Help me choose!

[Bogey]

Here are some vinyl selections that I can choose a couple from using a gift certificate I received for Christmas.  The first link are 45rpm lp's.....guess they sound awesome.  The next batch is 200gram lp pressings, which also sound wonderful.  Though I have a few in mind, I do not want to pass any that should be no-brainers to have on the shelf and should at least consider.  Thanks for any recs you can give.

http://store.acousticsounds.com/index.cfm?get=results&genreid=10&categoryID=21

http://store.acousticsounds.com/index.cfm?get=results&genreid=10&categoryID=16

[Bogey]

George and other Richterites,
This one jumped out at me a bit:

http://store.acousticsounds.com/d/6239/Sviatoslav_Richter-Dvorak_Piano_Concerto_Carlos_Kleiber_piano-180_Gram_Vinyl_LP

[Szykneij]

I don't have any specific recommendations, but I'd definitely go with the LP's over the 45's -- much more music for your money.

[Cristofori]

I'd go with the Salvatore Accardo - Bach: Partita II on 200 Gram Vinyl,
if only because it's one of the more unique newer LPs out there, and with this material and Violinist, it's bound to retain most of it's value if you want to resell it later. Plus, you just can't go wrong with Bach! 

I personally wouldn't buy any of those 45 RPM LP's, especially at those prices! Who wants to change 3 or more records for just one concerto? Not to mention the amount of space they would take up.

You must know some very thoughtful, and very understanding gift givers there!

[Bogey]

I'd go with the Salvatore Accardo - Bach: Partita II on 200 Gram Vinyl,
if only because it's one of the more unique newer LPs out there, and with this material and Violinist, it's bound to retain most of it's value if you want to resell it later. Plus, you just can't go wrong with Bach! 

I personally wouldn't buy any of those 45 RPM LP's, especially at those prices! Who wants to change 3 or more records for just one concerto? Not to mention the amount of space they would take up.

You must know some very thoughtful, and very understanding gift givers there!

Ah, Bach!   I will take a look at that one.  The angle you take on the 45's is a good point.  I did not consider the constant switching.  As far as generosity, I am very blessed.  My father and I enjoy going to audio shows together....usually to dream about what we will never have, but this outfit sets up with their vinyl every year at the larger show and he definitely surprised me with this gift.

[Cristofori]

I personally wouldn't buy any of those 45 RPM LP's, especially at those prices! Who wants to change 3 or more records for just one concerto? Not to mention the amount of space they would take up.

Actually, I'm being a bit hypocritical here. I myself have a small, but excellent collection of vintage 78 rpms which need to be changed even more than those 45's would, but the ones I have are only small miniature pieces, vocal works, etc. And I got them dirt cheap! It's a bit different if they are historical!

Never mind, if your financially well off, and you have a large storage area, by all means go for the 45 rpms!

[Bogey]

Never mind, if your financially well off, and you have a large home, by all means go for the 45 rpms!

HA!    Not even close.  The cost of one album here is past my typical budget that I would spend on cds in a two month period.  That is why I want to be very thoughtful with my purchase.  I would have passed this Bach plate.  I do not have any perfomances by this performer.  You highly recommend him?

[Cristofori]

HA!    Not even close.  The cost of one album here is past my typical budget that I would spend on cds in a two month period.  That is why I want to be very thoughtful with my purchase.  I would have passed this Bach plate.  I do not have any perfomances by this performer.  You highly recommend him?

The only discs I've heard with Accardo is the complete Bruch Violin recordings on Philips and Vivaldi's Four Seasons, also on Philips. Both were excellent as far as I can tell. I have no idea what his Bach is like.

Also, I think he is one of the few violinists who owns and uses a Stradivarius, which is nice if true, but don't quote me on that!

Plus, it looks like that Bach/Accardo LP is an all analog, Japanese pressing limited to under 500 copies.

Hmm... Bach... solo violin music... Accardo... Japanese pressing... 200 gram vinyl... only 500 copies... yes, this has all the major hallmarks of being a huge collectible, if not necessarily being musically definitive!

The $49.99 is a little steep, but I'd go for it!

[Bogey]

The only discs I've heard with Accardo is the complete Bruch Violin recordings on Philips and Vivaldi's Four Seasons, also on Philips. Both were excellent as far as I can tell. I have no idea what his Bach is like.

Also, I think he is one of the few violinists who owns and uses a Stradivarius, which is nice if true, but don't quote me on that!

Plus, it looks like that Bach/Accardo LP is an all analog, Japanese pressing limited to under 500 copies.

Hmm... Bach... solo violin music... Accardo... Japanese pressing... 200 gram vinyl... only 500 copies... yes, this has all the major hallmarks of being a huge collectible, if not being musically definitive in anyway

....and, I do not have any of his performances, so it adds something new and unique to the shelf as well.  Thanks for thr the insights and help on this one.  Much appreciated.

