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Long expected, well at least by me, but Decca are about to release a boxed set of Sir Georg Solti's complete Chicago SO recordings: http://www.prestoclassical.co.uk/r/Decca/4831375
The Presto price is the cheapest I can find and at £1 a CD is an incredible bargain. I have around 70% of what's here but at that price I will not be hesitating. I will thus have a lot of duplicated Solti/CSO CDs to offload at around Christmas time should anyone be interested."The sound is the handwriting of the conductor" - Bernard HaitinkComment
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It looks very good but I also have about the same proportion already, Pet. I'll maybe sent you a preemptive strike PM with my gapsOriginally posted by Petrushka View Post
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Paul Badura Skoda Edition from DG (20cd) due end of September. Presto is advertising this at a special price of £62 (it is £82 at Amazon).
JPC has a contents list and a price of €60 which appears to be non-discounted.
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Marginally cheaper from amazon.fr, but without free delivery to an Amazon Locker, which I find useful, so have ordered from amazon.co.uk.Originally posted by vinteuil View PostComment
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Rameau : Pygmalion - Christophe Rousset, les Talens Lyriques
The Wm: Christie / Arts Florissants version
dates from 1991, and the new Rousset seems to have nine additional dances, - so I think this will be a necessary addition...
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The Martha Argerich and Friends, live from Lugano arrived yesterday, and starts with a live, 2016, performance by Argerich of Ravel's Gaspard de la Nuit. Yes, you read that right, a solo concert from Argerich in 2016! Just that work though (apparently, her daughter Anne Dutoit read out the poems the pieces are based on).
In my (initial) view, it's a great performance, utterly stunning. 4 minutes longer than her youthful live version, thank goodness
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Christian Ferras Icon Box upcoming in October. French Amazon have details. I had an LP many years ago bit don't own a single CD and might be tempted to investigate.Comment
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Covetable.Originally posted by gurnemanz View Post
Some discrepancy between the details in the back cover of the box and the Liste des Titres: the Box says that Disc 7 contains the Bach "Double" and the Beethoven Concerto and (!) the two Romances, whilst Disc 8 is "just" two Mozart Concertos - "Liste" says that "Disque 7" is the Bruch g minor and the Symphonie Spag Bog, and Disque 8 is the first of the three CDs devoted to the complete Beethoven Sonatas. (The "Liste" also suggests that the Beethoven Romances aren't included.
Intriguing if not perplexing - but "covetable" nonetheless![FONT=Comic Sans MS][I][B]Numquam Satis![/B][/I][/FONT]Comment
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A very underrated player, imho. There was a DG box set issued a few years ago which has some wonderful performances in it.Originally posted by gurnemanz View PostComment
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A new recording of Rameau's fabulous acte de ballet, "Pygmalion", from Les Talens Lyriques and Christophe Rousset. I am still wedded to the wonderful old Leonhardt version, but I think this new one promises to be very good indeed.
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... yes indeed, Micky -Originally posted by MickyD View Post
Originally posted by vinteuil View Post.
Rameau : Pygmalion - Christophe Rousset, les Talens Lyriques
The Wm: Christie / Arts Florissants version
dates from 1991, and the new Rousset seems to have nine additional dances, - so I think this will be a necessary addition...
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I'm expecting the new Schubert Sonatas cd from Krystian Zimerman today.Comment
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