Classical music stores in Warsaw?

[rubio]

We will have a few hours in Warsaw tomorrow before we will catch our plane, and I will visit some stores that have a selection of classical music - like Empik close to the Cultural Palace and the Empik in the beginning of Nowy Swiat. Are there any more shops with a good selection of classical music in the centre - maybe even some shops with a selection of used CD's?

[Maciek]

Too bad I only noticed this topic now! You should have PMed me to get my attention!

You wouldn't have learned much though. Warsaw isn't the best place for buying classical music, IMO.
Apart from the places you mentioned, you could have also tried Traffic on Bracka (5 minutes from the Domy Centrum Empik). And the music shop in Teatr Wielki (the opera), even though it's small, has an excellent selection with many titles not available elsewhere (and "elsewhere" includes internet shops!). It has very strange opening hours though: 3:30 PM to 6:30 PM on weekdays, and 11 AM to 1 PM on Saturdays... There's also a pretty decent used CD shop on the Śródmieście train station (not Centrum!) - but the classical section is very small.

Other than that, I must confess the internet is usually my primary source (and much cheaper than Empik or Traffic). The 2 stores I use most often have outlets in Warsaw, where you can pick up your order without paying for the shipping...

Sorry for being so late. Hopefully you can use this information the next time you're here. And perhaps other travelers will profit from it as well (I don't think anyone else from Warsaw is a member...?).

I'd have expected some of the regular visitors to contribute, though... Harry? Quintet?