Bargains

[amateur51]

The complete cycle of Mahler symphonies by Boston Symphony Orchestra under Seiji Ozawa ... I didn't know it existed but here it is on 14 CDs priced at £20.08 if you're an Amazon Prime subscriber

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Mahler-Symphonies-Gustav/dp/B00CSDCC8A/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1398259723&sr=8-1&keywords=Mahler+ozaw

Does anyone know this cycle? I doubt it's a top choice but at this price it has to be worth investigating surely.

[amateur51]

A Harmonia Mundi Gold 10 CD boxed set entitled Romantic may not sound promisiing but it contains the following:

http://www.prestoclassical.co.uk/r/Harmonia%2BMundi/HMX2908500%252F09

and just over £11.00 inc P&P from

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B005BZBY0Y/ref=olp_product_details?ie=UTF8&me=&seller=

I've ordered a copy

[Thropplenoggin]

Stunning value and well spotted!

I might have to take this up and re-sell my individual Herreweghe discs (the LvB and Brahms works).

Engerer's Chopin Nocturnes are available on YouTube to sample here. I discovered them the other day and spent a happy couple of hours in their company. A different but lovely and compelling account.

Now, do I like Fink's voice? Over to YouTube to find out...

[Bryn]

The complete cycle of Mahler symphonies by Boston Symphony Orchestra under Seiji Ozawa ... I didn't know it existed but here it is on 14 CDs priced at £20.08 if you're an Amazon Prime subscriber

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Mahler-Symphonies-Gustav/dp/B00CSDCC8A/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1398259723&sr=8-1&keywords=Mahler+ozaw

Does anyone know this cycle? I doubt it's a top choice but at this price it has to be worth investigating surely.

Tony Duggan, in his general survey of Mahler sets, write:

"Seiji Ozawa and the Boston Symphony Orchestra on Philips (4388742) provides superb orchestral playing and excellent sound recording but too often there is failure to penetrate much beneath the surface of the notes."

Much more reliable than Hurwitz, who gives the set 8 for sound and 8 for performance.

[amateur51]

Tony Duggan, in his general survey of Mahler sets, write:

"Seiji Ozawa and the Boston Symphony Orchestra on Philips (4388742) provides superb orchestral playing and excellent sound recording but too often there is failure to penetrate much beneath the surface of the notes."

Much more reliable than Hurwitz, who gives the set 8 for sound and 8 for performance.

Many thanks Bryn, Tony Duggan's survey is always worth revisiting (so why didn't I? ). P'raps I'll leave it then

[amateur51]

Stunning value and well spotted!

I might have to take this up and re-sell my individual Herreweghe discs (the LvB and Brahms works).

Engerer's Chopin Nocturnes are available on YouTube to sample here. I discovered them the other day and spent a happy couple of hours in their company. A different but lovely and compelling account.

Now, do I like Fink's voice? Over to YouTube to find out...

I agree with you about Engerer's Chopin nocturnes Throppers - her recordings should be much better known

[Barbirollians]

Argerich's 2013 Lugano box £10.95 at MDT - including yet another Beethoven 1 but if it is half as good as the performance in Manchester last summer it will be worth having Beethoven cello sonata no5 with Maisky , Capucon/Piemontesi in the Resphighi sonata and Argerich leading the way in the Carnival of the Animals .

[gurnemanz]

Stunning value and well spotted!

I might have to take this up and re-sell my individual Herreweghe discs (the LvB and Brahms works).

Engerer's Chopin Nocturnes are available on YouTube to sample here. I discovered them the other day and spent a happy couple of hours in their company. A different but lovely and compelling account.

Now, do I like Fink's voice? Over to YouTube to find out...

I like Fink. Her Frauenliebe was on the the HM 50th Aniversary box.

[Thropplenoggin]

I like Fink. Her Frauenliebe was on the the HM 50th Aniversary box.

It is also to be found on the 'tube. From what I've heard, the vibrato is trill-like and consistent, not mannered and grating.

[Roehre]

A Harmonia Mundi Gold 10 CD boxed set entitled Romantic may not sound promisiing but it contains the following:

http://www.prestoclassical.co.uk/r/Harmonia%2BMundi/HMX2908500%252F09

and just over £11.00 inc P&P from

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B005BZBY0Y/ref=olp_product_details?ie=UTF8&me=&seller=

I've ordered a copy

nearly all duplicating CDs

[soileduk]

Haydn symphonies 4 disc set by Claudia Abbado currently £8.86 on Play.come seller marvelioUk.

[Thropplenoggin]

Qobuz has religious music on sale for those not allergic to downloads in lossless FLAC until April 30.

CPE Bach: Die Auferstehung und Himmelfahrt Jesu, La Petite Band/Kuijken/et al: €5.59 http://www.qobuz.com/album/bach-carl.../0034571154787

An excellent bargain: Carlo Gesualdo: Tenebrae, The Hilliard Ensemble: €7.53 (a saving of €12) http://www.qobuz.com/album/the-hilli.../0004228438672

Other in the promotion listed here: http://www.qobuz.com/recherche?s=prc...014&i=boutique

[PJPJ]

Qobuz has religious music on sale for those not allergic to downloads in lossless FLAC until April 30.

Qobuz supplies flac and other lossless file formats.

ALAC, AIFF, FLAC, WMA....

[LeMartinPecheur]

Haydn symphonies 4 disc set by Claudia Abbado currently £8.86 on Play.come seller marvelioUk.

Glad to see the Abbado genes still active in the music world

[johnn10]

Not if the marketing people had their way. I suspect that something like 'the Pre-Great Symphonies' would be used.

Or "Mozart -The Unknown Masterworks in Legendary Recordings"