The Super-Duper Cheap Bargains Thread

[Coopmv]

I just received the Van Cliburn box. What a beautiful job of packaging! I can't get enough of these Living Stereo recordings. Everything about them is great.

Did van Cliburn ever record for any label(s) other than RCA?

[Willoughby earl of Itacarius]

I think this counts as a super bargain!

http://www.jpc.de/jpcng/classic/detail/-/art/Alexander-Glasunow-1865-1936-S%E4mtliche-Symphonien-Konzerte/hnum/1944841

[bigshot]

Did van Cliburn ever record for any label(s) other than RCA?

I don't think so.

[Coopmv]

I don't think so.

I will skip the box since van Cliburn is really not my favorite pianist ...

[otare]

I just played the Tchaikovsky 1st concerto, and in that one he (Van Cliburn) is superb.

[Octave]

Hope this is not "false alarm" territory, but for those in N. America, Amazon US-MP dealer i-Deals seems to be having on of those drops in price for lots of DG releases, Originals and otherwise.  I don't think it's a "sale" but I just nabbed the Fricsay/Anda Bartok piano ctos for ~$5.50 and the Richard Strauss DAPHNE by Bohm et al for ~$10, including shipping.  Just in case you have releases from this label hanging around in your wishlist.

[DavidW]

Just released this week,  and currently $9.99 on Amazon US.  (That's Amazon itself, not Amazon MP, so if you can find something else for at least $15.01, you can get the free shipping if you're inside the US.)
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Thanks, I just purchased.

Following up on the Rilling set, both the performances and sound quality are quite variable.  It seems that Rilling started traditional and ended sounding closer to the PI competition.  The vocalists sing quite a bit with distracting vibrato, but bring so much heart to their performances that they really blow away the competing big boxes.

[Octave]

Only a Super Duper Bargain if you missed it the first time around....



For those who would like a very nice slice of Alfred Cortot, the apparently OOP and usually rather expensive ICON box is part of Arkiv's current 24-hour sale (through midnight EST Wed.), for $24 not including shipping.
http://www.arkivmusic.com/classical/album.jsp?album_id=206933
Of course, I think all these recordings are in the mammoth 40cd anniversary box, but I don't think everyone would want to shuck out $80+ for so much music with overlaps, arguably poorer/later performances included, etc.  I'm still thinking about doing so, of course.  Anyway,  FYI!

Here is the general page for the sale; only like 35 items, and nothing I need (afaik):
http://www.arkivmusic.com/classical/listPage.jsp?list_id=3090&page_size=100&page_type=4&site_id=E1089

[Ken B]

PRESTO CLEARANCE

Presto has a clearance sale on now, a grab bag of stuff including some Rattle boxes and some assorted British composer boxes, and quite a few DVDs

[The new erato]

It's been up for some time and I've done my bit to clear them out.

[AnthonyAthletic]

Haydn: The Creation 2cd set, Helicon Label



Barbara Hendricks, Chris Merritt , Jose Van Dam : Israel Philharmonic Orchestra/Zubin Mehta

UK's - Oxfamcrouchend (new & sealed) : £3.99 + £1.26 UK delivery

2 Left

[AnthonyAthletic]

Mozart: Mozart Symphonies 2cd set, Virgin Classics



CD:01 (32, 35 'Haffner' & 36 'Linz')
CD:02 (39 & 41 'Jupiter')

Scottish Chamber Orchestra/Jukka-Pekka Saraste

Two UK sellers 'Amazin Deals' [4 left in stock] & 'giftdvds' [5 left in stock] are selling this set for £0.58p & £0.59p respectively.  Amazon's bloated price is apparantly £14.95 

[jut1972]

Good spot thank you!

[DaveF]

Presto has a clearance sale on now, a grab bag of stuff including some Rattle boxes and some assorted British composer boxes, and quite a few DVDs

Thanks for that - the Capuçon/Braley Beethoven sonatas are on their way to me for £6.41.  (If anyone has watched the accompanying video, any ideas where they may be recording? - looks like a brewer's warehouse stacked with kegs of beer.  Something to do with acoustics?)

DF

[Opus106]

Thanks for that - the Capuçon/Braley Beethoven sonatas are on their way to me for £6.41.  (If anyone has watched the accompanying video, any ideas where they may be recording? - looks like a brewer's warehouse stacked with kegs of beer.  Something to do with acoustics?)

DF

L’heure bleue in the Salle de musique at La Chaux de Fonds, Switzerland; a hall renowned for its marvellous acoustics.

Read more: http://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2010/DEC10/Beethoven_vlnsons_6420010.htm#ixzz2MwNMguaU


Oh, wait -- that's not the place shown in the video, I think. (Duh!)



[Hey, neat feature at MusicWeb: the 'read more: link' thing was generated automatically and stored in the clipboard!]

[DaveF]

Oh, wait -- that's not the place shown in the video, I think. (Duh!)

Phew! - I thought my Lenten alcohol-fast was causing barrels of beer to float before my eyes...

[Willoughby earl of Itacarius]

A sale of Chandos at JPC DE.

Eat your heart out.

Starts at 8 euro's.

http://www.jpc.de/s/Chandos?searchtype=label

[Papy Oli]

The Haydn/Hogwood boxset has dropped to 49.90 Euros on Amazon IT.

http://www.amazon.it/gp/product/B009LNI0T0/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A11IL2PNWYJU7H

[AnthonyAthletic]

Brahms Piano Con No.2
Francois F. Guy, London PO/Paavo. Berglund



Mozart Mass in C : Accentus/Emmanuel Krivine

Under the New Tab, I ordered mine from Naxos Direct UK.  £1.99p each

[Opus106]

Not an outright SDCB per se, but you can make one out of it. Buy 3 items for the price of the two costlier ones. Many boxes, especially those limited Italian editions, are part of the offer and might help off-set the cost of the shipping.

http://www.amazon.it/s/ref=sr_pg_1?rh=n%3A412600031%2Cn%3A!518398031%2Cn%3A!518400031%2Cn%3A2549547031%2Cn%3A435475031&bbn=2549547031&ie=UTF8&qid=1363282393