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  • gurnemanz
    Full Member
    • Nov 2010
    • 7386

    Originally posted by cloughie View Post
    There's also the Stokowski box for around £30. Is the countdown on for our European bargains?
    Re Stokowski. The 5 CD Naxos collection of his orchestral transcriptions with Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra under José Serebrier is still around and on offer, eg at Presto for £14. I got it even cheaper a few years ago. Somewhat of a labour of love for Serebrier. Stokowski was his mentor. Beatifully done and well worth investigating even if these transcriptions might not be exactly your cup of tea.

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    • mathias broucek
      Full Member
      • Nov 2010
      • 1303

      Well, I bit on the conductors. I was pleasantly surprised that the duplication was only around 20% or so :-)

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      • Dave2002
        Full Member
        • Dec 2010
        • 18014

        Originally posted by mathias broucek View Post
        Well, I bit on the conductors. I was pleasantly surprised that the duplication was only around 20% or so :-)
        Well done! I have several criteria for duplicates. 1. Is it the same piece?. 2. Is it the same conductor?. 3. Is it the same recording?

        There are some pieces where I like to have different versions, so don't mind different conductors or orchestras. On the other hand, there are some works where I really don't need any more. Unfortunately, in collections the people doing the selections often choose the same pieces, with only a limited range of conductors or soloists. I really don't want JEG doing Beethoven 4 and 5th symphonies again, for example - though not sure if that's relevant to the current conductors box. For some composers I possibly don't want the "popular" works yet again - by any conductor.

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        • mathias broucek
          Full Member
          • Nov 2010
          • 1303

          Originally posted by Dave2002 View Post
          Well done! I have several criteria for duplicates. 1. Is it the same piece?. 2. Is it the same conductor?. 3. Is it the same recording?

          There are some pieces where I like to have different versions, so don't mind different conductors or orchestras. On the other hand, there are some works where I really don't need any more. Unfortunately, in collections the people doing the selections often choose the same pieces, with only a limited range of conductors or soloists. I really don't want JEG doing Beethoven 4 and 5th symphonies again, for example - though not sure if that's relevant to the current conductors box. For some composers I possibly don't want the "popular" works yet again - by any conductor.
          My 20% duplication means identical performance. The repertoire duplication is close to 100% (most of the works being "standard repertoire" or thereabouts)

          I've been trying to focus more on new discoveries rather than new interpretations lately but this was too good to miss!

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          • Bryn
            Banned
            • Mar 2007
            • 24688

            Originally posted by mathias broucek View Post
            My 20% duplication means identical performance. The repertoire duplication is close to 100% (most of the works being "standard repertoire" or thereabouts)

            I've been trying to focus more on new discoveries rather than new interpretations lately but this was too good to miss!


            Too many direct duplications for me.

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            • mathias broucek
              Full Member
              • Nov 2010
              • 1303

              Originally posted by Bryn View Post


              Too many direct duplications for me.
              Glad I'm not the only one who gets sad when he can't buy something because he has it already....

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              • Barbirollians
                Full Member
                • Nov 2010
                • 11680

                Got the Badura Skoda box and it seems to have gone down - mine worked out at 23.58 in euros.

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                • Dave2002
                  Full Member
                  • Dec 2010
                  • 18014

                  Another box from Germany is Stephen Kovacevich - https://www.amazon.de/Complete-Phili...hen+kovacevich 25 CDs. 36.99 Euros - plus postage.

                  An additional question - does Prime membership have any impact on "imports" from Germany (even if they actually come from Dunfermline, or somewhere else not so far away)?

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                  • jut1972
                    Full Member
                    • Jun 2013
                    • 18

                    Originally posted by Dave2002 View Post
                    Another box from Germany is Stephen Kovacevich - https://www.amazon.de/Complete-Phili...hen+kovacevich 25 CDs. 36.99 Euros - plus postage.

                    An additional question - does Prime membership have any impact on "imports" from Germany (even if they actually come from Dunfermline, or somewhere else not so far away)?
                    I think it does Dave - I ordered the Conductors last night from "Germany" - its getting delivered today. I don't think it would get here that quick otherwise, they will be prioritising Prime orders over xmas I would have thought

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                    • teamsaint
                      Full Member
                      • Nov 2010
                      • 25209

                      Originally posted by jut1972 View Post
                      I think it does Dave - I ordered the Conductors last night from "Germany" - its getting delivered today. I don't think it would get here that quick otherwise, they will be prioritising Prime orders over xmas I would have thought
                      Blimey. My non prime Philips box hasnt even been despatched, several days on.
                      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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                      • mathias broucek
                        Full Member
                        • Nov 2010
                        • 1303

                        Festetics Quartet doing the complete Haydn (well, Op 9 onwards) is £20 on Qobuz

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                        • Bryn
                          Banned
                          • Mar 2007
                          • 24688

                          Originally posted by Barbirollians View Post
                          Got the Badura Skoda box and it seems to have gone down - mine worked out at 23.58 in euros.
                          On amazon.co.uk it has shot up to nearly double what I paid (£22.03 including 'free' p&p).

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                          • Bryn
                            Banned
                            • Mar 2007
                            • 24688

                            Originally posted by mathias broucek View Post
                            Festetics Quartet doing the complete Haydn (well, Op 9 onwards) is £20 on Qobuz
                            An out and out bargain, though I already have the CDs.

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                            • mathias broucek
                              Full Member
                              • Nov 2010
                              • 1303

                              Originally posted by Bryn View Post
                              An out and out bargain, though I already have the CDs.
                              Impressed with what I’ve heard so far

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                              • gurnemanz
                                Full Member
                                • Nov 2010
                                • 7386

                                Tempted by the Michael Gielen Mahler survey on offer at jpc. 19.99 Euros for 17CDs + 1 DVD.

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