Bargains

[EdgeleyRob]

I started on CD 12. Only one piece I recognised so far.

I don't recall ever having heard the Sonata Op 11 or Paganini Studies Op 3 before (CD 1)

[cloughie]

Just ordered this,anyone familiar with the set ?

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0000713CT?psc=1

No but looks excellent value - duly ordered.

[Bryn]

No but looks excellent value - duly ordered.

https://www.allmusic.com/album/mozart-piano-concertos-mw0001858906

[Dave2002]

https://www.allmusic.com/album/mozar...s-mw0001858906

That looks like a thumbs down, but one can sample some or all of them on Qobuz at least - http://open.qobuz.com/album/0782124022228 and I'll bet they're on Spotify too.
Some certainly are - https://open.spotify.com/track/30nZjKoJDCWEELLnIRqtPA

Might be worth a punt anyway at that price. If anyone does get those, perhaps they could keep us up to date after a listen.

[Bryn]

That looks like a thumbs down, but one can sample some or all of them on Qobuz at least - http://open.qobuz.com/album/0782124022228 and I'll bet they're on Spotify too.
Some certainly are - https://open.spotify.com/track/30nZjKoJDCWEELLnIRqtPA

Might be worth a punt anyway at that price. If anyone does get those, perhaps they could keep us up to date after a listen.

I am somewhat oversupplied with Mozart percussive keyboard concerto recordings on instruments for various eras and with performers of a wide range of approach, so will be giving this one a miss.

[Dave2002]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annerose_Schmidt

A pianist probably not so well known in these parts - for fairly obvious reasons after reading her biography. A short sample (Qobuz) suggests very clean playing, decent accompaniment by the orchestra, but the orchestra is recorded at slightly too low a level relative to the piano.

This could still be worth having for anyone less over encumbered by Mozart concertos than Bryn.

[Dave2002]

Following on from checking out the Annerose Schmidt Mozart recordings, I noted a number of Milestones of a Legend series at am.uk for around £9-£11 each. Typically about 10 CDs - artists include Monique Haas, Clara Haskil, Annie Fischer, Leonid Kogan, Francescatti, Ferras etc. Worth checking out? Comments? Any really good ones?

Also might help to bring the total of each order over £20 to get the free postage!

[Bryn]

Following on from checking out the Annerose Schmidt Mozart recordings, I noted a number of Milestones of a Legend series at am.uk for around £9-£11 each. Typically about 10 CDs - artists include Monique Haas, Clara Haskil, Annie Fischer, Leonid Kogan, Francescatti, Ferras etc. Worth checking out? Comments? Any really good ones?

Also might help to bring the total of each order over £20 to get the free postage!

Interesting. They look suspiciously like Membran boxes under a different name. If so, the audio quality is likely to be somewhat unpredictable. Sometimes they are pretty good, but by no means always. I've taken a risk on the Arthur Grumiaux, Wilhelm Backhaus, Clara Haskil boxes.

[EdgeleyRob]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annerose_Schmidt

A pianist probably not so well known in these parts - for fairly obvious reasons after reading her biography. A short sample (Qobuz) suggests very clean playing, decent accompaniment by the orchestra, but the orchestra is recorded at slightly too low a level relative to the piano.

This could still be worth having for anyone less over encumbered by Mozart concertos than Bryn.

Agree with this after Spotifying Nos 20 & 25

[Dave2002]

Interesting. They look suspiciously like Membran boxes under a different name. If so, the audio quality is likely to be somewhat unpredictable. Sometimes they are pretty good, but by no means always. I've taken a risk on the Arthur Grumiaux, Wilhelm Backhaus, Clara Haskil boxes.

I just had an odd email. At first I thought it was genuine but odd, then I suspected it was spam, and then I looked at it again and it does indeed look genuine. It relates to a few CDs and boxes, including one Milestones of a Piano Legend of an Artist box.

The odd thing was it ended up in my junk mail - and was written in German - yet I thought I ordered via the UK Amazon site. I checked again, and it is indeed from one of the market place sellers

Business Name:Music-Shop Online GmbH
Business Type:GmbH

etc. so no problem really as the items and amounts roughly match my expectations, but I was slightly unnerved by this for a few seconds.

I do sometimes explicitly order from German sites - but I wasn't expecting this after ordering via am.uk

[Bryn]

I just had an odd email. At first I thought it was genuine but odd, then I suspected it was spam, and then I looked at it again and it does indeed look genuine. It relates to a few CDs and boxes, including one Milestones of a Piano Legend of an Artist box.

The odd thing was it ended up in my junk mail - and was written in German - yet I thought I ordered via the UK Amazon site. I checked again, and it is indeed from one of the market place sellers

Business Name:Music-Shop Online GmbH
Business Type:GmbH

etc. so no problem really as the items and amounts roughly match my expectations, but I was slightly unnerved by this for a few seconds.

I do sometimes explicitly order from German sites - but I wasn't expecting this after ordering via am.uk

I made the mistake of ordering both the Arthur Grumiaux and Clara Haskil boxes. Each includes their ubiquitous complete Beethoven Violin Sonatas. I should have checked the detailed listings more carefully. The Membran connection is made clear here, for instance.

[gurnemanz]

A couple of membran historical tenfers I have not regretted buying are:

Heinrich Schlusnus
Lauritz Melchior
Great singers sing Wagner

[Conchis]

Just wondering - do kindle (e-book) purchases count towards your £20.00 free shipping? I currently have nearly £18.00 of items in my trolley and have my eye on a kindle book to take me over the precipice. But as they download stragiht to your device, I'm wondering if they're eligible?

[HighlandDougie]

I just had an odd email. At first I thought it was genuine but odd, then I suspected it was spam, and then I looked at it again and it does indeed look genuine. It relates to a few CDs and boxes, including one Milestones of a Piano Legend of an Artist box.

The odd thing was it ended up in my junk mail - and was written in German - yet I thought I ordered via the UK Amazon site. I checked again, and it is indeed from one of the market place sellers

Business Name:Music-Shop Online GmbH
Business Type:GmbH

etc. so no problem really as the items and amounts roughly match my expectations, but I was slightly unnerved by this for a few seconds.

I do sometimes explicitly order from German sites - but I wasn't expecting this after ordering via am.uk

If it's an Amazon Marketplace site, I think that there may be something in German law about buying stuff and your rights so you are highly likely to get a PDF from the seller (rather than from Amazon) with a receipt etc etc. All completely above board.

[Dave2002]

I made the mistake of ordering both the Arthur Grumiaux and Clara Haskil boxes. Each includes their ubiquitous complete Beethoven Violin Sonatas. I should have checked the detailed listings more carefully. The Membran connection is made clear here, for instance.

Oops! Sorry to hear that. Maybe there are oher CDs in the boxes to compensate.