Bargains

[vinteuil]

How does one eat an elephant?

... with caper sauce, or perhaps sauce ravigote

http://www.saveur.com/ravigote-sauce

http://chefsimon.lemonde.fr/gourmets/chef-simon/recettes/sauce-ravigote--4

tho' I think a sauce gribiche might be an improvement

http://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/11525-sauce-gribiche

http://chefsimon.lemonde.fr/gourmets/chef-simon/recettes/sauce-gribiche--6

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[Beef Oven!]

... with caper sauce, or perhaps sauce ravigote

tho' I think a sauce gribiche might be an improvement

You will notice that I did not challenge your own decision to stick to CDs. In your case, it must be the right thing to do.

[mathias broucek]

I don't mind editing artist and composer for repertoire-based recordings as it's often the same for every track, although it's certainly a pain for recitals. Even when this is done well, I often change to ensure consistency (e.g. spellings for Russian composers)

A bigger problem for me is when the "song" is listed as something like:

01 Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphony No 5 in C minor Op. 67 "Fate" - Wiener Philharmoniker Leonard Bernstein: I Allegro con brio

This makes it very hard to see which movement is playing on a phone, portable player or car. (Perhaps not such an issue for Beethoven 5 but a complete pain for opera or oratorio...)

[HighlandDougie]

... with caper sauce, or perhaps sauce ravigote

http://www.saveur.com/ravigote-sauce

http://chefsimon.lemonde.fr/gourmets/chef-simon/recettes/sauce-ravigote--4

tho' I think a sauce gribiche might be an improvement

http://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/11525-sauce-gribiche

http://chefsimon.lemonde.fr/gourmets/chef-simon/recettes/sauce-gribiche--6

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I'm ever so slightly baffled at the reference to elephants (much too arcane for my simple mind but it's not about them in rooms, is it?) but, as someone who occasionally likes to show off to my French neighbours that I can actually cook without poisoning them, Vint's links to that brilliant Le Monde website (hitherto unknown to me) are brilliant! Sauce gribiche here I come! Oh, and back on topic, wholly agree with MB about metadata, although Qobuz is better in that respect than e-classical.com. Its downloads always seem to involve some kind of relabelling before use.

[robk]

I have downloaded Callas Remastered with a little help from Qobuz and a copy of their Beta Desktop, but only as 16 bit. There doesn't seem to be an option to select 24 bit except as individual files. There are over 1,000 files so this would to be a painful task. Still talking to Qobuz but no solution yet - this is on a PC with Windows 10. Has anyone had any success with it?

[Dave2002]

https://www.amazon.it/dp/B00KN15P56/
https://www.amazon.de/Complete-Recor...dp/B01DB7DV9A/

The Emerson Quartet box delivered for just under £60 as per the link.

Also there's a Oiseau Lyre box of classical and romantic music (50 CDs) at about the same price, though some here will have most of the individual CDs in other boxes. The Baroque box, which I believe I ordered years ago, but failed to arrive (unilateral cancellation?) has now floated to luxury prices for new copies. Some details of the contents are available - but not so many on the am.de site. Look around if you want more info.

[Parry1912]

Charles Dutoit - The Montreal Years (35CDs) is available from MDT for £39.65 + £3.00 p&p.

[MickyD]

Charles Dutoit - The Montreal Years (35CDs) is available from MDT for £39.65 + £3.00 p&p.

That is a terrific bargain!

[Dave2002]

That is a terrific bargain!

Maybe, but how many versions of Holst's Planets, and Bartok's Concerto for Orchestra, and String percussion+ celeste, and the Symphonie Fantastique etc. does one really need?

[Beef Oven!]

Maybe, but how many versions of Holst's Planets, and Bartok's Concerto for Orchestra, and String percussion+ celeste, and the Symphonie Fantastiqute etc. does one really need?

That’s a really hard question. Is the answer seven?

[teamsaint]

That’s a really hard question. Is the answer seven?

the answer is one more.

anyway, loads of cheap Morton Feldman downloads on amazon right now.

[Dave2002]

the answer is one more.

anyway, loads of cheap Morton Feldman downloads on amazon right now.

Loads? I found 2 at 99p. Are there any more?

Re Dutoit - "I'm thinking about it" - but I've not hit "go" on the Mozart 225 yet.

[Beef Oven!]

Re Dutoit - "I'm thinking about it"

I’ve already spent more than the asking price for just four of the CDs in that box. If only there were bargains like that back then.

When did you say you’re hitting the button on the Dutoit?

[teamsaint]

Loads? I found 2 at 99p. Are there any more?

Re Dutoit - "I'm thinking about it" - but I've not hit "go" on the Mozart 225 yet.

Alright, not exactly loads.....

Five at 99p, and a couple more at a couple of quid, although the For Bunita Marcus has been cheap for ages.Not sure if the others have.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=sr_st_price-asc-rank?keywords=morton+feldman&rh=n%3A77197031%2Ck%3Amorton+feldman%2Cp_n_format_browse-bin%3A78186031&qid=1485812931&sort=price-asc-rank

[Dave2002]

I’ve already spent more than the asking price for just four of the CDs in that box. If only there were bargains like that back then.

When did you say you’re hitting the button on the Dutoit?

Indeed, but I listened to the Bartók Concerto for Orchestra this morning, together with Lutoslawski - Mariss Jansons, ROC. Actually I suspect that Dutoit's might be a better recording. Did you go for the Mozart 225?

Have you found any more of the Morton Feldman? Just trying the Quartetto Klimt download - piano, violin, viola, cello.
I'll probably play Neither later in the week.