Bargains

**Mahlerei** · 04-12-11, 19:19

The MP3 of this superb new Shostakovich 4 is just £2.73 - but for how long, I wonder:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Ddigital-music&field-keywords=raiskin+shostakovich+4&x=13&y=23

**EdgeleyRob** · 04-12-11, 22:08

Right you knowledgeable people, not so knowledgeable ER needs guidance please. Is this worth a dabble.It seems a great bargain that would plug a hole in my collection.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Bart%C3%B3k-String-Quartets-Nos-Complete/dp/B000EGDCUK/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1323035770&sr=1-1

thanks in advance.

**Bryn** · 04-12-11, 22:25

Of the bargain sets they stand out as the most idiomatic, to my ears. Indeed, they hold their own against the full price alternatives. If these are to be your introduction to the Bartok string quartets I don't think you can go far wrong. The recordings date from 1993 and 1994, by the way.

**mathias broucek** · 05-12-11, 08:55

Originally posted by Mahlerei View Post

The MP3 of this superb new Shostakovich 4 is just £2.73 - but for how long, I wonder:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_...ch+4&x=13&y=23

Or even £2.37!!!!

**HighlandDougie** · 05-12-11, 10:34

Thanks guys - cheaper than a pint - and now my 12th recording of this wonderful piece of music

**Curalach** · 05-12-11, 11:06

Originally posted by HighlandDougie View Post

Thanks guys - cheaper than a pint

Just what I thought, and it has led me to buy my first ever download of music. As opposed to free downloads!!

**Mahlerei** · 05-12-11, 11:56

Originally posted by mathias broucek View Post

Or even £2.37!!!!

Indeed, thanks for the correction :) I can't recommend this new recording highly enough. A conductor to watch.

**Bryn** · 05-12-11, 17:20

Originally posted by mathias broucek View Post

Or even £2.37!!!!

Or 37p if you happen to have a £2 online voucher in response to placing a previous order totalling over £10 with amazon.co.uk.

**Dave2002** · 05-12-11, 19:31

Is that a good one or are there better things to spend my £2 on?

**Bryn** · 06-12-11, 11:09

Originally posted by Dave2002 View Post

Is that a good one or are there better things to spend my £2 on?

Whether or not there are better things to spend your £2 on is a moot question. However, the download under consideration is indeed well worth getting. I'm not saying it is better than recorded performances from the likes of Kondrashin, Wigglesworth, Petrenko, et al, but is of their ilk, to my ears. The audience is both very well behaved and rightly appreciative at the end.

**EdgeleyRob** · 06-12-11, 19:38

Originally posted by Bryn View Post

Of the bargain sets they stand out as the most idiomatic, to my ears. Indeed, they hold their own against the full price alternatives. If these are to be your introduction to the Bartok string quartets I don't think you can go far wrong. The recordings date from 1993 and 1994, by the way.

Bryn many thanks for taking the time and trouble to post this.Duly ordered.

**Mahlerei** · 06-12-11, 21:54

Originally posted by Bryn View Post

Whether or not there are better things to spend your £2 on is a moot question. However, the download under consideration is indeed well worth getting. I'm not saying it is better than recorded performances from the likes of Kondrashin, Wigglesworth, Petrenko, et al, but is of their ilk, to my ears. The audience is both very well behaved and rightly appreciative at the end.

That's it, in a nutshell.