Past Purchases (CLOSED)

[kishnevi]

I have 300-400 unplayed CD's most of the time since I never quit ordering new CD's.  I tend to zip through singles and smaller sets (10 or fewer CD's) rather quickly.  The larger boxes always take me months to go through.  It took me some 2 months to listen through the following sets




while the following sets with 40 CD's or more will probably take me another year





Perhaps the following 3 sets would not take as long ...

You make me feel better.  I have my eye on the Vaughn Williams (the Elgar version is the one I referred to my prior post).  But only two out of the last three are showing.  What was the third. ETA: Ah, you fixed it while I was typing my reply.  So it is the same Elgar box.  I have yet to dip into it, although I have some of the performances (Gerontius, Musicmakers, the Cello Concerto with Sea Pictures) already.

To think that there was a time when I thought a box set of 5 CDs was a big box set.....

[Willoughby earl of Itacarius]

Let's see.  I just received a 30 CD Elgar box, seven assorted boxsets from PrestoClassical, the Bohm Ring and three other Wagner operas,  and have a second wave of half a dozen or so boxsets in transit from Presto. Plus 10 CDs left to listen to from the Essential Sibelius set and half of a Vaughn Williams cycle. So what do I do?  Sit back and listen to them all  before I order anything else?

Nah, that would be acting reasonably.

What I really did was order this.
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I promised myself that if it ever showed back in stock at Amazon, I'd order it. 
It did.  And I did.  Although since it gave the onhand quantity as 1, it may no longer be in stock....

Well you made a big impression on me, I think you qualify for the top 5 group in ordering so many CD's, looks like you caught the "Harry" syndrome. I don't know who, but somebody named my excessive buying just that.!
Welcome. I am curious how long it will take you to get through all of them.

[Conor71]

Another addition to my String Quartet collection :


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[Mirror Image]

Landed today:

[kishnevi]

Well you made a big impression on me, I think you qualify for the top 5 group in ordering so many CD's, looks like you caught the "Harry" syndrome. I don't know who, but somebody named my excessive buying just that.!
Welcome. I am curious how long it will take you to get through all of them.

"Praise from Sir Humphrey is praise indeed".
Probably a little while:  But except for a few scattered outbursts, I'm not really in your league.  My collection is still well under 1500 items.  You'll notice that it's all fairly mainstream, and almost nothing of the lesser known composers or labels. I'm really just filling up some important gaps. And my checkbook balance is about to demand a serious slowdown, if not complete stop
But at least I'll have plenty of music to listen to...

note to Conor--the music on that set is excellent.

note to MI--I have my eye on those, and will be interested to hear your impressions.

[PaulSC]

Paul Komen — Beethoven: Diabelli Variations and Bagatelles Opus 126
Summerly/Oxford Camerata — Palestrina: Missa Papae Marcelli, Missa Aeterna
Haselbock/Vienna Academy — JJ Fux: Missa Corporis Christi; Motets
Pumhösl — JJ Fux: Harpsichord Music
Bob Van Asperen — Froberger: Complete Works for Keyboard, Volume 1
Robert Benz — Beethoven: Piano Sonatas, Volume 5 (Opus 10/1, Opus 26, Opus 81a, Opus 90)





The Komen may be the most I've ever splurged on a single disc (an order straight from the Beethoven-Haus gift shop). The Froberger completes my set; it's the only volume not readily available for purchase as a digital download. The Benz/Beethoven may well be the beginning of a complete set for me; I think it's spectacular.

[listener]

The Malcolm ARNOLD Cello Concerto etc. recording finally came in stock locally so I did not resist.]
Also NOVAK  De Profundis, Toman and the Wood-Nymph, Lady Godiva Overture

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[Que]

Paul Komen — Beethoven: Diabelli Variations and Bagatelles Opus 126
Bob Van Asperen — Froberger: Complete Works for Keyboard, Volume 1
Robert Benz — Beethoven: Piano Sonatas, Volume 5 (Opus 10/1, Opus 26, Opus 81a, Opus 90)



The Komen may be the most I've ever splurged on a single disc (an order straight from the Beethoven-Haus gift shop).

I have a hunch it be worth your while, haven't heard an as satisfactory interpreation save for that by the venerable Arthur Schnabel.

The Froberger completes my set; it's the only volume not readily available for purchase as a digital download.

I'm still working on the last volumes!

The Benz/Beethoven may well be the beginning of a complete set for me; I think it's spectacular.

I'm sure Todd's interest will be puiqed. Is it on period instruments?

Q

[Que]

Purchased yesterday and the day before:





Q

[The new erato]

Ordered last night:

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I really have pretty little duplication of Beethoven symphonies, piano concertoes, having done my mainstream Beethoven listening before the CD craze (and concentrating on smaller scale works the later years). This will be my 3rd symphony cycle on CD in addition to Gardiner and Mackerras, as you see the Karajans and Klemperers belong to the LP era.....'

For you film buffs, the order also included this:

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[DavidW]

For you film buffs, the order also included this:

I've seen the remake but never knew it was a remake until now.

[Sergeant Rock]

For you film buffs, the order also included this:

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Excellent 

Sarge

[The new erato]

I really have a thing for Patrick Lecomte as a director.

[Sergeant Rock]

I really have a thing for Patrick Lecomte as a director.

I really have a thing for Vanessa Paradis.


Sarge

[The new erato]

I really have a thing for Vanessa Paradis.


Sarge

as a.....?

[Opus106]

as a.....?

In Sarge's case, would it matter?

[TheGSMoeller]

[PaulSC]

I have a hunch [Komen's Diabelli Vars.] will be worth your while, haven't heard an as satisfactory interpreation save for that by the venerable Arthur Schnabel.

That's good to hear, Q. I decided it might go out of stock if I waited around for a bargain...

The Benz Beethoven cycle is on a modern piano (a Steinway, I'm pretty sure). Not everyone's cup of tea — I've read accusations of "banging" — but for me it's an irresistible mix of passion and clarity. I picked up this disc specifically because I needed*a performance of Opus 10/1 that kept the tempo steady through the empty bars. I don't mind a bit of stretching or rushing, but some pianists are terribly impatient here, while others (even worse) seem to pause for an arbitrary and excessively long amount of time. Anyway, from that very specific requirement I found my way into what would have turned out to be some all-around satisfying performances. I don't mind the relatively "hard" tone; to me it never seems harsh or cold. I want to pick up a volume with one or more of the late sonatas, to see how he fares with them.

*I say "needed" because I was on the hunt for an example to play during a lecture on musical meter.

[Sergeant Rock]

as a.....?

....woman,  as a singer, as an actress, as a poster child for orthodontics 

No, scratch that last item. I love the gap in her teeth. Perfection is boring.

Sarge

[DavidRoss]

Ordered last night:

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I really have pretty little duplication of Beethoven symphonies, piano concertoes, having done my mainstream Beethoven listening before the CD craze (and concentrating on smaller scale works the later years). This will be my 3rd symphony cycle on CD in addition to Gardiner and Mackerras, as you see the Karajans and Klemperers belong to the LP era.....'

For you film buffs, the order also included this:

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Nice choices, both!