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Yes, that's a fantastic box, ts. Terrific performances of the da Ponte operas and the Magic Flute. The Erich Kleiber Figaro and the Bohm Cosi are perhaps my favourite recordings of those operas, with phenomenal casts, but the other two are also very good. You can't get a better introduction to the major operas than this set, imv.
I agree that it's a reasonable box at the price, though the recordings will probably sound their age. At the price it's very good value at present - I paid a fair proportion of that asking price simply for Fricsay's Don Giovanni a while back - though here it's the Magic Flute which is conducted by him.
I am intrigued to know whether they have at last sorted out the editing mess in all previous CD releases of Rosen's recording of the Stravinsky Movements. Let's hope so.
I am intrigued to know whether they have at last sorted out the editing mess in all previous CD releases of Rosen's recording of the Stravinsky Movements. Let's hope so.
Is there a track listing anywhere?
Presumably the timing would be different (longer) if the missing repeat is restored than it is in the Stravinsky Edition.
Particularly pleased to see that this will restore some of Heather Harper's singing (in Berg and Ravel) to the catalogue. Also this recording of the Falla harpsichord concerto got honourable mention on another thread.
Is there a track listing anywhere?
Presumably the timing would be different (longer) if the missing repeat is restored than it is in the Stravinsky Edition.
I've not yet been able to find a track listing with timings. I will keep looking.
Nostalgia corner: in 2011 this was one of the best bargain alerts ever on this thread, when some of us got Real Chopin box for £9.97. It must have been priced in error as one CD. A great set which I have played a lot.
Sorry about that - but we had a batch of unfulfilled and perhaps too good to be true alerts only a few weeks ago. This one looks possible - so fingers crossed.
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