Naxos album covers

[The new erato]

More info here:

http://www.buywell.com/cgi-bin/buywellic2/eloqoverview.html

DG had a reissue series with a somewhat similar name once upon a time IIRC.

[Fafner]

More info here:

http://www.buywell.com/cgi-bin/buywellic2/eloqoverview.html

DG had a reissue series with a somewhat similar name once upon a time IIRC.

Ah, that is it then. I own a couple of discs from the other Eloquence.

Same name, different logotype.

[Brian]

Of many, many Naxos purchases, even fairly recent releases, I have only seen one instance of a "true"/clamshell type box for a box set, instead of a cheap cardboard sleeve housing the previous single jewelcase releases. 
Why was this given the clamshell-with-cardboard-sleeves treatment and not other Naxos box sets?  Or perhaps there are others.  I see the cover art is rather different from the usual Naxos cover.  More....Gallic?  [sic]

I have that Poulenc set. It's a joy!

Anything from Naxos that says "The Complete Haydn" is even more luxuriously presented: the symphonies, sonatas, concertos, quartets, masses, oratorios. They have pop-tops and massive booklets. The keyboard music set by Tom Beghin even has a full-color booklet, which I think is the only one Naxos has ever done.

[Gurn Blanston]

The keyboard music set by Tom Beghin even has a full-color booklet, which I think is the only one Naxos has ever done.

Also a quite entertaining and informative DVD, the only one I'm aware of in their catalog.

[Karl Henning]

Also a quite entertaining and informative DVD, the only one I'm aware of in their catalog.

Argh, and I've yet to watch it !!!!

[CRCulver]

Also a quite entertaining and informative DVD, the only one I'm aware of in their catalog.

Initial pressings of the Carter 100 celebration had a DVD as well. I'm sure Naxos has done others.

[Sammy]

Hmmm. On Amazon, most new releases seem to be in the $13 range (see upcoming Gliere as an example).

Best to forget Amazon on this one.  Naxos new releases are $9.99 at ArkivMusic; that includes the Gliere recording.

I have no idea why anyone would say that Naxos is no longer a budget label; the evidence is otherwise.  I've also noticed that Brilliant Classics has increased its prices as well. 

[mc ukrneal]

Best to forget Amazon on this one.  Naxos new releases are $9.99 at ArkivMusic; that includes the Gliere recording.

I have no idea why anyone would say that Naxos is no longer a budget label; the evidence is otherwise.  I've also noticed that Brilliant Classics has increased its prices as well. 

They may ultimately be cheaper, but you cannot compare $13.99 to 9.99. Amazon has free shipping over $25. But Arkiv does not. SO it will be 13.99 vs. 10.99-12.98.

[Sammy]

They may ultimately be cheaper, but you cannot compare $13.99 to 9.99. Amazon has free shipping over $25. But Arkiv does not. SO it will be 13.99 vs. 10.99-12.98.

We're not on the same wavelength here.  I'm talking about the cost of a single disc; you're talking multiples.

[Brian]

They may ultimately be cheaper, but you cannot compare $13.99 to 9.99. Amazon has free shipping over $25. But Arkiv does not. SO it will be 13.99 vs. 10.99-12.98.

I bought ArkivMusic's VIP program, which is $10 for free shipping on every order for 365 days. My first order of the year would have had a $6 shipping charge so after one more order I've made it a worthwhile investment and get "free shipping" for the rest of the year.

[Karl Henning]

I bought ArkivMusic's VIP program, which is $10 for free shipping on every order for 365 days. My first order of the year would have had a $6 shipping charge so after one more order I've made it a worthwhile investment and get "free shipping" for the rest of the year.

Oh, a potentially dangerous piece of intelligence . . . .

[mc ukrneal]

We're not on the same wavelength here.  I'm talking about the cost of a single disc; you're talking multiples.

No. I am talking 'all in cost' vs 'disc only cost'.

[mc ukrneal]

I bought ArkivMusic's VIP program, which is $10 for free shipping on every order for 365 days. My first order of the year would have had a $6 shipping charge so after one more order I've made it a worthwhile investment and get "free shipping" for the rest of the year.

Well that is interesting. Shipping is one of the reasons they are (were) sometimes uncompetitive.

[Sammy]

No. I am talking 'all in cost' vs 'disc only cost'.

You're the one who said that at least $25 has to be spent at Amazon to avoid shipping costs.  If that's correct, a single Naxos disc (including shipping) costs less than the same disc at Amazon (including shipping).  If one is on the market to buy only one Naxos disc, Arkiv has the price advantage.  If I'm missing something here, please tell me what it is.

[mc ukrneal]

You're the one who said that at least $25 has to be spent at Amazon to avoid shipping costs.  If that's correct, a single Naxos disc (including shipping) costs less than the same disc at Amazon (including shipping).  If one is on the market to buy only one Naxos disc, Arkiv has the price advantage.  If I'm missing something here, please tell me what it is.

I really thought this was obvious. If one compares one disc purchase, yes, then one must add the shipping to Amazon to get the comparison. But by getting to $25, the advantage is to Amazon on this point. And at Arkiv (until their new offering), there was no possibility of free shipping. I cannot remember the last time I placed an order under $25 at Amazon. Unless you really need to have something urgently, there is no reason not to take advantage of the free shipping. Thus, for all practical purposes, shipping is free at Amazon, and it is costly at Arkiv.

To say that Arkiv has a price advantage by insisting on comparing only one disc is ignoring the bigger picture (a picture that has now changed with Arkiv's new offering).

[Sammy]

I really thought this was obvious. If one compares one disc purchase, yes, then one must add the shipping to Amazon to get the comparison. But by getting to $25, the advantage is to Amazon on this point. And at Arkiv (until their new offering), there was no possibility of free shipping. I cannot remember the last time I placed an order under $25 at Amazon. Unless you really need to have something urgently, there is no reason not to take advantage of the free shipping. Thus, for all practical purposes, shipping is free at Amazon, and it is costly at Arkiv.

Yes, I know all that.  However, there are plenty of folks who only want one particular recording over an extended time period (that's most of the people I personally know).  For their purposes, acquiring a Naxos disc through Amazon currently appears to be loser.  Put another way, not everyone is like you and me concerning our music buying habits.

It's now time for me to dive into another trivial activity - folding laundry.

[kishnevi]

I bought ArkivMusic's VIP program, which is $10 for free shipping on every order for 365 days. My first order of the year would have had a $6 shipping charge so after one more order I've made it a worthwhile investment and get "free shipping" for the rest of the year.

You're late to the party,  I signed up for it when it started back in time for Christmas shopping.   Oddly enough, I've been ordering much less than usual from Arkiv from exactly  that time, but still I've already ordered enough with the program that I've already paid myself back, so to speak.  (Remember those 7 or so CDs I ordered off the clearance sale?)

BTW, the biggest negative I have with Arkivmusic is (beyond the fact that their prices are often not very competitive with Amazon Marketplace or Prestoclassical) that I have to pay sales tax on orders I place with them, unlike Amazon (but like Barnes and Noble).

As for Naxos,  I usually wait for Arkivmusic to have one of its 3 for $20 sales.  And normally individual CDs I don't order from Amazon itself--usually I find that Amazon's listed price is higher than those offered by Amazon Marketplace vendors, even when you tack on the 2.98 shipping charge for Marketplace items.
New releases I seem to either order from Arkivmusic or Prestoclassical, or just wait to get it.   (When I do order from Amazon, it's usually a box set or two, and in that case I may throw on a single CD if the price is withing reason.)

[vandermolen]

My favourite Naxos cover design:
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