Past Purchases (CLOSED)

[rickardg]

Went to check out an independent book shop and to my surprise the had small but decent selection of classical CDs, mostly Naxos but to the old low price. Out of sheer shock I bought:

Shostakovich
Symphonies 5 & 9
Petrenko/RLSO

Bach, JS
Violin concertos
Müller-Brühl/Cologne Chamber Orchestra

[Mirror Image]

We never believed you anyway. I can't remember the last time I went to 'unread posts' and looked at the 'Purchases Thread' without it saying 'last post: Mirror Image'.

Those recordings do look interesting though, John.

Yeah, I'm so sick! Help me! Help me! Hahaha!

Anyway, yes, I've always admired Gary Bertini's Mahler cycle, so I wanted to hear how he handled two of my favorite composers music. From what I sampled via Naxos Music Library, they sounded great.

[Mirror Image]

Like I need anymore Bartok, but I couldn't help myself:



This is the only picture I could find on the Internet, but here are the contents:


1. Miraculous Mandarin, Op. 19/Sz 73 by Béla Bartók
Conductor:  Antal Doráti
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1918-1919; Budapest, Hungary
Date of Recording: 1983


2. Hungarian Sketches (5), Sz 97 by Béla Bartók
Conductor:  Zubin Mehta
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1931; Budapest, Hungary
Date of Recording: 1974


3. Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, Sz 106 by Béla Bartók
Conductor:  Antal Doráti
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1936; Budapest, Hungary
Date of Recording: 1983


4. Suite for Orchestra no 1, Op. 3/Sz 31 by Béla Bartók
Conductor:  Antal Doráti
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1905/1920; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 1978


5. Rhapsody for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 1/Sz 27 by Béla Bartók
Performer:  Pascal Rogé (Piano)
Conductor:  Walter Weller
Orchestra/Ensemble:  London Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1904; Budapest, Hungary
Date of Recording: 1974


6. Pictures (2) for Orchestra, Op. 10/Sz 46 by Béla Bartók
Conductor:  Antal Doráti
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1910; Budapest, Hungary

[Information taken from Arkivmusic.com]

Landed today.

[Mirror Image]

I know I'm going to get some eyerolls here but I couldn't resist the temptation. I just bought these two sets:

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This will be my 6th Ring cycle.

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[The new erato]

No problem with you buying these, but a slight problem with how you are deluding yourself all the time. Surely you should know better by now?

[springrite]

I know I'm going to get some eyerolls here but I couldn't resist the temptation. I just bought these two sets:

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This will be my 6th Ring cycle.

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I have to admit that you purchase prequency and number of items have gone down a bit since your pledge, but the "item" has changed from Koechlin CD to THE RING. That is a 16 fold increase according to how I was taught math. 

[Opus106]

since your pledge

Which one?

[springrite]

Which one?

0:)

Weekly?
Well, I shouldn't talk since I just ordered the 51 CD Mercury Living Presence boxset.

[Opus106]

Well, I shouldn't talk since I just ordered the 51 CD Mercury Living Presence boxset.

Well, at least you stood up like a man and took the CDCDCD in your chin (or wherever it affects a person).

[Willoughby earl of Itacarius]

I have my buying compulsion under control, this is the result of one month, YAY!

[Sergeant Rock]

Arrived this morning from Amazon sellers: the Litton/Dallas Mahler 2; and Walton/Beethoven Violin Concertos performed by the original Violin Babe, Kyung Wha Chung (the Walton with Previn and the LSO; Beethoven with Kondrashin and Vienna).




Sarge

[Todd]

A rich haul ordered today.  Another Mozart sonata cycle couldn't hurt, and besides, I get to hear Gitti Pirner's playing.  (Who?)  One of my worst nightmares is also coming true.  I am finding that I need to listen to more organ music by Bach, and with so many sets available at agreeable prices, how can I resist?  (There are almost as many Bach organ cycles as LvB sonata cycles.  This could be bad.)


 



 



 

[Opus106]

(There are almost as many Bach organ cycles as LvB sonata cycles.)

I doubt that. You and Premont have, what, around 50-60 complete sonata sets? I'd be surprised if there are over 20 Bach organ works, including those out of print.

[Todd]

I doubt that. You and Premont have, what, around 50-60 complete sonata sets? I'd be surprised if there are over 20 Bach organ works, including those out of print.

This lists 60 sets completed or underway.  Not as many as LvB sonatas, but frighteningly close.

[Opus106]

This lists 60 sets completed or underway.  Not as many as LvB sonatas, but frighteningly close.

Well, I'm surprised!

You can take solace in the fact that some of it is OOP and others you can only get by bugging the hell out of one of our Dutch members to search the local stores during the weekend.

[Todd]

You can take solace in the fact that some of it is OOP

But you know those are the ones I want most!  Like Robert Riefling's LvB cycle.

[The new erato]

amazon.co.uk:

[asin]B0062Z20IW[/asin]
[asin]B0071B1G6I[/asin]
[asin]B006ZV6YOE[/asin]

[Mirror Image]

No problem with you buying these, but a slight problem with how you are deluding yourself all the time. Surely you should know better by now?

Yes, you are so right, erato. I'm so sick, so sick....HELP ME!!!

[Mirror Image]

I have to admit that you purchase prequency and number of items have gone down a bit since your pledge, but the "item" has changed from Koechlin CD to THE RING. That is a 16 fold increase according to how I was taught math. 

HA! Sad, but so true.

[The new erato]

Yes, you are so right, erato. I'm so sick, so sick....HELP ME!!!

If you changed delivery adress for all your purchases to my adress, with time you'd surely stop, no hurry though. Just PM me and we could set up an arrangement. It's not as if you manage to listen to them anyway.