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Malx

#6880
March 07, 2019, 01:15:24 PM
Quote from: André on March 07, 2019, 06:30:29 AM

New bargains at JPC: from Orfeo, Brilliant etc. Best of the lot might be this one:



8 cds for 14.99€ (or less if purchased outside of the EU). Comes with the Myaskovsky, Prokofiev, Schnittke, Weinberg fillers.


Thanks for the heads up Andre - order in at that great price.

Pat B

#6881
March 07, 2019, 01:51:40 PM
Quote from: Ken B on March 07, 2019, 12:07:21 PM
Sigh. That means your browser won't cache, right? You realize that caching can occur behind the reverse proxy your https connects to?

I responded in The Diner.

My apologies to everyone else for perpetuating this digression.

André

#6882
March 07, 2019, 06:41:23 PM
Quote from: Malx on March 07, 2019, 01:15:24 PM

Thanks for the heads up Andre - order in at that great price.

My pleasure! It is an excellent ensemble.

Christo

#6883
March 07, 2019, 11:08:45 PM
If you can endure a French harpsichord playing for over 30 hours on end: https://www.jpc.de/jpcng/classic/detail/-/art/french-harpsichord-music/hnum/8523397
... music is not only an 'entertainment', nor a mere luxury, but a necessity of the spiritual if not of the physical life, an opening of those magic casements through which we can catch a glimpse of that country where ultimate reality will be found.    RVW, 1948

akebergv

#6884
March 09, 2019, 07:06:28 AM
For those who never got around to buying, or are waiting for a better price, the Bach333 (English version) is now available as part of a 20% deal if you buy three items at Amazon.it. While not a great deal, especially since they charge quite a bit for the postage (unless you live in Italy) it's still the cheapest I have seen. As an experiment, I chose two €10 items to go with it, and if I send it to Sweden the total cost for all three items + postage would be €358, and if to the States €328.

Ken B

#6885
March 09, 2019, 09:28:19 AM
Quote from: Christo on March 07, 2019, 11:08:45 PM
If you can endure a French harpsichord playing for over 30 hours on end: https://www.jpc.de/jpcng/classic/detail/-/art/french-harpsichord-music/hnum/8523397
Merci. My first purchase in a year and a half.

Christo

#6886
March 09, 2019, 10:03:34 AM
Quote from: Ken B on March 09, 2019, 09:28:19 AM
Merci. My first purchase in a year and a half.
Another option is an organ playing for about 60 hours on end: https://www.jpc.de/jpcng/classic/detail/-/art/500-years-of-organ-music/hnum/8413069
... music is not only an 'entertainment', nor a mere luxury, but a necessity of the spiritual if not of the physical life, an opening of those magic casements through which we can catch a glimpse of that country where ultimate reality will be found.    RVW, 1948

Ken B

#6887
March 09, 2019, 10:11:43 AM
Quote from: Christo on March 09, 2019, 10:03:34 AM
Another option is an organ playing for about 60 hours on end: https://www.jpc.de/jpcng/classic/detail/-/art/500-years-of-organ-music/hnum/8413069
I was sorely tempted by that and almost ordered both. But I decided to stay within shouting distance of sane by ordering only the one box. I have several unheard boxes of organ anyhoo.

Mirror Image

#6889
March 09, 2019, 10:59:45 AM
Quote from: ritter on March 09, 2019, 10:11:59 AM
https://youtu.be/VKcAYMb5uk4
???

Exactly. I never have cared much for the organ (and prefer it more as a color/textural instrument). I couldn't imagine working my through 50 CDs dedicated to music for that instrument. The horror, the horror, indeed! :o

Abuelo Igor

#6890
March 10, 2019, 03:08:20 AM Last Edit: March 11, 2019, 10:32:17 AM by Abuelo Igor
You guys sound as if you were expected to strap yourselves to a chair and listen to the whole thing all the way through. I don't get the hate for the organ, though. It seems to me that a lot of interesting stuff can be done with it, it has endless possibilities. My theory is that the instrument's long association with the church rubs many people the wrong way. That and the fact that a certain great musician and key figure of the 60s avant-garde didn't approve of it...  >:D
L'enfant, c'est moi.

