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Some of the Decca boxes do tend to have random selections in them - some time ago I acquired both the Kertesz and Blomstedt boxes at reasonable prices - some duplications but not enough to deter me at the asking prices. There are a couple of Haitink boxes which are infuriatingly assembled! -
I thought I'd try to tease out some more boxes from one or two of the most obvious suppliers.
I found these by doing a search for "cd box sets classical"
Villa Lobos Naxos Symphonies – 6 CDs around £23
Rachmaninov-Concertos-Symphonies-Rhapsody-Variations – Lugansky, Previn Sony
8 CDs around £15
Unusual and lesser known French music. Composers include Bruneau, Schmitt as well as Saint Saens and Roussel, Debussy plus some expected ones. Even the pieces by well known composers may be generally unknown.
10CDs around £14
Then there's this 16 CDs around £12 from Brilliant – mostly Requiems
Could be a real bargain for anyone who likes that sort of thing.
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If you don’t mind mp3 downloads the Villa Lobos is available for about half that price in the chandos.net Naxos offer, ending tomorrow.Originally posted by Dave2002 View PostI thought I'd try to tease out some more boxes from one or two of the most obvious suppliers.
I found these by doing a search for "cd box sets classical"
Villa Lobos Naxos Symphonies – 6 CDs around £23
Rachmaninov-Concertos-Symphonies-Rhapsody-Variations – Lugansky, Previn Sony
8 CDs around £15
Unusual and lesser known French music. Composers include Bruneau, Schmitt as well as Saint Saens and Roussel, Debussy plus some expected ones. Even the pieces by well known composers may be generally unknown.
10CDs around £14
Then there's this 16 CDs around £12 from Brilliant – mostly Requiems
Could be a real bargain for anyone who likes that sort of thing.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Requiem-Ock...439840&sr=8-14Comment
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The Chandos Naxos offer also includes FLAC/ALAC.Comment
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OK - but I only buy mp3s or downloads if (a) they are ludicrously cheap, and (b) there isn't a CD or other physical disc available. The Naxos issues can often be accessed IIRC courtesy of local libraries FoC.Originally posted by cloughie View PostComment
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All those things are true but at that price I’ve bought a selection and CDR’d them.Originally posted by Dave2002 View PostComment
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Flac and mp3 are same price at Chandos. Good offer. I got the very appealing Mompou songs 2 vol set as Flac for £4.60.Originally posted by cloughie View PostComment
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Does anyone else have views on the Villa Lobos symphonies CDs? I really mean re the music and performances. I don't know any of them.Comment
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For those who still buy CDs, Europadisc's current 'special offers' includes some nice Warner/Erato discs - notably this excellent bargain, a superb set of the complete Ravel piano music at £7.77 for 2 CDs (postage flat rate £2.95, or free if you spend more than £50): https://www.europadisc.co.uk/classic...Solo_Piano.htmComment
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Talking of Ravel, is this set a bargain - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ravel-Compl...s%2C175&sr=8-1Originally posted by Rolmill View Post
If not a bargain - is it any good anyway? Looks like 21 CDs for around £33.Comment
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I bought it last year (from FNAC in France) for a little bit more and have never felt short-changed for having done so. As ever, there might be other performances which one would have preferred (the very French sounding Paris Conservatoire in Cluytens' 'Daphnis et Chloë' might not please those who swear by Monteux and the LSO, for instance) but there are others - Quatuor Ébène in the String Quartet, for example - which are as good as it gets. Excellent re-masterings. See: https://www.prestomusic.com/classica...complete-works for a track listingOriginally posted by Dave2002 View Post
Even at rather more than the Amazon price, it would be a good buy.Comment
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It is a lovely set - I paid more at Amazon before Christmas - it had a number of duplications but the real gem for me is the solo piano version of complete Daphnis and Chloe - and yes the PCO Cluytens Daphnis is a good listen even though id does not surpass Monteux (then few versions do). At the price offered go for it, Dave. And though it duplicates some on the discs that Chamanou set is a real bargain.Originally posted by HighlandDougie View PostComment
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This may be of interest to some; a box set of four opera blu rays from the Zurich Opera for little more than the price of each individual set.
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High prices on "New" items?
Does anyone actually buy some of the New items from Amazon or elsewhere at high prices?
I noticed this one of Glazunov symphonies - which is available both used - and "New". The used price is not bad - but the other? https://www.amazon.co.uk/Glazunov-Sy...605880&sr=8-21
I think I've got a copy which is still in the shrink wrap, since I bought several - some to give away as presents.
I know that if eBay prices are to be believed sometimes relatively rare items are sold for loads of dosh - such as Kogan's LP of Tchaikovsky violin concerto - which is or has been also available cheaply on CD, but are these really outliers?
I have several sets which now appear to have reach astronomical heights pricewise, but are they really worth that much? I'm not intending to sell in the near future, but .....
Could buy a few beers or dinners if push came to shove!Comment
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