Bargains

[Dave2002]

Berlioz: Complete Orchestral and Sacred Music: Colin Davis 13cds at AmUk for £20.59.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00DMUOKGK/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=FP2WHFW2B6W6&coliid=I2ZEIPV0PHUMJ8

Karl Bohm: Beethoven, Brahms, Mozart and Schubert Symphonies - 22cds for £28.72 from AmUk.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Karl-Bohm-Lu...ZPDGHVE0ZD6K1X

Re the Böhm box, one of the comments on the site is that it's worth it for the Schubert Unfinished alone. In a recently broadcast COTW it might have been this version of Schubert's 8th which was played - and I noted that it sounded special - different from most - and I could agree with the comment on the Amazon site. However, Böhm probably recorded it several times, so it may not have been the same version.

A track listing is here - http://www.prestoclassical.co.uk/r/DG/4807484 - and this also puts the bargain into a different light, as the price is considerably higher. Also, there are many more Mozart symphonies than I'd have expected.

I'm not sure about all the Beethoven symphonies. I have one version by Böhm of the 9th symphony - the one with Domingo and other superb soloists. It is dire IMO because of the slow speeds in the last movement, and Karajan is in a different league altogether. However, again the versions in this box may be different.

Despite these concerns, definitely seems like one to go for - though it might turn out to be a bit of a mixed bag.

[akiralx]

I'm not sure about all the Beethoven symphonies. I have one version by Böhm of the 9th symphony - the one with Domingo and other superb soloists. It is dire IMO because of the slow speeds in the last movement, and Karajan is in a different league altogether. However, again the versions in this box may be different.

It is - the 9th with Domingo et al was recorded as a one-off towards the end of Bohm's life (it is actually a digital recording) whereas the 9th in this box will be the recording made with the rest of the cycle, and which is very fine.

[HighlandDougie]

Following Makropoulos' glowing reports of Kegel's work in IRR, I've pulled the trigger on this one. Thanks PJPJ

As did I; worth it for the Gürrelieder alone. No-holds-barred Arnie in really good sound. Still copies available at Amazon for a ridiculously low price, given the quality of what is being offered. There's even the 'Carmina Burana' which I remember from a Heliodor LP, although even Kegel can't turn that sow's ear of a work into a silk purse. See:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Kegal-Legendary-Recs-Herbert-Kegel/dp/B00005TZJS/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1397052906&sr=1-1&keywords=herbert+kegel

[hafod]

Jochum - Beethoven, Buckner and Bahms cycles in a single box for less than £21 - a steal although for most it will mean duplication.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00IK5I0TU/ref=s9_simh_se_p15_d0_i6?pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_s=auto-no-results-center-1&pf_rd_r=1J7MSYD0XHYKA50T7PXY&pf_rd_t=301&pf_rd_p=240112507&pf_rd_i=B00A723R4C

Amazon Italy has the EMI 56cd Aldo Ciccolini box for €36.63. The ASIN is B002SV3KOM and there is a contents list in one of the 'reviews' on Am.Uk (link below).

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Aldo-Ciccolini-The-Recording-1950-1991/dp/B002SV3KOM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1397209577&sr=8-1&keywords=B002SV3KOM

Talking of Amazon.It, the 50cd EMI-Eminence collection can be had there for €48.45.

http://www.amazon.it/EMI-Eminence-Collection-Various-Artists/dp/B00APPSH9G/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pd_nS_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=XEAWU0LH9056&coliid=I15GYSY6PUPYO2

[Parry1912]

Europadisc Spring Sale

[vinteuil]

... from the Building a Library thread in rem: Mozart Coronation Mass -

... if anyone is looking to pick up the Hogwood Coronation in C plus the Great in c min really cheaply - I see that you can get the classic fm CD of this for seventeen pence (plus postage) on amazon...


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http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0027CAQNU

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[Rolmill]

... from the Building a Library thread in rem: Mozart Coronation Mass -

Thanks vinteuil, I missed this link on the other thread, order just placed (they only had two left). Even with postage, it was not much over £1, so a good bargain.

Edit: Ah OK, I thought I had missed a much earlier reference to it, didn't realise you had only recently posted on the other thread also!

[PJPJ]

Boulez BMG complete

67 CDs for £82.43

[hafod]

Krips conducts Mozart: The Great Symphonies 21 - 41 (6cd): £5.87 Am.UK (Note; free delivery in the UK only on orders over £10).
One left!

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Krips-conducts-Mozart-Great-Symphonies/dp/B000OPPSXK/

[Bryn]

Krips conducts Mozart: The Great Symphonies 21 - 41 (6cd): £5.87 Am.UK (Note; free delivery in the UK only on orders over £10).
One left!

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Krips-conduc...dp/B000OPPSXK/

That was the marketplace price for a new copy. Marketplace sales are not included in the free p&p system, even when the order totals more than £10. I have ordered that last one by the way. However, there is still one (Used - Like New) for £6.61 + £1.26 p&p available from the same marketplace vendor.

[waldo]

Just ordered Haydn Opus 33 set by London Haydn Quartet for..........

........£0.03 on Amazon!!!!!

It has to be a mistake. There's only ONE left in stock, so hurry

[Beef Oven!]

Just ordered Haydn Opus 33 set by London Haydn Quartet for..........

........£0.03 on Amazon!!!!!

It has to be a mistake. There's only ONE left in stock, so hurry

Thanks Waldo

[Beef Oven!]

Update: Amazon emailed me to say they are delivering it today!!!!?

Is it so bad that they want rid of it so quickly?

http://orangereview.net/cd-from-hell-the-london-haydn-quartets-toxic-op-33/

[PJPJ]

Update: Amazon emailed me to say they are delivering it today!!!!?

Is it so bad that they want rid of it so quickly?

http://orangereview.net/cd-from-hell...s-toxic-op-33/

That's one of David Hurwitz's CD From Hell reviews from the series of the same name. These days you need to subscribe to read most of them.

[teamsaint]

Update: Amazon emailed me to say they are delivering it today!!!!?

Is it so bad that they want rid of it so quickly?

http://orangereview.net/cd-from-hell...s-toxic-op-33/

well, the reviewer won't put their name to it, so probably talking rubbish.

I certainly wouldn't order such a shoddy sounding disc.........or any others in the series.....

Edit: Isn't that the wrong disc , Beefy?

Or did I order a different one? I ordered the Kodaly quartet Op33 nos 3, 4 and 6 for £0.38 p.

bloody confusing, all these quartets !!