Better Acquired via Box Set & Cheaper Releases

[admiralackbar74]

This is an odd thread to start, but I've found a couple of things lately that qualify for a thread of this sort, so I'd love to hear from others on this topic. No real criteria for determining what goes in here, so feel free to stretch it if you feel it might be useful to those of us not wanting to waste money on individual discs when they are better had through box sets or cheaper releases.

Here's what I'm talking about...

I recently found out that these two were also present in this box set. (Thanks, George!)

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And, it seems that Pierre Fournier's recording of the Bach Suites is available in two releases, the second being significantly less expensive. (Am I correct on this? Are these the same recording?)

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Others that would be good to know about?

[Lethevich]

These ones caught me out a while back:
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[admiralackbar74]

Given that I've been interested in these for a while, I figured I should list what I consider to be a better bargain.

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[admiralackbar74]

Lethe,

A great example of what I'm talking about! Thanks for the heads-up!

[Opus106]

The complete solo keyboard works by Bach
Andras Schiff (piano)
Decca 12 CDs
(All his Decca recordings)

Alfred Brendel plays Schubert
Decca 7 CDs
(Also available as single discs and two-fers from Philips)

[George]

Alfred Brendel plays Schubert
Decca 7 CDs
(Also available as single discs and two-fers from Philips)

Thanks for that! I have a live (2CD) Schubert CD by him that is wonderful!

[Antoine Marchand]

I was looking for the Schubert's piano trios and some Mozart by András Schiff et al. Finally, I bought a box set called András Schiff Concertos & Chamber Music (9 CDs), cheaper and including six "extra" discs.  

András Schiff - Concertos & Chamber Music
9 CDs
-Beethoven: Klavierkonzerte Nr. 1-5; Klaviersonate Nr. 23
-Bartok: Klavierkonzerte Nr. 1-3
-Veress: Konzert für Klavier, Streicher, Percussion;
Fantasie für 2 Klaviere & Streicher "Hommage a Paul Klee";
6 Csardas für Klavier
-Mozart: Klavierquartette Nr. 2 & 3 (KV 502 & 542);
Klarinettentrio KV 498 "Kegelstatt"
-Schubert: Klaviertrios Nr. 1 & 2;Arpeggione-Sonate D. 821
-Dvorak: Klavierquintett op. 81;Klavierquartett Nr. 2 op. 87
Andras Schiff, Miklos Perenyi, Panocha Quartet,
Staatskapelle Dresden, Budapest Festival Orchestra,
Bernard Haitink, Heinz Holliger, Ivan Fischer
Warner , DDD

http://www.jpc.de/jpcng/classic/detail/-/art/Andras-Schiff-Concertos-Chamber-Music/hnum/6951690

[tjguitar]

These ones caught me out a while back:
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In this case, aren't the 4 seperate releases cheaper than the big box?

[Bulldog]

In this case, aren't the 4 seperate releases cheaper than the big box?

Yes, by a couple of bucks.

[Taxes-]

Just got this, can't say much about it yet except that the box set is much cheaper than the individual discs.

[Bhasi]

Great thread, and I know full-well I'll be back here regularly, but ....

Is this REALLY about saving money in the case of the boxed sets?  Or about feeding the obsessive completist urge within us all?  Hand on heart, do we really believe we'll listen to the other stuff in these packages?

I'm reminded of my darling, super-intelligent wife, who always quotes how much she's saved at the sales, rather than how much she's spent - even though it's all her own money!

Anyway, the cheaper direct reissues are pretty much unproblematic, so apologies for the distracting aside and bring on the bargains!

[DavidW]

Is this always REALLY about saving money?  Or about feeding the obsessive completist urge within us all?  Hand on heart, do we really believe we'll listen to the other stuff in these packages?

Uh welcome, no there is no subtext to this thread.  There are other threads about feeding the completist ocd urge, and we're very open about it.  Perhaps you should get to know the forum first before offering criticism?

[Bhasi]

Hi David (and thanks for the 'uh welcome'!)

It was self-criticism as much as anything.  Sorry if I came across as aggressive, though I think there's always a sub-text in anything we write, even if we're unaware of it.  I realise I'm a young whippersnapper here.  Put it down to the arrogance of youth?!

Anyway, as The Great Helmsman said: 'Let a hundred flowers bloom and a hundred schools of thought contend.'

[admiralackbar74]

The Chopin box that I listed at the beginning of the thread is the same price as the Nocturnes set alone. In that case, the box set gave me the Ballades and Scherzos for free along with a bunch of other stuff. That's saving money!

For the Kempff discs I listed, the two-disc set plus the Originals release was $30. The box set including both those plus the remaining sonatas is $40-ish. That's a pretty good deal! (5 more CDs for $10 more.)

[DavidW]

Hi David (and thanks for the 'uh welcome'!)

It was self-criticism as much as anything.  Sorry if I came across as aggressive, though I think there's always a sub-text in anything we write, even if we're unaware of it.  I realise I'm a young whippersnapper here.  Put it down to the arrogance of youth?!

Anyway, as The Great Helmsman said: 'Let a hundred flowers bloom and a hundred schools of thought contend.'

Sorry I was a little grumpy yesterday.

[Dr. Dread]

Sorry I was a little grumpy yesterday.

Yesterday? 

[DavidW]

Yesterday?  

All my troubles seemed so far away, now it looks as if they're here to stay...

[The new erato]

Hi David (and thanks for the 'uh welcome'!)

It was self-criticism as much as anything.  Sorry if I came across as aggressive, though I think there's always a sub-text in anything we write, even if we're unaware of it.  I realise I'm a young whippersnapper here.  Put it down to the arrogance of youth?!

Anyway, as The Great Helmsman said: 'Let a hundred flowers bloom and a hundred schools of thought contend.'

You see, once we had a Newman to vent on, after he left, it's not just the same any more and we try to compensate for the void in our lives by snapping on anyone.



Welcome, BTW.

[Bulldog]

I'm reminded of my darling, super-intelligent wife, who always quotes how much she's saved at the sales, rather than how much she's spent - even though it's all her own money!

People often think that way.  It's much more gratifying to key on savings when spending money; the only problem is that an expenditure is not an act of savings.

[Opus106]

The complete solo keyboard works by Bach
Andras Schiff (piano)
Decca 12 CDs
(All his Decca recordings)

Alfred Brendel plays Schubert
Decca 7 CDs
(Also available as single discs and two-fers from Philips)

Adding to the list of "Better Acquired if You Live in Germany, or at least somewhere in mainland Europe."

Mozart
Piano Concertos 5 - 27
Alfred Brendel (with Imogen Cooper in No. 7 and No. 10)
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
Neville Marriner
Decca 10 CDs


Most of the concerti are available in two Philips Duos and I already have the second volume.