Bargains

[Rcartes]

As MickyD wrote, "All of Hogwood's Haydn symphonies" (well, not the couple of live performances in poor quality sound to be found on his website).

Ah, yes, my mistake

[MickyD]

Yes indeed, Bryn - as a fan of Hogwood and the AAM since they started, I am all too aware that the cycle was never completed and sadly never will be.

And I guess you are talking about the videos of Nos. 79 and 81 on YouTube. I agree, such a shame about the shocking sound quality.

[Bryn]

Yes indeed, Bryn - as a fan of Hogwood and the AAM since they started, I am all too aware that the cycle was never completed and sadly never will be.

And I guess you are talking about the videos of Nos. 79 and 81 on YouTube. I agree, such a shame about the shocking sound quality.

Oops. I forgot about 76 and 77 which were also omitted from the Hogwood box. They first appeared on a BBCMM cover disc, but did later make it into the three conductors box.

[alycidon]

Yes indeed, Bryn - as a fan of Hogwood and the AAM since they started, I am all too aware that the cycle was never completed and sadly never will be.

And I guess you are talking about the videos of Nos. 79 and 81 on YouTube. I agree, such a shame about the shocking sound quality.

By a remarkable co-incidence' I downloaded No 79 from YouTube less than three hours ago, and found myself wondering how I could possibly live with all the extraneous noise. What a pity.

[teamsaint]

Boulez Twentieth Century 44 CD DG box down to £50 on amazon.

[MickyD]

Oops. I forgot about 76 and 77 which were also omitted from the Hogwood box. They first appeared on a BBCMM cover disc, but did later make it into the three conductors box.

I didn't realise that those two symphonies had been omitted from the box...not very clever of Decca!

[soileduk]

All of Hogwood's Haydn symphonies for under £25 - what a bargain. And when I think what I paid for them all individually!

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B009LNI0...b21bc31fecce_S

If one were to purchase this set instead of the recent 'completion' set how would you go about filling in the gaps. There is more Hogwood on this set, which is a bonus. I have the BBCMM of 76 and 77. Also I have the Kuijken 82 to 92 sets and Davis and Abbado Londons, also the Pinnock box.

Damnation! I've only gone and punted it! If I get the Dantone disc too I should have a quality example or two of all the symphonies.

[cloughie]

I didn't realise that those two symphonies had been omitted from the box...not very clever of Decca!

but then were they not BBC recordings and not Decca originals?

[HighlandDougie]

but then were they not BBC recordings and not Decca originals?

It says on the back of the BBC MM disc that the recordings are, "Licensed from Decca Music Group Limited". Recorded at Walthamstow Town Hall on 5 - 7 March 1996, Producer - Chris Sayers and Engineer/Editors from Classic Sound.

[cloughie]

It says on the back of the BBC MM disc that the recordings are, "Licensed from Decca Music Group Limited". Recorded at Walthamstow Town Hall on 5 - 7 March 1996, Producer - Chris Sayers and Engineer/Editors from Classic Sound.

Just shows what I know - did they ever appear on Decca or their hipp label l'Oiseau Lyre?

[Bryn]

Just shows what I know - did they ever appear on Decca or their hipp label l'Oiseau Lyre?

No, their first appearance other than on the BBCMM cover disc was in the recent three conductors survey. All very strange.

[MickyD]

Just shows what I know - did they ever appear on Decca or their hipp label l'Oiseau Lyre?

They were going to form part of the next box in the Decca cycle, which was sadly axed two-thirds of the way through.

[gurnemanz]

The 4 CD Mady Mesplé 80th birthday box can be had for a snip. Great voice of our time in fascinating and varied repertoire.

[mahlerei]

Melodiya's 125th birthday box of Prokofiev ballets with Rozhdestvensky - 9 CDs, including the composer's 1938 recording of the second Romeo and Juliet suite, will set you back anything between £80 and £100. However, the lossless Qobuz download is a steal at €49.99.

http://www.qobuz.com/ie-en/album/prokofiev-ballets-gennady-rozhdestvensky/0190374437288

[mathias broucek]

15 CD equivalent download of "The Essential Sibelius" from BIS is just £15.99 on Qobuz (16-bit FLAC or 320kbps mp3)

http://www.qobuz.com/gb-en/album/sibelius-the-essential-timo-saarenpaa/7318591697008