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Originally posted by Madame Suggia View PostGo for it Teamsaint!
It's a truly wonderful set
I got it for the same price a while ago.
Thanks, I just did !!
same price as 45 mins of footy........I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed or numbered. My life is my own.
I am not a number, I am a free man.
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Originally posted by remdataram View PostAmazing CD Box Set bargains at Presto Classical to suit every taste and budget.
http://www.prestoclassical.co.uk/ More drain on the finances!
Might get one or two boxes for shelf saving reasons and get rid of the duplicates (thus spending money on them all over again!). In one or two cases you really are talking pennies."The sound is the handwriting of the conductor" - Bernard Haitink
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Originally posted by Petrushka View PostAmazing indeed! There are lots of boxes there that cost me many, many ££££ more when originally issued. Rather think we were ripped off in the 1980s. For example, the Karl Bohm Ring is offered here at £32.72. In 1986 the original CD issue of each of the three last constituent operas cost £43 with Rheingold at £26. That turns out to be £155 for a set I can now get for just £32.72.!! Aaaaarggghh!!!
Might get one or two boxes for shelf saving reasons and get rid of the duplicates (thus spending money on them all over again!). In one or two cases you really are talking pennies.
[*I think the set I have may wrongly attribute Das Reingold and Siegfried to 1971 since he did not conduct those works at Bayreuth in that year. Seems to have exactly the same cast as the current Ring issue.]Last edited by Bryn; 23-03-14, 18:40.
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Originally posted by Bryn View PostIs that the '67/'71 Böhm Ring?* If so, it was also issued a few years back as part of a Decca "Wagner: The Great Operas" set which went for around £35 for the 33 CDs in HMV Oxford Street. I was so taken by the low price that I swallowed my distaste for the conductor's past and bought it. It can still be had "New" for under £40.
[*I think the set I have may wrongly attribute Das Reingold and Siegfried to 1971 since he did not conduct those works at Bayreuth in that year. Seems to have exactly the same cast as the current Ring issue.]"The sound is the handwriting of the conductor" - Bernard Haitink
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Originally posted by MLF View Post
Some of the recordings here are really not good - the earliest dates from 1941, and the opening of the Magnificat from 1944 sounds very dull. The most recent recording is from 1959. Apart from sounding dull, distortion is clearly evident in some of the discs. The 1954 recording of Johannespassion is not terrible - some parts are probably close miked - which reduces distortion and the performance as a whole seems acceptable. The St Matthew Passion also dates from 1941, though doesn't sound as dull on first listen as the slightly later recording of the Magnificat, which also has some (thankfully) closer mike placement for soloists. It is perhaps remarkable that any recordings were successfully made in 1941 and 1944.
Does the quality of the performances offset the poor sound quality sufficiently? I'd say probably not, but if one accepts the sound quality for what it is, then some of the tracks can be enjoyed. The full orchestra and chorus sections often present a muddled mess of sound.
It seems, perhaps oddly, better to play these discs loud, as some details start to emerge. At low levels they are less involving and the overall impression is poor. I would not recommend these to anyone wanting to get to know this music for the first time - there must be many other better recordings, certainly as regards the sound quality. As historical documents they may have some value.
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Following our earlier discussion, I've now tracked down a source for the Bach cantata collection of 11CDs conducted by Hans-Joachim Rotzsch from a European source - jpc - http://www.jpc.de/jpcng/classic/deta...n/hnum/8253857
11 CDs for 19.99 Euros. This seems good value to me, and the recordings are good - currently listening to some via Spotify.
Buying from Germany avoids any import problems - a quick search would reveal sources in the USA (Amazon US) - it takes more work to locate European sources.
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Originally posted by Dave2002 View PostFollowing our earlier discussion, I've now tracked down a source for the Bach cantata collection of 11CDs conducted by Hans-Joachim Rotzsch from a European source - jpc - http://www.jpc.de/jpcng/classic/deta...n/hnum/8253857
11 CDs for 19.99 Euros. This seems good value to me, and the recordings are good - currently listening to some via Spotify.
Buying from Germany avoids any import problems - a quick search would reveal sources in the USA (Amazon US) - it takes more work to locate European sources.
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The Brilliant CPE Bach Edition has dropped to just above £39 - http://www.amazon.co.uk/C-P-E-Bach-V...words=cpe+bach
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Originally posted by richardfinegold View PostI know that I have seen the Barshai set of Shostakovich Symphonies touted here before, but I am at present on a long train trip and I downloaded the set of 15 with the Cologne Orchestra in mp3 sound for $8.00. So far I've only listened to 5 & 10 but this is truly a breathtaking bargain.
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Originally posted by Radio64 View PostShostakovich - 5CDs ... any good?
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Shostakovich...+Chamber+Music
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Originally posted by Radio64 View PostShostakovich - 5CDs ... any good?
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Shostakovich...+Chamber+Music
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