Vocalion sale, CDs under a fiver

[John Wright]

Huge selection here,

http://www.duttonvocalion.co.uk/search.asp?pg=1&cat=ts1&sprice=4.99

'Historical recordings'. There's a lot of items at 1.99 and 2.99.


Edit: Doh, can't correct the message title Vocalion !!!!

[Andrew Slater]

Title duly corrected!

By the way - many thanks for posting the link. I've earmarked a few.

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

I often wonder how excellent recording enterprises such as Dutton manage to do so well in a niche market. Long may they prosper.

[Beef Oven]

I often wonder how excellent recording enterprises such as Dutton manage to do so well in a niche market. Long may they prosper.

Apparently it's because they have found a niche in the market!

Long may they survive. I do fear that many of those labels that we all know and love will not be here in 5-10 years. Every time I see Lyrita still in business it gives my heart a lift

[Ferretfancy]

Dutton seem to have cut back on historical reissues in favour of new recordings of neglected English music.
The offers on sale have been available for quite a long time as bargains, but never as cheap as this. I bought them at a higher price, but I certainly don't regret it, as they are such terrific transfers.
Here are ten of the best I can recommend :-

The Danish State RSO 2disc set

Boult's first recording of Vaughan Williams 6 from 1949, which includes both the original and revised versions

Richard Strauss conducting Ein Heldenleben in 1941

The BBC Symphony Orchestra 2 disc sets ( Vols 1 & 2 )

Goossens Conducts the Bax 2nd Symphony and Tintagel

Kulenkampff plays the Brahms Violin Concerto

Frandsen and Jensen -Nielsen's 3rd and 6th Symphonies, No. 6 in particular is astonishling good

Tuxen conducts Sibelius 5

William Kapell's famous performance of Khachaturian's Piano Concerto, not a favourite of mine as music, but what a pianist!

Kathleen Long in beautiful performances of Mozart's Piano Concertos 15 & 24, wioth Leigh's Concertino as a bonus

This will probably be the last chance, historical they may be, but I listen to them often.