Bargains

[murieston]

Thanks to Hafod for the nod about ordering from FNAC in France. I managed to order the Rachmaninov box for 26.39 euros(including delivery) I later ordered the 50 disc set of EMI opera highlights http://musique.fnac.com/a2032902/Les...Opera-CD-album for 12.90 euros plus postage. There are some great and famous performances in this box - but remember they are all highlights and not the complete operas. FNAC took the order and four days later I took delivery of the CDs. Great service and great prices - well worth a perusal. The cheapest I could find the EMI box for in the UK was £65.79 from the Hut.

[Roehre]

Glad I waited for a recommendation before pressing the "buy" button!

I recall them as 3 separate 3- or 4 LP-sets (mid 1970s) as well as multi-CD-sets within the complete Mozart Edition 1991.
For this enormous amount of money simply unbeatable.

[cloughie]

Mozart, Da Ponte Operas, BBCSO/Colin Davis - 9cds £5.99 delivered. Getting a bit long in the tooth but at £2 an opera.....
https://www.sainsburysentertainment....duct=E10182284

I've ordered bt have a minor concern in that the description says EMI.

[Roehre]

I've ordered bt have a minor concern in that the description says EMI.

But the picture is the correct one: (ex-)Philips

[cloughie]

But the picture is the correct one: (ex-)Philips

and the tracklisting is correct! I await delivery and then we'll see!

[amateur51]

WOW! These are superb performances - for less than the price of a single NAXOS CD! <swoonemoticon>

That nice Mr Dunkin'-Smiff will be making a further deposit this Thursday so it'll be another week of "X on toast" so that I can get this set - bargain!

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

so it'll be another week of "X on toast" so that I can get this set - bargain!

How do you like your X; boiled or fried?

[gurnemanz]

Mozart, Da Ponte Operas, BBCSO/Colin Davis - 9cds £5.99 delivered. Getting a bit long in the tooth but at £2 an opera.....
https://www.sainsburysentertainment....duct=E10182284

For the price of a couple of pints of bitter it is too good to miss so I've quickly slapped in an order. It does seem too good to be true and I note that Amazon has it under "See all buying options" with much higher prices. Has anyone actually received it?

[amateur51]

How do you like your X; boiled or fried?

[AmpH]

Excellent performances of Roussel Symphonies and other orchestral works on Naxos available from Sinsbury's at a very good price ( 4CD's )

https://www.sainsburysentertainment.co.uk/en/Music/CD/Stephane-Deneve/Roussel-Complete-Symphonies-Deneve-Royal-Scottish-National-Opera/product.html?product=E10732989

[amateur51]

Excellent performances of Roussel Symphonies and other orchestral works on Naxos available from Sinsbury's at a very good price ( 4CD's )

https://www.sainsburysentertainment....duct=E10732989

A terrific bargain this AmpH - I paid slightly more & they've rarely been off my player - lovely music beautifully performed & recorded I agree

[hafod]

https://www.sainsburysentertainment....duct=E11106972

At last a full list of contents:

http://www.crotchet.co.uk/6356572.html

[martin_opera]

This is going to be too tempting in September: DECCA release the Solti opera recordings in big boxes and by conductor so we have Verdi, Mozart, Wagner and Strauss. Am not sure I'll be bothering with the Verdi and Mozart as I have what I need already but the Wagner seems very good value.

if I was lacking Verdi (which I am not) I'd be tempted to go for the Abbado box.

[amateur51]

At last a full list of contents:
http://www.crotchet.co.uk/6356572.html

Many thanks, hafod - what a treat

[hafod]

This is going to be too tempting in September: DECCA release the Solti opera recordings in big boxes and by conductor so we have Verdi, Mozart, Wagner and Strauss. Am not sure I'll be bothering with the Verdi and Mozart as I have what I need already but the Wagner seems very good value.

if I was lacking Verdi (which I am not) I'd be tempted to go for the Abbado box.

There is also this one: CURZON, CLIFFORD The Complete Decca Recordings. Decca 23cds plus DVD £53.50 at MDT

http://www.mdt.co.uk/curzon-clifford-the-complete-decca-recordings-decca-23cds-plus-dvd.html

It seems to mirror the 4 boxes containing 21cds issued as Original Masters so there are a few extra bits in the new set. Not enough to tempt me as I have the 4 OMs.