Vladimir Horowitz - The Complete Original Jacket Collection (70 CDs) – jpc €99.99
Kubelik - The Symphony Edition: 23 discs £37.52
Kubelik - The Symphony Edition: 23 discs £37.52
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Despite already having the Mahler (a very fine survey indeed) it still looks tempting for the other 13 CDs.Originally posted by hafod View PostComment
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Been waiting for the Kubelik price to drop and have duly ordered. A very nice 60th birthday present for self in four weeks time.Originally posted by hafod View PostVladimir Horowitz - The Complete Original Jacket Collection (70 CDs) – jpc €99.99
Kubelik - The Symphony Edition: 23 discs £37.52
http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Symphony...ET0T9PSF2XN4RM"The sound is the handwriting of the conductor" - Bernard HaitinkComment
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Herbert von Karajan: The Complete 1960s (82discs) £110.79 - cast list in the first review (some miserly length discs)
Karajan - 70s (82 discs) £121.84
ICON: Alicia De Larrocha 8 discs - £6.65.
Mozart; Complete Fortepiano Concertos - Sofronitsky, Musica Antiqua Collegium Varsoviens Karolak - £22.73
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Not sure about this box set - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Beethoven-Co...95JEVSVYYTQHTT
Complete Beethoven quartets by the Italian Quartet. I have some of these on duo CDs, and also some on LP, but the whole set could be worth buying at not much more than £20 for 10 CDs. The Italians don't seem as popular as they once were, but I feel that they are a humane alternative to the sometimes very fierce Alban Berg Quartet.Comment
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My first complete set (on LPs) and still one I return to again and again. I note that box is still the 1990s transfers.Originally posted by Dave2002 View PostComment
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Wonderful performances sounding good enough to my ears - and the box is a good enough bargain tooOriginally posted by Bryn View Post
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Originally posted by Dave2002 View Post
Interesting. I recently heard the Belcea quartet on Radio 3 and have been eyeing up this which is a similar price:
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I can't in fairness push you in one direction or t'other. I just noticed that one too, and could commit the "folly" of buying both. I suspect that both will give a lot of pleasure. I'm afraid I'm also tempted by others, such as the sets by the Takács Quartet, but their versions are I think still considerably more expensve.Originally posted by MLF View PostComment
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That Alicia De Larrocha set is marvellous. I've just acquired it but paid 14 quid. Still good value.Originally posted by hafod View PostICON: Alicia De Larrocha 8 discs - £6.65.
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Personally speaking, I have the Alban Berg set (EMI) which I imagine is one of the definitive versions - if indeed such a thing exists, and the Juilliard set; their last set made I think, in the early 1970s... have to check. I think this is a fine set - very generally they certainly don't let the listener doze off!Originally posted by Dave2002 View PostComment
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Mozart Piano Concertos: I've tried unsuccessfully to search this thread for any recommendations. I'd like a box set (not necessarily complete) for a gift for a friend.
Any suggestions would be very welcome.
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I've now managed to search the thread, but without an obvious result. I should have said I'm after CDs, not a download (though that might have been obvious). And I suppose a bargain is a secondary element!Originally posted by kernelbogey View PostComment
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Modern iron-framed piano and modern orchestra or fortepiano and period instrument orchestra?Originally posted by kernelbogey View PostComment
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I think modern rather than period instrument, Bryn: thanks. I've now found some good offers on Presto Classical too - Barenboim, Brendel, Peraiha, Ashkenazy and Geza Anda among them.Comment
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