Bargains

[Dave2002]

Worth thinking about that Strauss box, perhaps. I'll look into that later. I already have one box though - I think the Brilliant one, which I also bought cheaply. Other things to do right now, but hopefully the am.it offer will still be there in a day or two.

[Bryn]

Worth thinking about that Strauss box, perhaps. I'll look into that later. I already have one box though - I think the Brilliant one, which I also bought cheaply. Other things to do right now, but hopefully the am.it offer will still be there in a day or two.

There are at least a couple of duplications between the DG and Brilliant Classics boxes. That is what is holding me back, having bought the latter for a similar price from amazon.fr a few years ago.

[Bryn]

Not the extreme bargain which was frustrated by amazon.co.uk but amazon.it has the 33 CD DG complete Ricky Strauss operas for (with the £ approaching parity with the €) £50.15 including p&p to the U.K.

https://www.amazon.it/gp/product/B00...4951_398618151

With a marginal strengthening of the £, it has now dropped to £50.11.

[cloughie]

With a marginal strengthening of the £, it has now dropped to £50.11.

I thought about it but there are also duplications with the Decca box.

[sgjames]

A good Janacek/Mackerras boxed set deal on ebay:

Janacek - The Five Main Operas, Sinfonietta, Taras Bulba - VPO, Mackerras - £16.99 inc postage.
Decca, 2005 (9 CDs).

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Wiener-Philharmoniker-Mackerras-Janacek-Operas-Sinfonietta-Taras-Bulba-CD/172681162468?epid=245201129&hash=item2834996ee4:g:AZoAAOSwUUxapnba

Not a seller I have used before but the feedback numbers look OK.

[vinteuil]

I thought about it but there are also duplications with the Decca box.

... hi - what is the Decca Richard Strauss box?


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[cloughie]

... hi - what is the Decca Richard Strauss box?


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Solti Richard Strauss The Operas

[vinteuil]

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Solti Richard Strauss The Operas

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... ah, thanks. (Got it.)


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[mathias broucek]

A good Janacek/Mackerras boxed set deal on ebay:

Janacek - The Five Main Operas, Sinfonietta, Taras Bulba - VPO, Mackerras - £16.99 inc postage.
Decca, 2005 (9 CDs).

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Wiener-Philharmoniker-Mackerras-Janacek-Operas-Sinfonietta-Taras-Bulba-CD/172681162468?epid=245201129&hash=item2834996ee4:g:AZoAAOSwUUxapnba

Not a seller I have used before but the feedback numbers look OK.

Terrific set but no libretti

[Bryn]

Terrific set but no libretti

And they are rather expensive in printed form.

[Dave2002]

And they are rather expensive in printed form.

Wot - no internet sources?

[mathias broucek]

Wot - no internet sources?

Much harder to find than, say, Verdi or Wagner. Partly because newer and therefore the translations may be subject to copyright

[Dave2002]

Much harder to find than, say, Verdi or Wagner. Partly because newer and therefore the translations may be subject to copyright

Perhaps the language also has something to do with it. Is the problem for both the original language and any translations?

[Kamisama]

And they are rather expensive in printed form.

This ENO publication (Katya + Jenufa) can be had fairly cheaply second-hand :

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Jenufa-Katya-Kabanova-English-National/dp/0714540811/

Vixen can be downloaded here:

https://www.supraphon.com/catalogue/libretto

I never did find the other two operas, though.

[Bryn]

This ENO publication (Katya + Jenufa) can be had fairly cheaply second-hand :

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Jenufa-Katya-Kabanova-English-National/dp/0714540811/

Vixen can be downloaded here:

https://www.supraphon.com/catalogue/libretto

I never did find the other two operas, though.

How's your Italian? http://www.dicoseunpo.it/J_files/Makropulos.pdf

There are also the non-parallel-text Enhlish translations in https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=...zyY8N00M609SXe

and

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=19&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwifxbLrupTkAhWaVBUIHTs_BzkQFjASegQICRAC&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.chandos.net%2Fchanimages%2FBooklets%2FCH3106.pdf&usg=AOvVaw0aEz4va3mhA4_kHnN251vV