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  • Dave2002
    Full Member
    • Dec 2010
    • 18008

    Recent enthusiasm for the fothcoming release of Previn's VW set suggested a search on amazon. There are some iteresting sets. In the jazz area there is this one - http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/offer-lis...eywords=Previn - a set of 8, for not a lot (around £6-7) from marketplace people. There is a health warning from one or two reviewers, but others have said these should be discounted. Could be worth a punt.

    For more by Previn see http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_...eywords=Previn

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    • mahlerei
      Full Member
      • Jun 2015
      • 357

      Originally posted by Dave2002 View Post
      Recent enthusiasm for the fothcoming release of Previn's VW set suggested a search on amazon. There are some iteresting sets. In the jazz area there is this one - http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/offer-lis...eywords=Previn - a set of 8, for not a lot (around £6-7) from marketplace people. There is a health warning from one or two reviewers, but others have said these should be discounted. Could be worth a punt.

      For more by Previn see http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_...eywords=Previn
      Very interesting, but I'm surprised by the hefty prices. I had Previn's DSCH13 on a chromium dioxide tape and liked it very much. Warner want almost £18 for this reissue/remaster. Or is this just Amazon's think-of-a-number pricing policy?

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      • HighlandDougie
        Full Member
        • Nov 2010
        • 3079

        I think possibly the latter. It (plus other AP/LSO HMV recordings) is being released in Japan at about the same time so it's possible that the "import" referred to by Amazon is from there. it clearly needs further investigation. But good to see that Warners are now getting round to Previn.

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        • Petrushka
          Full Member
          • Nov 2010
          • 12229

          Originally posted by HighlandDougie View Post
          But good to see that Warners are now getting round to Previn.
          There must surely be a big Previn box in the offing before too long. That's why I'm not buying any Previn single CD issues right now. Knowing the ways of the record companies they will maximise revenue by first releasing a few mouth-watering single re-mastered issues then after a few months release a big box with all of them included plus a whole lot more. Enthusiasts will thus have a duplication conundrum to resolve.

          Cynical? Moi?
          "The sound is the handwriting of the conductor" - Bernard Haitink

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          • visualnickmos
            Full Member
            • Nov 2010
            • 3609

            Originally posted by Petrushka View Post
            Cynical? Moi?
            Realist.

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            • Dave2002
              Full Member
              • Dec 2010
              • 18008

              There are already some big Previn boxes out there, but yes - one may expect eventually to see more, and from more than one company. It's probably not worth buying single CDs unless one really does want something special - as per msg 6004.

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              • MickyD
                Full Member
                • Nov 2010
                • 4744

                This looks like a good way of getting a lot of Malcolm Arnold at a bargain price - could anyone give me some advice about the recordings?

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                • mahlerei
                  Full Member
                  • Jun 2015
                  • 357

                  Originally posted by MickyD View Post
                  This looks like a good way of getting a lot of Malcolm Arnold at a bargain price - could anyone give me some advice about the recordings?

                  http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...e_epc__1p_3_ti
                  MickyD

                  I bought the individual discs when they first appeared. Excellent sound and splendid performances. Don't hesitate!

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                  • teamsaint
                    Full Member
                    • Nov 2010
                    • 25190

                    Originally posted by mahlerei View Post
                    MickyD

                    I bought the individual discs when they first appeared. Excellent sound and splendid performances. Don't hesitate!
                    I think I would hesitate, till the price drops.
                    they were advertised at a cheaper price when first listed, IIRC.
                    I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed or numbered. My life is my own.

                    I am not a number, I am a free man.

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                    • MickyD
                      Full Member
                      • Nov 2010
                      • 4744

                      Thank you for the advice. One for the shopping list, methinks. I've only got the Dances, so am eager to explore the rest, above all the symphonies.

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                      • teamsaint
                        Full Member
                        • Nov 2010
                        • 25190

                        Originally posted by MickyD View Post
                        Thank you for the advice. One for the shopping list, methinks. I've only got the Dances, so am eager to explore the rest, above all the symphonies.
                        I have all the Naxos set,but no other versions, but I love his music , so I'll definitely be in for this at some point.
                        I think it started at about £21, so every chance it will go back to that , I should think.

                        I see the Hickox set is available at around £18, perhaps those with more expertise can advise which to go for.
                        I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed or numbered. My life is my own.

                        I am not a number, I am a free man.

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                        • mahlerei
                          Full Member
                          • Jun 2015
                          • 357

                          ts

                          Hickox only recorded the first six symphonies, IIRC, and Gamba took on the rest. I much prefer Handley's readings anyway. Gamba's are very good; his separate discs of overtures and ballet music are first-rate.

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                          • teamsaint
                            Full Member
                            • Nov 2010
                            • 25190

                            Originally posted by mahlerei View Post
                            ts

                            Hickox only recorded the first six symphonies, IIRC, and Gamba took on the rest. I much prefer Handley's readings anyway. Gamba's are very good; his separate discs of overtures and ballet music are first-rate.
                            Thanks for the advice, Mahlerei.
                            I"ll invest in the new box at some point.
                            I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed or numbered. My life is my own.

                            I am not a number, I am a free man.

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                            • EdgeleyRob
                              Guest
                              • Nov 2010
                              • 12180

                              Originally posted by MickyD View Post
                              Thank you for the advice. One for the shopping list, methinks. I've only got the Dances, so am eager to explore the rest, above all the symphonies.
                              As ts says that ex Conifer set was cheaper when it was first flagged up so maybe hold that thought but,as mahlerei says,it's a wonderful set.
                              The more I listen to the Penney Naxos cycle,the more impressed I am.

                              As a bit of fun how about an ideal Arnold cycle

                              1 Penney
                              2 Handley
                              3 Hickox
                              4 Arnold
                              5 Groves
                              6 Hickox
                              7 Penney
                              8 Handley
                              9 Penney

                              Sorry for the off topicness

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                              • Pulcinella
                                Host
                                • Feb 2014
                                • 10872

                                Staying off topic for a moment......
                                Interested that you chose Arnold's own recording of number 4 (presumably Lyrita).
                                I have it too, but it is very slow: 54' 11" compared with Penny's 37' 47”!

                                I have the Naxos set, the LPO Arnold 4 on Lyrita, and others on a couple of EMI issues: numbers 1 (Bournemouth/Arnold), 2 (Bournemouth/Groves), and 5 (CBSO/Arnold). Tempted by the forthcoming bargain box, but I already have some concerto recordings too.

                                Is there really a Groves 5, or was that wishful thinking?

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