Bargains

[PJPJ]

They look like Love Hearts (anyone remember those? Fizzy sweets with little Romantic messages on, like "You? Do me a Favour!", "Tried Using Clearasil?", "Even if I said 'Yes', My Guide Dog Would Object". Or was that just the packets I bought?)

As long as they aren't performance-enhancing drugs.......

[Mark Meldon]

Adrian Boult's Warner (EMI) Vaughan Williams box set only £10.62 on amazon. Szell's wonderful Cleveland Beethoven Sony box only £7.99. I have bought the former, but already have the latter. Boult is a big bargain! Best,

[Dave2002]

As long as they aren't performance-enhancing drugs.......

There is a touch of blue!

[Dave2002]

Not physical CDs but QOBUZ has the Jansons RCO 'live' 13 disc set (the DVD of Mahler 4 is omitted) as lossless 44.1/16 downloads, replete with digital booklet, for €19.99. The CDs + DVD cost around five times that on amazon.co.uk, and that's a low price in itself.

Looks as though one can buy for £15.99 in UK currency - and that all that's needed is an account - not a commitment to a streaming package. I'll probably check it out later on.

[Bryn]

Looks as though one can buy for £15.99 in UK currency - and that all that's needed is an account - not a commitment to a streaming package. I'll probably check it out later on.

That's right, though my invoice was actually in Euros approximately equivalent to that amount.

[charles t]

In today's Wall St. Journal, lengthy article - acquiring the Decca catalog & more (for peanuts...so-to-speak):

http://www.wsj.com/articles/decca-sound-the-mono-years-1944-1956-review-1441838006

[MickyD]

Europadisc are currently offering up to 40% off many Warner box sets...

https://www.europadisc.co.uk/offer/1829/Boxsets_from_Warner_Classics.htm?utm_source=Europadisc+Mailing+List&utm_campaign=22dad7f4f3-Newsletter_11th_September_2015&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_ddb1558c25-22dad7f4f3-411804957

Some great bargains here!

[Stunsworth]

Are there any particular highlighs for you Bryn? Do you know or have you heard many of the performances included? The lists seem to be

This might actually induce me to join Qobuz - though I've not quite worked out what business model they are using. Can any Qobuz member buy downloads, or are there different levels of membership? I noticed something yesterday with different pricing, and mention of "Sublime" which I didn't have time to check out.

Anyone with a Qobuz account can buy downloads.

Sublime is a specific type of account where you pay upfront for a year's lossless streaming - that's 16/44.1 FLAC. That works out quite a bit cheaper than paying monthly for the same service. What it also gives you is the ability to buy a large range of high resolution albums at a discounted price. The price for 'standard' lossless albums is unaffected. High resolution may be anything from 24/44.1 to 24/192 depending on what the label has provided. Not all labels offer a discount to Sublime subscribers, ECM and Chandos are two of those.

I've been a Sublime subscriber for almost 12 months, and will almost certainly renew the subscription when it comes up for renewal.

[Roehre]

Europadisc are currently offering up to 40% off many Warner box sets...

https://www.europadisc.co.uk/offer/1829/Boxsets_from_Warner_Classics.htm?utm_source=Europadisc+Mailing+List&utm_campaign=22dad7f4f3-Newsletter_11th_September_2015&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_ddb1558c25-22dad7f4f3-411804957

Some great bargains here!

But check whether you've got the cheapest alternative within this list of bargains, as some recordings like Bruckner/Jochum appear more than once in more than one guise.

[gurnemanz]

But check whether you've got the cheapest alternative within this list of bargains, as some recordings like Bruckner/Jochum appear more than once in more than one guise.

Also compare MDT with the same boxes - eg Jochum/Bruckner £1 cheaper than Europa.

[MickyD]

Thanks, gurnemanze...I didn't realise MDT were still going. And I see they are already cheaper, for example with the big Callas box, by about £5.

[richardfinegold]

Just ordered the complete LvB Quartets /Tokyo Qt for $11.00 on Amazon

[teamsaint]

Has anybody found a full listing for the new Rattle/ CBSO 52 CD box set ?

[Cockney Sparrow]

Presto -usually the seller to check first:

http://www.prestoclassical.co.uk/r/Warner%2BClassics/2564610055

[teamsaint]

Presto -usually the seller to check first:
http://www.prestoclassical.co.uk/r/W...ics/2564610055

That is where I usually check, CS, it just doesnt look like the full listing to me.