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Good call. Download in progress, and I'm not exactly a particular fan of Herbie.
I'm not a great HvK fan either, but a couple of his recordings of Beethoven 9 are magnificent. Even the digital ones which the critics didn't like so much is good. His Schumann symphonies are also excellent. i have the EMI box already though, and some of hie recordings of Beethoven 9. I wouldn't expect the sound quality of the downloads to beat the CDs in this instance.
This Vivaldi set by i Musici is perhaps a good buy from am.it - http://www.amazon.it/Vivaldi-Recordi...valdi+i+musici
I think there are a few others on offer right now, and usually, even allowing for postage, notionally from Italy, the CDs are cheaper than other am sources.
Of course the style of playing may now be completely out of fashion, and not to everyone's taste. I used to like I Musici's playing a lot, but that was a long while ago.
Thanks for the recommendation, ts. Ordered the set on 9th, despatched on 11th by first class mail; delivered this morning 12 April. Total cost,incl post, £27 76p; 32 CD, Opus Arte, set of "Great Performances",worthy of the name, all at Covent Garden, 1955-1997, approx covering my years in London and I'm eager to renew acquaintance with many of them!
Last edited by Stanley Stewart; 12-04-16, 19:06.
Reason: 'First', not 'fist'!
The Kuijken flute set was down to 6 or 7 copies a few minutes ago. I thought it was worth a punt.
I already have five of the discs in it, but I've ordered it anyway...those Accent recordings are sublime and I hope that similar collections from the catalogue are going to follow.
A fiver a disc isn't at all bad value - and I don't think I have any of the 20 discs. This may well become a Christmas present to myself ...
i still can't find evidence of its actual existence, other than as an amazon listing, which isn't the same thing at all.
Still, lets hope this is for real, and as you say, at a realistic if not bargain price.
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c'mon Ferney, raid the Xmas fund, you know you want to.
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