Bargains

[Dave2002]

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Classical-Ma...0121477&sr=1-1

Anybody know what's on this - is it a must have bargain or a waste of shelf-space - seems to be Arte Nova rather than straight Sony but what's on it?

A bit more here - in German! http://www.amazon.de/Meisterwerke-Kl...ag=ipostde7-21

[Don Petter]

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Classical-Ma...0121477&sr=1-1

Anybody know what's on this - is it a must have bargain or a waste of shelf-space - seems to be Arte Nova rather than straight Sony but what's on it?

Well, you can see five of the orchestras and six of the conductors on the box, but it looks like the usual warhorses - Only Beethoven's ninth, Berlioz Fantastique and Bach Goldberg are shown.

[Dave2002]

Plus the comment from someone on the first link in the English version - assuming they're discussing the same box - that the recordings originate from Arte Nova - though that puzzles me. How? Why? They gave it a thumbs down.

[Dave2002]

I see Sainsburys' price is £17-99 post-free ie same gross as MDT.

Ah - so I'd get Nectar points - doubled - if I use an appropriate credit card!

[amateur51]

My copy of the Chandos Percy Grainger edition has arrived this morning, beautifully wrapped and at double-quick time, with a nicely produced chunky booklet of listings, biography, all the words, etc - a veritable bargain in every sense at the current £33.50 + £1.26 p+p

[Nick Armstrong]

My copy of the Chandos Percy Grainger edition has arrived this morning, beautifully wrapped and at double-quick time, with a nicely produced chunky booklet of listings, biography, all the words, etc - a veritable bargain in every sense at the current £33.50 + £1.26 p+p

Please apply aurally as directed by Dr Caliban in his private prescription

[amateur51]

Please apply aurally as directed by Dr Caliban in his private prescription

Gorgeous orchestration innit - thank you Doctor Caligari

[hafod]

Amazon.es are at it again! This time it is the 55cd Mozart 111 at €17.59. Although it is described as 'temporarily unavailable', a neighbour has just told me that they are still taking orders - well his anyway. This set has already been released unlike the Philips 55 which was pulled a couple of days ago. Too much duplication for me but for any 'bloaters' out there here is the link and a contents list.

http://www.amazon.es/111-Obras-Maestras-Ed-Ltda-Various/dp/B008U5RVUY/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1350140120&sr=1-1

1 Symphonies 25, 26, 29 PINNOCK
2 Symphonies 28, 31, 33, 34 LEVINE
3 Symphonies 32, 35, 36 KARAJAN
4 Symphonies 38, 39 PINNOCK
5 Symphonies 40, 41 MINKOWSKI
6 Piano Concertos 6, 17, 21 ANDA
7 Piano Concertos 27, 10 GILELS
8 Piano Concertos 19, 23 POLLINI
9 Piano Concertos 20, 24 BILSON
10 Piano Concertos 14, 26 PIRES
11 Violin Concertos 3, 4, 5 PERLMAN
12 Sinfonia Concertante PERLMAN, ZUKERMAN
13 Wind Concertos NEIDICH, JOLLEY
14 Wind Concertos MORELLI, WOLFGANG, PURVIS
15 Flute, Flute & Harp Concertos PALMA, ALLEN
16 Gran Partita ORPHEUS
17 Divertimentos K.375, K.388, K.270 ORPHEUS
18 Divertimento K.334, K.239 Serenata KARAJAN
19 Haffner Serenade BÖHM
20 Eine kleine Nachtmusik, Posthorn Serenade LEVINE
21-23 6 "Haydn" Quartets HAGEN
24 String Quintet K.515, Divertimento K.563 AMADEUS
25 String Quintets K.516, K.593 AMADEUS, ARONOWITZ
26 Quartets with winds KOCH, SEIFERT, DE PEYER, AMADEUS
27 Chamber Music LEVINE, ENSEMBLE WIEN-BERLIN
28 Piano Quartets FAURE QUARTET
29 Violin Sonatas DUMAY, PIRES
30 Violin Sonatas PERLMAN, BARENBOIM
31 Piano Sonatas PIRES
32 Piano Sonatas HOROWITZ
33 Piano Sonatas GULDA
34 Piano Duets FRANTZ, ESCHENBACH
35 Great Mass in C minor PINNOCK
36 "Great" Mass in C minor BERNSTEIN
37 Requiem ABBADO
38 Concert Arias JANOWITZ
39-4 Idomeneo GARDINER
42-43 Die Entführung aus dem Serail BÖHM
44-46 Le nozze di Figaro HARNONCOURT
47-49 Don Giovanni ABBADO
50-52 Così fan tutte LEVINE
53-54 Die Zauberflöte BÖHM
55 A Little Light Music ORPHEUS

[Parry1912]

Duly ordered, hafod. Keep 'em coming.

[teamsaint]

The mozart looks great...but the box is AWFUL !!

[richardfinegold]

2 large bargain purchases recently for me, and I am slowly working my way through them. Both are large EMI collections. One is their David Oistrakh box (listening at the movement to the Beethoven Triple Concerto with Sargent) and the other is their large Mahler box, which I purchased solely so that I might have Horenstein's Fourth.

[amateur51]

2 large bargain purchases recently for me, and I am slowly working my way through them. Both are large EMI collections. One is their David Oistrakh box (listening at the movement to the Beethoven Triple Concerto with Sargent) and the other is their large Mahler box, which I purchased solely so that I might have Horenstein's Fourth.

I think that Oistrakh box is one of the great bargains, richardfinegold (would you mind if I shortened you to rfg? ); and I'd be interested to hear your views on the Mahler box in due course - it has several highlights for me but like you it was the Horenstein/Price performance that grabbed my attention

[Thropplenoggin]

2 large bargain purchases recently for me, and I am slowly working my way through them. Both are large EMI collections. One is their David Oistrakh box (listening at the movement to the Beethoven Triple Concerto with Sargent) and the other is their large Mahler box, which I purchased solely so that I might have Horenstein's Fourth.

I am loathe to download stuff but that is an occasion where I still might. Why someone hasn't re-released the available Horenstein Mahler is an enigma far more disturbing than the Bermuda Triangle.

[teamsaint]

I'm not much of a downloader..give me a CD any day.
However, I have been after the Rubbra symphonies for a while. They can be downloaded complete for £7.99 from Classics online. Did this today, and have got them all successfully burned to CD (I think) !
Great value, if a bit of a pain !

[martin_opera]

Amazon.es are at it again! This time it is the 55cd Mozart 111 at €17.59. Although it is described as 'temporarily unavailable', a neighbour has just told me that they are still taking orders - well his anyway.

No luck. E-mail this morning cancelling the order.