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[Que]

This looks a very good deal to me, 10 cd's for 30 euros for a limited time. Anyone to enlighten me about these recordings?

http://walboi.blogspot.nl/2014/12/something-i-stumbled-over-and-looks.html?spref=tw

Some of the recordings seem to me possibly a reissue of the series Letzbor and his ensemble did on the Italian label Symphonia, called " The Sound of the Cultures: A Musical Journey Through Baroque Europe".
You got some of those, as I recall? 

Pan Classics has reissued recordings on Symphonia before.

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[Harry]

Some of the recordings seem to me possibly a reissue of the series Letzbor and his ensemble did on the Italian label Symphonia, called " The Sound of the Cultures: A Musical Journey Through Baroque Europe".
You got some of those, as I recall? 

Pan Classics has reissued recordings on Symphonia before.

Q

Correct I have a few of them, I think 3.
A good buy I think nevertheless.
Thanks Que!

[Todd]

I couldn't wait for the new year.

[ritter]

Sadly, one of the major distributors of classical CDs and DVDs in Spain seems to have gone out of business, so the local FNAC is offering most of their products at cut-rate prices... I went for this, which looks appealing:



This is a film of what I understand were the first performances of the opera in Austria (the two-act version, of course)...The cast and conductor are appealing (I've always liked Böhm and Lear's audio recording on DG--with which I got acquainted with the piece), and I suppose in 1963 Otto Schenk was a "modern" director 

[Ken B]

Some praise over on the Mozart PC thread led to

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And a dark horse complete set I haven't seen discussed here, but I found some interesting, somewhat mixed, reviews

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[The new erato]

I ordered these three items from jpc:

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The prices on the 2 last items were crazy good, like 4 Euros for the Dvorak and 7 Euros for the double CD Festetics.

[Harry]

I ordered these three items from jpc:

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I ordered the Gal too, the samples of what I heard are very good, as as the reviews.
And they lowered the price also, which is good too!

[Que]

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Cool, I (still) need to get one of those!

Q

Hope you find one new for under $4, like I did. 

I did get myself one of those.   Though I couldn't match the price you paid, I was satisfied to get it just under £8 - most alternatives were more than double that amount.

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[Mirror Image]

Just bought:



My dad owns all the Rachmaninov, but I wanted some for myself and I figured this would be a good way to get it all. There looks like there are many great performances in this set which many of them I've heard multiple times before and, of course, love them. I also bought this for $54 via Amazon Marketplace which is the best deal I've seen for this set. So order now if you're interested!

[Que]

Picked this up at a local outlet:

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I vaguely remember seeing it posted here before - Gordo might have it.

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[Lisztianwagner]

Just bought:



My dad owns all the Rachmaninov, but I wanted some for myself and I figured this would be a good way to get it all. There looks like there are many great performances in this set which many of them I've heard multiple times before and, of course, love them. I also bought this for $54 via Amazon Marketplace which is the best deal I've seen for this set. So order now if you're interested!

Great, John, let me know your opinion about the Rach box, I'm considering to buy it too!

[Mirror Image]

Great, John, let me know your opinion about the Rach box, I'm considering to buy it too!

Will do, Ilaria! Many of these performances I already know of course like the Ashkenazy ones and many I do not. I definitely do not know any of Rach's operas or chamber works, so this in itself will be a new discovery for me.

[André]

A 1950s Liszt recital by Artur Rubinstein. King Artur has long been a favourite for his uncanny ability to sink in a pianistic idiom while conserving his inimitable sonority and impeccable musical taste. Funérailles is probably my favourite Liszt piece. Too bad the Ballade no 2 and the Dante sonata were not in his standard repertoire.

[Lisztianwagner]

Bought for Christmas:

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Bought for Christmas:

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Pounds the table! Fantastic buys, Ilaria! Merry Christmas!

[listener]

arrived today:  Dag WIRÉN: Romantic Suite, op. 22  from incidental music to The Merchant of Venice,the fourth movement being a Jester's Dance (Gyckeldans), the album title, Concertino for Flute and Orch. op. 44 and Plats på scenen (Places on stage) op. 32, a ballet score
Jan Bengtson, flute   Dala Sinfonietta    Stefan Karpe, cond.
RESPIGHI:  Adagio con Variazioni for cello and piano     Preludio on Gregorian melodies for piano solo
Liriche for soprano and Piano    and 6 pieces for organ (complete works)
Andrea Macinanti, organ   Lorna Windsor, soprano  Mauro Valli, cello   Stefano Malferrari, piano

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Just bought:

[The new erato]

Ordered these at mdt:

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I have a handful of Sculthorpe albums, now I need to explore further.

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This is a no-brainer as Chandos' first Petrassi release was a revelation and one of the best discs of the year for me.

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Ordered these at mdt:

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I have a handful of Sculthorpe albums, now I need to explore further.

That's a great recording, erato. Enjoy! Oh, and Merry Christmas!

[The new erato]

That's a great recording, erato. Enjoy! Oh, and Merry Christmas!

I was waiting for that, you are flying the Sculthorpe flag high! Merry Christmas to you yoo.