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The performance is very good, if that's part of what's making you pause.
Thanks for the advice and yes it was the performance I was questioning and my time spent listening rather than downloading. Must be clearer in future. Anyway it is now downloaded and I am very pleased with what I am hearing.
Thanks for the advice and yes it was the performance I was questioning and my time spent listening rather than downloading. Must be clearer in future. Anyway it is now downloaded and I am very pleased with what I am hearing.
- the first Walküre I ever heard: a library sold off some of its old LPs and a friend bought this for pennies. (The long, hot Summer of 1976!)
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This Gardiner performance of Weber's "Oberon" quickly disappeared from the catalogue and became hard to find, but now Decca have re-released it..now for under £9.
This Gardiner performance of Weber's "Oberon" quickly disappeared from the catalogue and became hard to find, but now Decca have re-released it..now for under £9.
Can I ask if anyone has bought one of these new suite of DECCA opera re-releases and what form they come in? I am tempted by the Gergiev Russian operas but my local HMV doesn't stock the series (leaning towards banality these days I'm afraid) and I really want to know if they have a libretto, are single jewel case with flip or double, or god forbid cardboard sleeves. I sense that I shall be downloading only as I don't really need more plastic on my limited shelf space but clarification would be greatly appreciated.
Can I ask if anyone has bought one of these new suite of DECCA opera re-releases and what form they come in? I am tempted by the Gergiev Russian operas but my local HMV doesn't stock the series (leaning towards banality these days I'm afraid) and I really want to know if they have a libretto, are single jewel case with flip or double, or god forbid cardboard sleeves. I sense that I shall be downloading only as I don't really need more plastic on my limited shelf space but clarification would be greatly appreciated.
It's a good point martin_opera. Recent Decca reissues (especially of Philips material) have been niggardly in their extra-musical content. At least with Oberon we have the satisfaction of knowing that the words are in English, so a libretto is less pressing than with other releases, but I share your concerns.
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