[Drasko]

As performances go no brainers for me would be (among the LPs):

- Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli / Debussy: Preludes Book 1
- Karl Bohm / Brahms: Symphony No. 1 Japanese Import - Limited Edition (that's late 50s BPO recording, not the VPO from the cycle)
- Pierre Monteux / Beethoven: Symphony No. 4/Leonore Overture No. 3
- Sir Malcolm Sargent / Bruch: Scottish Fantasy/ Vieuxtemps: Concerto No. 5/ Heifetz, violin
- Pierre Monteux / Dvorak: Symphony No. 2 (that is old numbering, it's No.7)

If to go for one (pricey things, aren't they) then Monteux Dvorak without much thinking, it's both phenomenal performance and unavailable on CD currently.

I know absolutely nothing about vinyl quality or collector value and all that stuff.

[Bogey]

As performances go no brainers for me would be (among the LPs):

- Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli / Debussy: Preludes Book 1
- Karl Bohm / Brahms: Symphony No. 1 Japanese Import - Limited Edition (that's late 50s BPO recording, not the VPO from the cycle)
- Pierre Monteux / Beethoven: Symphony No. 4/Leonore Overture No. 3
- Sir Malcolm Sargent / Bruch: Scottish Fantasy/ Vieuxtemps: Concerto No. 5/ Heifetz, violin
- Pierre Monteux / Dvorak: Symphony No. 2 (that is old numbering, it's No.7)

If to go for one (pricey things, aren't they) then Monteux Dvorak without much thinking, it's both phenomenal performance and unavailable on CD currently.

I know absolutely nothing about vinyl quality or collector value and all that stuff.

Thank you, Miloš.  Two questions.  How are you able to tell which Brahms' recording that is under Böhm and what do you mean by old numbering for the Dvořák?

[karlhenning]

Thank you, Miloš.  Two questions.  How are you able to tell which Brahms' recording that is under Böhm and what do you mean by old numbering for the Dvořák?

At first, only five of the Dvořák symphonies were generally known.

[ More detail @ wikipedia ]

[Bogey]

At first, only five of the Dvořák symphonies were generally known.

[ More detail @ wikipedia ]

Ah!  Never knew that.  Thanks, Karl, and good morning.

[karlhenning]

Good morning, Bill!  I had already played a band transcription of the finale of the New World Symphony (listed on the edition as the Ninth) when I saw my first LP of the piece, on whose cover it was designated the Fifth.

It's only now that I learn that, as Dvořák himself had lost his First, he himself called the New World his Eighth . . . .

[Bogey]

Good morning, Bill!  I had already played a band transcription of the finale of the New World Symphony (listed on the edition as the Ninth) when I saw my first LP of the piece, on whose cover it was designated the Fifth.

It's only now that I learn that, as Dvořák himself had lost his First, he himself called the New World his Eighth . . . .

*laughs as he watches F-16 buzz over his own head*

[Wanderer]

George and other Richterites,
This one jumped out at me a bit:

http://store.acousticsounds.com/d/6239/Sviatoslav_Richter-Dvorak_Piano_Concerto_Carlos_Kleiber_piano-180_Gram_Vinyl_LP

I consider it absolutely indispensable. A marvelous work in a breathtaking performance (I don't believe in definitive renditions but if I did, this would be one of them:-).

I'm also quite fond of this exquisite Don Quixote.

[Carolus]

Bogey: IMO, the prices of the LPs.you listed are too high. The seller is profiting at least a 200%. Maybe he has paid 5 and sells at 150. DONT by LPs.from a specialist seller. Better go to Ebay.

[Bogey]

Bogey: IMO, the prices of the LPs.you listed are too high. The seller is profiting at least a 200%. Maybe he has paid 5 and sells at 150. DONT by LPs.from a specialist seller. Better go to Ebay.

Oh, I would never consider these on my own budget.  I was given a gift certificate to their company from my father for Christmas.

[Bogey]

And difficult to say that Ebay is less expensive for the same products (200 gram weight), at least for the two I now have at the top of my considering list.  What will be telling is actually hearing these on my system and then deciding if they are audiophile gems or audiophile nonsense. :

http://cgi.ebay.com/Pierre-Monteux-Dvorak-Symphony-No-2-200g-Sealed-LP_W0QQitemZ200392501680QQcmdZViewItemQQptZMusic_on_Vinyl?hash=item2ea852e9b0

http://cgi.ebay.com/Salvatore-Accardo-Bach-Partita-II-LTD-200g-Sealed-LP_W0QQitemZ200420853077QQcmdZViewItemQQptZMusic_on_Vinyl?hash=item2eaa038555

[Bogey]

Well, just ordered the Bach and Dvorak lps.  Many thanks for your input folks!