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  • EdgeleyRob
    Guest
    • Nov 2010
    • 12180

    Originally posted by Dave2002 View Post
    I started on CD 12. Only one piece I recognised so far.
    I don't recall ever having heard the Sonata Op 11 or Paganini Studies Op 3 before (CD 1)

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    • cloughie
      Full Member
      • Dec 2011
      • 22109

      Originally posted by EdgeleyRob View Post
      Just ordered this,anyone familiar with the set ?

      https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0000713CT?psc=1
      No but looks excellent value - duly ordered.

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      • Bryn
        Banned
        • Mar 2007
        • 24688

        Originally posted by cloughie View Post
        No but looks excellent value - duly ordered.
        Discover Mozart: Piano Concertos by Annerose Schmidt released in 2006. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.

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        • Dave2002
          Full Member
          • Dec 2010
          • 18007

          That looks like a thumbs down, but one can sample some or all of them on Qobuz at least - http://open.qobuz.com/album/0782124022228 and I'll bet they're on Spotify too.
          Some certainly are - https://open.spotify.com/track/30nZjKoJDCWEELLnIRqtPA

          Might be worth a punt anyway at that price. If anyone does get those, perhaps they could keep us up to date after a listen.

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          • Bryn
            Banned
            • Mar 2007
            • 24688

            Originally posted by Dave2002 View Post
            That looks like a thumbs down, but one can sample some or all of them on Qobuz at least - http://open.qobuz.com/album/0782124022228 and I'll bet they're on Spotify too.
            Some certainly are - https://open.spotify.com/track/30nZjKoJDCWEELLnIRqtPA

            Might be worth a punt anyway at that price. If anyone does get those, perhaps they could keep us up to date after a listen.
            I am somewhat oversupplied with Mozart percussive keyboard concerto recordings on instruments for various eras and with performers of a wide range of approach, so will be giving this one a miss.

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            • Dave2002
              Full Member
              • Dec 2010
              • 18007



              A pianist probably not so well known in these parts - for fairly obvious reasons after reading her biography. A short sample (Qobuz) suggests very clean playing, decent accompaniment by the orchestra, but the orchestra is recorded at slightly too low a level relative to the piano.

              This could still be worth having for anyone less over encumbered by Mozart concertos than Bryn.

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              • Dave2002
                Full Member
                • Dec 2010
                • 18007

                Following on from checking out the Annerose Schmidt Mozart recordings, I noted a number of Milestones of a Legend series at am.uk for around £9-£11 each. Typically about 10 CDs - artists include Monique Haas, Clara Haskil, Annie Fischer, Leonid Kogan, Francescatti, Ferras etc. Worth checking out? Comments? Any really good ones?

                Also might help to bring the total of each order over £20 to get the free postage!

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                • Bryn
                  Banned
                  • Mar 2007
                  • 24688

                  Originally posted by Dave2002 View Post
                  Following on from checking out the Annerose Schmidt Mozart recordings, I noted a number of Milestones of a Legend series at am.uk for around £9-£11 each. Typically about 10 CDs - artists include Monique Haas, Clara Haskil, Annie Fischer, Leonid Kogan, Francescatti, Ferras etc. Worth checking out? Comments? Any really good ones?

                  Also might help to bring the total of each order over £20 to get the free postage!
                  Interesting. They look suspiciously like Membran boxes under a different name. If so, the audio quality is likely to be somewhat unpredictable. Sometimes they are pretty good, but by no means always. I've taken a risk on the Arthur Grumiaux, Wilhelm Backhaus, Clara Haskil boxes.

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                  • EdgeleyRob
                    Guest
                    • Nov 2010
                    • 12180

                    Originally posted by Dave2002 View Post
                    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annerose_Schmidt

                    A pianist probably not so well known in these parts - for fairly obvious reasons after reading her biography. A short sample (Qobuz) suggests very clean playing, decent accompaniment by the orchestra, but the orchestra is recorded at slightly too low a level relative to the piano.

