The Super-Duper Cheap Bargains Thread

[Brian]

Wow. I think I have already downloaded a lot of my Naxos wishlist but at that price, I can buy a whole lot more stuff just to be safe 

(One catch: multi-CD sets do not seem to be included so look for individual releases rather than boxes, and 2CD items like complete ballets appear not to be options on sale at all. Oh well. Still lots of deals.)

[Spotted Horses]

Here's what I found on my various wish lists, three volumes of the Casella/La Veccchia series I don't have yet and a couple of discs I saw mentioned here at GMG at various times.

[Todd]

I think I have already downloaded a lot of my Naxos wishlist but at that price, I can buy a whole lot more stuff just to be safe

Alas, Chandos does not carry all Naxos titles.  For instance, Hyejin Kim's 85 minute Clementi recording is not available.  That is, quite frankly, an outrage.

[DaveF]

Not sure if anyone buys from NMC at all (I bought a Harrison Birtwhistle from them once. I still haven't quite forgiven them...)

But anyway, if you do:

https://nmc-recordings.myshopify.com/collections/warehouse-move-flash-sale-60-off

There's 60% sale off using code FLASH60 valid until 12th March.

Well, if you will buy stuff by talentless charlatans like Harrison Birtwhistle, then you're wasting your money and deserve no sympathy.  I would, however, recommend the works of his near namesake Harrison Birtwistle, whom one can safely say is the most significant British composer of the last half-century (And thanks for the link and the code - I can feel some purchases coming on already.)

[DavidW]

Well, if you will buy stuff by talentless charlatans like Harrison Birtwhistle, then you're wasting your money and deserve no sympathy.  I would, however, recommend the works of his near namesake Harrison Birtwistle, whom one can safely say is the most significant British composer of the last half-century (And thanks for the link and the code - I can feel some purchases coming on already.)

Well that explains why I couldn't find any of his music to stream before!    Now I've got a couple of things lined up.

[DaveF]

A typo made and spotted, somewhat ingraciously.

Well, as you're acquainted with him well enough to have him spelled correctly in your catalogue, then of course I regret my facile comment.  There has been a lot of Harry-bashing over the years in the popular press, frequently with the 'h' spelling, by people who have clearly hardly heard a note of his music.  (Only tangentially related, but 'wistle' (or 'twistle') apparently has nothing to do with high-pitched noises - appropriately in Harry's case, since he specialised in low-pitched ones - but means a confluence of rivers in northern Middle English, seen in place-names such as Oswaldtwistle and Haltwistle.  (In Welsh we do it much more economically with 'Aber'.))

[VonStupp]

For my friends abroad who don't mind used physical media, I usually see this compilation going for $80-$125 in the US. I had to wait a long, long time, and still probably overpaid a bit.

Of course, you have to like Sir Arthur!

Australia

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[DaveF]

I find him challenging, I'm not going to lie.
I certainly don't love him, but I don't hate him either. My comment about NMC inflicting him on me was intended tongue-in-cheek (the clue was in the word "quite"). My apologies for all offence given.

I'll carry this on in the Birtwistle thread, so as not to clutter this one up.