Les Preludes featured heavily in truncated form as the title music for the old Flash Gordon serials, not perhaps the ideal way to hear it, but fun!
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Delicious memories; a real hoot, Ferretfancy! Larry 'Buster' Crabbe as the Flasher and Charles Middleton as the wily Emperor Ming. I've attempted to whistle the theme music during the weekly intros, recapping on the action so far. During the WW2 matinees, we used to be asked to remain seated during any air raid and we all gave a rousing cheer when the Flash Gordon or Buck Rogers serials were repeated. Heady times!Comment
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Flash Gordon was still shown to kids in the 1970s in the holidays . I remember it well . Together with other B & W american classics like Champion the Wonderhorse and Zorro .Comment
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Presto is offering 20% off everything on the Testament label until 24 April:
Not a huge discount, but nice to know that everything is discounted. Incidentally, does anyone know if Testament downloads are available anywhere? (Don’t say iTunes, please.)Comment
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I got some good bargains in their Spring Clearout (which was mentioned on here a couple of weeks ago). There might still be some worthwhile purchases to be had (all helps with the p & pOriginally posted by JFLL View Post
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Del boy: “Get in, get out, don’t look back. That’s my motto!”Comment
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I don't know if this is a temporary pricing error, but Qobuz are currently offering the DG collection (14 discs!) of Wilhelm Kempff's concerto recordings as a lossless download (CD quality, in other words) for a paltry €9.09. I'm getting this while the going is good.Comment
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Details of forthcoming 13CD box of Vaughan Williams/Boult:
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I notice that Amazon are offering an Icon box of Toscanini with the BBC SO. The information says that some of these are live performances, presumably from Queens Hall before WWII, although the Brahms could possibly be from his famous RFH appearance. Has anybody bought this box? I would appreciate any comments.Comment
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This might be useful, Ferretf:Originally posted by Ferretfancy View Post
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Thanks very much for the link, Ferney, it sounds as if this would be a worthwhile purchase. You are of course, correct about the Brahms/ Philharmonia which I have on Testament. I was hoping that the Icon box would contain the pre-war BBC performances, and the West Hill Archive set has them, whether the EMI reissue will be as good is the question.Originally posted by ferneyhoughgeliebte View PostThis might be useful, Ferretf:
The later Brahms recordings were with the Philharmonia, IIRC.
I was in my last year at school when Toscanini conducted at the RFH, and a small group of us were invited into the housemaster's study to hear the broadcasts on his rather splendid radio. We were suitably overawed back then, but I have been a little disappointed with the Testament reissue.Comment
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14 CDs worth of concerto recordings by Kempff for 9 Euros as a download from Qobuz...
CD quality too.SteveComment
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Complete works of Poulenc (20 CDs), CD-quality download from Qobuz, €21.59 for two more days, then €28.07.Comment
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This is now down to 6,99EUR. Very hard to pass up...Originally posted by Stunsworth View Post14 CDs worth of concerto recordings by Kempff for 9 Euros as a download from Qobuz...
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Faure : Chamber Music
Two alternative 5CD collections, each available new for less than a tenner
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