Jo498

#6891
March 10, 2019, 03:35:28 AM
Stravinsky was a key figure of the 1910s avantgarde and said "the monster never breathes" as a reason not to include it in his Symphony of Psalms.

I think I get both the fascination and the abhorrence of the organ...
Tout le malheur des hommes vient d'une seule chose, qui est de ne savoir pas demeurer en repos, dans une chambre.
- Blaise Pascal

Ken B

#6892
March 10, 2019, 06:38:35 AM
Quote from: Abuelo Igor on March 10, 2019, 03:08:20 AM
You guys sound as if you were expected to strap yourselves to a chair and listen to the whole thing all the way through. I don't get the hate for the organ, though. It seems to me that a lot of interesting stuff can be done with it, it has endless possibilities. My theory is that the instrument's long association with the church rubs many people the wrong way. That and the fact that a certain great musician and key figure of the 60s avant-garde doesn't approve of it...  >:D
As for 50 hours ... I dare John to listen to every one of his Debussy discs consecutively ...

Mirror Image

#6893
March 10, 2019, 07:16:32 AM
Quote from: Ken B on March 10, 2019, 06:38:35 AM
As for 50 hours ... I dare John to listen to every one of his Debussy discs consecutively ...

Hah! :D Debussy is my numero uno and I love his music dearly, but I wouldn't dare do this, because it would actually be a disservice to the composer. Variety is the spice of life after all!

Christo

#6894
April 08, 2019, 11:16:38 PM
... music is not only an 'entertainment', nor a mere luxury, but a necessity of the spiritual if not of the physical life, an opening of those magic casements through which we can catch a glimpse of that country where ultimate reality will be found.    RVW, 1948

Paul_Thomas

#6895
April 13, 2019, 01:02:14 AM
For those of us in the UK ONLY.

Presto is running a one day only promotion for Record Store Day (13/4/2019).

https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/articles/2590--offers-record-store-day-2019

Enter voucher code RSD5 to get £5 off when you spend £25 or more

Enter voucher code RSD10 to get £10 off when you spend £50 or more

JCBuckley

#6896
April 13, 2019, 06:26:52 AM
Quote from: Paul_Thomas on April 13, 2019, 01:02:14 AM
For those of us in the UK ONLY.

Presto is running a one day only promotion for Record Store Day (13/4/2019).

https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/articles/2590--offers-record-store-day-2019

Enter voucher code RSD5 to get £5 off when you spend £25 or more

Enter voucher code RSD10 to get £10 off when you spend £50 or more

Many thanks for the tip-off.

mc ukrneal

#6897
April 13, 2019, 08:56:27 AM
Quote from: Paul_Thomas on April 13, 2019, 01:02:14 AM
For those of us in the UK ONLY.

Presto is running a one day only promotion for Record Store Day (13/4/2019).

https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/articles/2590--offers-record-store-day-2019

Enter voucher code RSD5 to get £5 off when you spend £25 or more

Enter voucher code RSD10 to get £10 off when you spend £50 or more
Seems to work outside the UK as well...
Be kind to your fellow posters!!

mc ukrneal

#6898
April 22, 2019, 01:57:23 AM
I don't think it's a SUPER DUPER bargain, but it is the cheapest I've ever seen it across several countries: Bach 333 is 299.99 pounds in the UK. They are also ONLY charging the 3 pounds shipping, so for a US buyer, this works out to $330 or so including shipping (because it's 249.99 without VAT). This is about as low as I have ever seen it (for a US buyer, for buyers in other countries, the numbers may change).

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07D2Y539K/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_image_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Be kind to your fellow posters!!

Que

#6899
April 27, 2019, 06:04:54 AM
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