                    This could still be worth having for anyone less over encumbered by Mozart concertos than Bryn.
                    Agree with this after Spotifying Nos 20 & 25

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                    • Dave2002
                      Full Member
                      • Dec 2010
                      • 18007

                      Originally posted by Bryn View Post
                      Interesting. They look suspiciously like Membran boxes under a different name. If so, the audio quality is likely to be somewhat unpredictable. Sometimes they are pretty good, but by no means always. I've taken a risk on the Arthur Grumiaux, Wilhelm Backhaus, Clara Haskil boxes.
                      I just had an odd email. At first I thought it was genuine but odd, then I suspected it was spam, and then I looked at it again and it does indeed look genuine. It relates to a few CDs and boxes, including one Milestones of a Piano Legend of an Artist box.

                      The odd thing was it ended up in my junk mail - and was written in German - yet I thought I ordered via the UK Amazon site. I checked again, and it is indeed from one of the market place sellers

                      Business Name:Music-Shop Online GmbH
                      Business Type:GmbH


                      etc. so no problem really as the items and amounts roughly match my expectations, but I was slightly unnerved by this for a few seconds.

                      I do sometimes explicitly order from German sites - but I wasn't expecting this after ordering via am.uk

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                      • Bryn
                        Banned
                        • Mar 2007
                        • 24688

                        Originally posted by Dave2002 View Post
                        I just had an odd email. At first I thought it was genuine but odd, then I suspected it was spam, and then I looked at it again and it does indeed look genuine. It relates to a few CDs and boxes, including one Milestones of a Piano Legend of an Artist box.

                        The odd thing was it ended up in my junk mail - and was written in German - yet I thought I ordered via the UK Amazon site. I checked again, and it is indeed from one of the market place sellers

                        Business Name:Music-Shop Online GmbH
                        Business Type:GmbH


                        etc. so no problem really as the items and amounts roughly match my expectations, but I was slightly unnerved by this for a few seconds.

                        I do sometimes explicitly order from German sites - but I wasn't expecting this after ordering via am.uk
                        I made the mistake of ordering both the Arthur Grumiaux and Clara Haskil boxes. Each includes their ubiquitous complete Beethoven Violin Sonatas. I should have checked the detailed listings more carefully. The Membran connection is made clear here, for instance.
                        Last edited by Bryn; 20-10-17, 19:59. Reason: Typo

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                        • gurnemanz
                          Full Member
                          • Nov 2010
                          • 7377

                          A couple of membran historical tenfers I have not regretted buying are:

                          Heinrich Schlusnus

                          Lauritz Melchior
                          Great singers sing Wagner

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                          • Conchis
                            Banned
                            • Jun 2014
                            • 2396

                            Just wondering - do kindle (e-book) purchases count towards your £20.00 free shipping? I currently have nearly £18.00 of items in my trolley and have my eye on a kindle book to take me over the precipice. But as they download stragiht to your device, I'm wondering if they're eligible?

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                            • HighlandDougie
                              Full Member
                              • Nov 2010
                              • 3078

                              Originally posted by Dave2002 View Post
                              I just had an odd email. At first I thought it was genuine but odd, then I suspected it was spam, and then I looked at it again and it does indeed look genuine. It relates to a few CDs and boxes, including one Milestones of a Piano Legend of an Artist box.

                              The odd thing was it ended up in my junk mail - and was written in German - yet I thought I ordered via the UK Amazon site. I checked again, and it is indeed from one of the market place sellers

                              Business Name:Music-Shop Online GmbH
                              Business Type:GmbH


                              etc. so no problem really as the items and amounts roughly match my expectations, but I was slightly unnerved by this for a few seconds.

                              I do sometimes explicitly order from German sites - but I wasn't expecting this after ordering via am.uk
                              If it's an Amazon Marketplace site, I think that there may be something in German law about buying stuff and your rights so you are highly likely to get a PDF from the seller (rather than from Amazon) with a receipt etc etc. All completely above board.

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                              • Dave2002
                                Full Member
                                • Dec 2010
                                • 18007

                                Originally posted by Bryn View Post
                                I made the mistake of ordering both the Arthur Grumiaux and Clara Haskil boxes. Each includes their ubiquitous complete Beethoven Violin Sonatas. I should have checked the detailed listings more carefully. The Membran connection is made clear here, for instance.
                                Oops! Sorry to hear that. Maybe there are oher CDs in the boxes to compensate.

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