complete editions- Box sets

[greg]

i just looked at the Beethoven master works thread, and made me wonder- how many complete sets are there?
I know there are sets for Mozart, Beethoven, Bach, and Bartok, but who else? It seems like there should be one for Brahms as well, but there isn't! Not only that but a long time ago i tried searching to see if all of his works are even recorded and there was still a lot of stuff I couldn't find, mainly lieder.

[MishaK]

i just looked at the Beethoven master works thread, and made me wonder- how many complete sets are there?
I know there are sets for Mozart, Beethoven, Bach, and Bartok, but who else? It seems like there should be one for Brahms as well, but there isn't! Not only that but a long time ago i tried searching to see if all of his works are even recorded and there was still a lot of stuff I couldn't find, mainly lieder.

It's actually funny that there isn't one for Brahms (if that is the case - I haven't checked), for Brahms's output is considerably smaller and more qualitatively consistent. One can easily live without early Mozart and nobody needs ALL of Bach's cantatas. But Brahms hardly allowed anything to get published that wasn't worth preserving.

[Que]

It's actually funny that there isn't one for Brahms (if that is the case - I haven't checked), for Brahms's output is considerably smaller and more qualitatively consistent. One can easily live without early Mozart and nobody needs ALL of Bach's cantatas. But Brahms hardly allowed anything to get published that wasn't worth preserving.

DG had actually a complete Brahms Edition on 46 discs - divided in 9 thematical volumes.
Especially the three volumes with vocal music (Choral works, Vocal ensembles, Lieder) were highly desireable

It looked like this:



Q

[karlhenning]

Oh man, look at all those avs of yours!

[PerfectWagnerite]

I think if you buy this set from Brilliant you are well on your way:



It may or may not be complete but you get 40 CDs for under $50.

[BachQ]

i just looked at the Beethoven master works thread, and made me wonder- how many complete sets are there?
I know there are sets for Mozart, Beethoven, Bach, and Bartok, but who else? It seems like there should be one for Brahms as well, but there isn't! Not only that but a long time ago i tried searching to see if all of his works are even recorded and there was still a lot of stuff I couldn't find, mainly lieder.

I'm waiting for a Prokofiev boxset ......

[BachQ]

(and Elgar, of course .........)

[MishaK]

DG had actually a complete Brahms Edition on 46 discs - divided in 9 thematical volumes.
Especially the three volumes with vocal music (Choral works, Vocal ensembles, Lieder) were highly diserable

It looked like this:



Q

Que, you might have noticed the parenthetical in my post right after the stuff you bolded. BTW, do you know of a listing of the artists on the DG Brahms Edition? This does look very interesting.

[Que]

Que, you might have noticed the parenthetical in my post right after the stuff you bolded.

Yes did, and my reply was by no means intended to "correct" you - but just to inform!

BTW, do you know of a listing of the artists on the DG Brahms Edition? This does look very interesting.

Here is a listing on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Deutsche-Grammophon-Complete-Brahms-Edition/lm/R2RGPJN7YJ5KB4

All very much OOP or very  expensive, sorry!

Q

[Gabriel]

I'm waiting for the Complete Haydn Edition that somebody should release in 2009!

[The new erato]

I think there have been some complete Webern on 3 CD sets. Whether it was in an box I don't know.

[Novi]

I think there have been some complete Webern on 3 CD sets. Whether it was in an box I don't know.

Do you mean Boulez's Complete Webern?



And a very lovely box it is too .

[The new erato]

Do you mean Boulez's Complete Webern?



Yes, I think he did that twice, there's another edition on Sony (though maybe not absolutely complete),

And a very lovely box it is too .

[MishaK]

Yes did, and my reply was by no means intended to "correct" you - but just to inform!

Here is a listing on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Deutsche-Grammophon-Complete-Brahms-Edition/lm/R2RGPJN7YJ5KB4

All very much OOP or very  expensive, sorry!

Q

Thanks. I can still scour ebay and used CD stores. I would really like the vocal stuff and the chamber music. Does anyone know if the LaSalle Quartet's Brahms cycle is still available in any other form? I already have the Barenboim/Norman Brahms Lieder which are very fine. I see that the Sawallisch Liebeslieder Walzer are available separately. I may have to finally get those.

I think there have been some complete Webern on 3 CD sets. Whether it was in an box I don't know.

That's still available:

http://www.amazon.com/Complete-Webern-Anton-von/dp/B00004R9F0/ref=sr_1_1/103-6049469-2992618?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1189102809&sr=1-1

Though it would seem cheaper to assemble it from individual discs.

[greg]

DG had actually a complete Brahms Edition on 46 discs - divided in 9 thematical volumes.
Especially the three volumes with vocal music (Choral works, Vocal ensembles, Lieder) were highly diserable

It looked like this:



Q

I think if you buy this set from Brilliant you are well on your way:



It may or may not be complete but you get 40 CDs for under $50.

ugggggh you two just made me drool all over my keyboard and now i can barely type 

I'm waiting for a Prokofiev boxset ......

me too! Collecting his stuff is not an easy task, though prokofiev.org makes it easier to see what's out there

[Novi]

There's also the BIS Complete Sibelius when that gets done, I suppose.

And complete Varèse. LOL, even I have this one .

[Grazioso]

Complete Chopin x2:

[Lilas Pastia]

This 21-disc box sells for a paltry 35$ here, less than half the price it is advertised for in most places .

[PerfectWagnerite]

This 21-disc box sells for a paltry 35$ here, less than half the price it is advertised for in most places .

Yeah but it's Grieg. Who can stand 21 CDs of Grieg? IT's not Stravinsky or Mahler or Chopin here.

[Don]

Currently, 5 of the 10 most recently posted threads concern large box sets.