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[Harry]

Booklet? There's a booklet? I got my set from jpc and it wasn't shrinkwrapped, and had no booklet... Am I the only one this has happened to?

Me too, no booklet.............

[stingo]

I bought mine from HMV UK; I don't recall if it was shrink wrapped.  The box arrived with a serious crease in the spine from being squashed in the post.  As everything else in the box was in perfect condition, I didn't bother to ask for an exchange  which is pretty dicey when it's shipped overseas. Anyway, I'm not that fussy about cardboard.  It did come with the infamous booklet -- which as I noted before is little more than the track listings which are also on the cardboard cd covers, and an essay which I suspect is more about Anner Bijlsma than the music, in Dutch by the American cellist Kenneth Slowik.  There is nothing about the instruments used by any of the musicians, although they are credited.  Some of the track listings are also inaccurate - especially for CD 7 Music for the King of Prussia.  It's pretty much a bare bones set, but the music is really what counts, and that's all there -- except the Servais Strad Bach, which turned out to be the earlier Bach recording. 

I already have the Servais recording anyhow - and like you said, it's the music that's there and that's the important thing - will have to listen to it soon.

[stingo]

Music for the King of Prussia - Bylsma, Slowik, Hoogland (Disc 7)

It looks like the printed track listing is incorrect...

Duport: Sonata for 2 cellos and piano
Duport: 11th Exercise for 2 cellos (this track is omitted)
Beethoven: Variations on "See the Conqu'ring Hero Comes"
Duport: 9th Exercise for 2 cellos
Romberg: Sonata for cello and piano
Boccherini: Sonata for 2 cellos
Beethoven: 12 Variations on "Bei Mannern, welche Liebe fuehlen"

[Bunny]

Music for the King of Prussia - Bylsma, Slowik, Hoogland (Disc 7)

It looks like the printed track listing is incorrect...

Duport: Sonata for 2 cellos and piano
Duport: 11th Exercise for 2 cellos (this track is omitted)
Beethoven: Variations on "See the Conqu'ring Hero Comes"
Duport: 9th Exercise for 2 cellos
Romberg: Sonata for cello and piano
Boccherini: Sonata for 2 cellos
Beethoven: 12 Variations on "Bei Mannern, welche Liebe fuehlen"

Yes, but the music is all there, and a track listing can be corrected with a pencil and piece of paper.  Carelessness in track listings, time listings, opus numbers, key signatures, performers, etc. have become very common where once they were rarities.  Perhaps it's just a sign of the times, but I can't stress out about cardboard boxes or anything I can correct with a pencil and a little time.

[stingo]

Yes, but the music is all there, and a track listing can be corrected with a pencil and piece of paper.  Carelessness in track listings, time listings, opus numbers, key signatures, performers, etc. have become very common where once they were rarities.  Perhaps it's just a sign of the times, but I can't stress out about cardboard boxes or anything I can correct with a pencil and a little time.

Not stressing out over it - just pointing it out for those interested in such things.