Philips 50

[bigshot]

Does anyone know the track listings on this?

http://www.amazon.it/gp/product/B0091HVMVO/

[petrarch]

Does anyone know the track listings on this?

http://www.amazon.it/gp/product/B0091HVMVO/

This might be it: http://www.prestoclassical.co.uk/llf/-/Philips%2B50/1

[Madiel]

Don't think that's it. The actual box doesn't match that title "Philips 50" at all.  It says "Original Jackets Collection" and mentions 55 albums.

THIS looks like what you're after:

http://ticketekmusic.com.au/music/detail.aspx?pid=161585&aid=506

[petrarch]

Don't think that's it. The actual box doesn't match that title "Philips 50" at all.  It says "Original Jackets Collection" and mentions 55 albums.

THIS looks like what you're after:

http://ticketekmusic.com.au/music/detail.aspx?pid=161585&aid=506

That one looks much more like it indeed! I noticed the discrepancy in number of albums, and imagined the box was a packaging of the Philips 50 collection, given the name on amazon.it.

[bigshot]

That's an unusual selection. There are a few of the usual suspects in there, but a lot of recordings I don't recognize.

Can't beat the price, though.

[Holden]

It's certainly not the Philips '50' collection as there is no Richter: Sofia Recital.

[Mirror Image]

Another big box that tries to do it all and fails miserably. Fine for a beginner though.

[bigshot]

You didn't look very closely at that list... Tippett for a beginner? Il Corsaro? Hummel? Mendelssohn's Elias?

This looks more like the Decca Sound box that was just really good recordings and performances, regardless of their popularity.

[nico1616]

It is indeed comparable to the Decca sound box. I own both and the duplications with single discs are minimal for me.
Philips has a more mainstream works and not that much 20th century, while the Decca sleeves are somewhat more succesful. Sound is again superb, and the cd timings are very generous (lots > 80 min.  )
For less than 80 euros, it is superb value for the money!

I am also tempted by the DG Mozart 111 boxset, although I own about 1/3 of those recordings, which is probably too much, so I will let that one pass.
I am sure we will see more of this format in the future.