's site, but I suspect that the Buywell site is more comprehensive. Happy to provide a link in a PM, but easy enough for you to find if you think this info is worth adding to the thread."
Is this it?
http://www.buywell.com/cgi-bin/buywe...qoverview.html
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Prompted by this thread, I checked what I already had (two doubles, Wiener Oktett - Romantic Chamber Music and Kirsten Flagstad Lieder, both well worthwhile). I decided to add something new from their diverse range and came up with another song disc and have just ordered Oda Slobodskaya - great voice (and personality) and most of the songs there are new to me.
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amateur51
Originally posted by remdataram View PostTry Presto on this link: http://www.prestoclassical.co.uk/sea...hoven+backhaus
What i was/am hoping for was a re-mastering of his Decca studio complete Beethoven sonata cycle.
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Originally posted by HighlandDougie View PostI suspect that I may end up paying duty but worth the try to see how quickly they'll arrive.
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Roehre
Originally posted by HighlandDougie View PostMy CDs have eventually arrived from Oz - no duty to be paid and very securely packaged (I think the length of time might have been due to stock issues). Thrilling performance of the Lemminkainen Legends with the Helsinki Radio Symphony Orchestra and Okko Kamu - really well recorded. It must be well known but somehow it has passed me by in the last, err, 40 years. Well worth a punt:
http://www.prestoclassical.co.uk/r/A...nce/ELQ4803297
Indeed, DGG prime quality. And I also still have the cassette tape. Very listenable it still is too.
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Originally posted by Roehre View PostI got the original (with a very blue-ish cover painting) Lemminkainen on an LP in 1977.
Indeed, DGG prime quality. And I also still have the cassette tape. Very listenable it still is too.
To other posters above, thanks for the reminder about Buywell. Have dived in for the Van Beinum Bruckner 5/7/8/9 set. Contrary to postings above re Presto and MDT, I think Oz should work out significantly cheaper at $34.47 inc postage (Amazon £22.07) - but still subject to credit card conversion rates of courseI keep hitting the Escape key, but I'm still here!
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