Bargains

[gurnemanz]

JPC.d have a sale on and I fancy a Gielen box, but I don't know if they include vat and duty in their prices like Amazon - does anyone know? I don't want a 20% bill on the doorstep and a courier service £12 admin charge.

I can refer to my recent purchase of two items ordered on Feb 18:
Very interesting and well-priced 10CD Harald Genzmer collection at Euro 13.99 https://www.jpc.de/jpcng/classic/det...s/hnum/7800189
Brahms Duets and Quartets, filling a gap for me, at 12.99 https://www.jpc.de/jpcng/cpo/detail/...e/hnum/5892052

I've checked the invoice and I was charged Euro 11.76 + 10.92 (with VAT at 0%) + postage 6.58. Total = 29.26. £25.20 was taken from my credit card account. They arrived two weeks later with no doorstep transaction or further payment. So actually a good deal and no complaints really. Not sure how I got away with not paying VAT.

Good luck!

[5against4]

JPC.d have a sale on and I fancy a Gielen box, but I don't know if they include vat and duty in their prices like Amazon - does anyone know? I don't want a 20% bill on the doorstep and a courier service £12 admin charge.

i order quite regularly from JPC to the UK and there have never been any issues at all, even with more expensive orders.

i've ordered two of the Gielen boxes in their sale and don't anticipate any problems at all. That's a great sale btw!

[mahlerfan]

Thanks for your replies gurnemanz & 5against4 - I shall go ahead and risk it!

[Bryn]

i order quite regularly from JPC to the UK and there have never been any issues at all, even with more expensive orders.

i've ordered two of the Gielen boxes in their sale and don't anticipate any problems at all. That's a great sale btw!

Hmm. Perhaps I should have waited, rather than either purchasing the CDs or accessing them via QOBUZ as they became available.

The Mahler (Volume 6) is a must.

[5against4]

The Mahler (Volume 6) is a must.

Hands down one of the greatest recorded cycles of anything, ever.

[gurnemanz]

Hmm. Perhaps I should have waited, rather than either purchasing the CDs or accessing them via QOBUZ as they became available.

The Mahler (Volume 6) is a must.

Such a good offer, but jpc do state:

Lieferzeit beträgt mind. 4 Wochen (soweit verfügbar beim Lieferanten)
Delivery at least 4 weeks. Depends on availability at distributor.

[mahlerfan]

Hands down one of the greatest recorded cycles of anything, ever.

I wouldn't quite go that far! But that's the one I've ordered!

[cloughie]

Hands down one of the greatest recorded cycles of anything, ever.

Steady now!

[Bryn]

I wouldn't quite go that far! But that's the one I've ordered!

And you get 2 9ths, one on CD , the other on DVD.

[mahlerfan]

And you get 2 9ths, one on CD , the other on DVD.

Yes, part of my reasoning. I have 6 & 7 already which IMO are the best in the set, but I'd like the booklet, the dvd and the rest from a completest point of view. I do think that apart from 6 & 7, one can easily do better from other combos.

[5against4]

And you get 2 9ths, one on CD , the other on DVD.

The CD and DVD contain the same performance of the 9th, but it was evidently especially poignant for Gielen, hence why they wanted to include video of the performance too. i wish there were more videos available of Gielen in action.

[Bryn]

Yes, part of my reasoning. I have 6 & 7 already which IMO are the best in the set, but I'd like the booklet, the dvd and the rest from a completest point of view. I do think that apart from 6 & 7, one can easily do better from other combos.

3 was my introduction to Gielen's Mahler, prompted by a very enthusiastic review by Rob Cowan on Radio 3. It remains one of my favourites. The recordings of Das Lied von der Erde were made years apart for the male and female voice movements. The engineering covers this up rather well, I think.

[Bryn]

The CD and DVD contain the same performance of the 9th, but it was evidently especially poignant for Gielen, hence why they wanted to include video of the performance too. i wish there were more videos available of Gielen in action.

I have to admit that I have not got around to watching the DVD. I must correct that situation. It's a work for which I tend to have my eyes close for much of the time.

[Bryn]

The CD and DVD contain the same performance of the 9th, but it was evidently especially poignant for Gielen, hence why they wanted to include video of the performance too. i wish there were more videos available of Gielen in action.

Actually, it turns out that they are not. The DVD is taken from a single concert on 30th June 2003. The CD derives from performances from 27th June 2003 to 4th July 2003.

[5against4]

Actually, it turns out that they are not. The DVD is taken from a single concert on 30th June 2003. The CD derives from performances from 27th June 2003 to 4th July 2003.

Ah, apologies! When i read the booklet i thought the point they were making was that they wanted to include both audio and video of that specific performance. Nice to know we actually get an extra performance!