The Super-Duper Cheap Bargains Thread

[FideLeo]

...I was getting anxious about the Real Chopin Box set...

Anxiety is over: price back to £71.99 for that one, too, at Amazon uk. 

[Lethevich]

My box arrived too - thanks for the heads up!

[Orpheus]

For the fan of the "baroque Opera Seria" only...here is a gem!



look here

http://www.amazon.fr/gp/offer-listing/B000MG1YGQ/ref=dp_olp_new?ie=UTF8&qid=1296060330&sr=1-1&condition=new

Orpheus 

[MishaK]

Now reissued in cardboard sans booklet, at $35 this magnificent reference cycle is a real bargain:

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[Orpheus]

Now reissued in cardboard sans booklet, at $35 this magnificent reference cycle is a real bargain:

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Better at € 21,99...

http://www.amazon.fr/gp/offer-listing/B0042U2HLY/ref=sr_1_1_olp?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1296061859&sr=1-1&condition=new

[Mirror Image]

Now reissued in cardboard sans booklet, at $35 this magnificent reference cycle is a real bargain:

[asin]B0042U2HLY[/asin]

I actually prefer the older set where there are individual jewel cases with their own inserts. I only paid $30 for mine two years ago.

[Coopmv]

I actually prefer the older set where there are individual jewel cases with their own inserts. I only paid $30 for mine two years ago.

This set came with individual jewel cases with their own inserts.  The last 2 symphonies came in a twofer jewel case though.

[Que]

Anxiety is over: price back to £71.99 for that one, too, at Amazon uk. 

I must have re-ordered that "real Chopin" box just in time yesterday!  And it seems that my chances of actually getting it after all, are increasing.

Q

[canninator]

I must have re-ordered that "real Chopin" box just in time yesterday!  And it seems that my chances of actually getting it after all, are increasing.

Q

I pre-ordered mine in Dec after an order with amazon.de fell through. Arrived yesterday, 21 CDs as advertised and I'm loving it, baby.

[FideLeo]

And it seems that my chances of actually getting it after all, are increasing.

They'd better be .  I have gifts for several people all lined up waiting in that queue! 

[Antoine Marchand]

I must have re-ordered that "real Chopin" box just in time yesterday!  And it seems that my chances of actually getting it after all, are increasing.

Apparently, you will have a debt of gratitude with me, Mr. Q. 

Anyway, I won´t accept any liability if you only receive a nice disc of songs. 

[Orpheus]

For Verdians only 



look here!

[Lethevich]

At almost 1 Euro per CD, and presumably without a single dud (if the early works came from Philips' series), this set could be an amazing seal.

http://www.jpc.de/jpcng/classic/detail/-/art/Giuseppe-Verdi-S%E4mtliche-Werke/hnum/9615695

Thanks for pointing it out!

[The new erato]

this set could be an amazing seal.

[Lethevich]

For some reason he reminds me of Falstaff with a bad hangover.

[mc ukrneal]

At almost 1 Euro per CD, and presumably without a single dud (if the early works came from Philips' series), this set could be an amazing seal.

http://www.jpc.de/jpcng/classic/detail/-/art/Giuseppe-Verdi-S%E4mtliche-Werke/hnum/9615695

Thanks for pointing it out!

It looks to me like a Dr J and Mr H type set. Some of the early works are fantastic and well recorded with Gardelli. But many (not all) of the most well known are not first choices. Some of them are on the old side too. But it may be that there are enough great works to still make this worth it (with a few to be complemented with other sets).

[FideLeo]

For some reason he reminds me of Falstaff with a bad hangover.

In this case, sake-drinking (in bath) has just started! 

[Scarpia]

99 cds for £136 (excluding VAT) at mdt.  That's borderline super-bargain.



But that is based on the assumption that every note Liszt wrote is worth listening to, I suppose.

[Orpheus]

99 cds for £136 (excluding VAT) at mdt.  That's borderline super-bargain.



But that is based on the assumption that every note Liszt wrote is worth listening to, I suppose.

I'd like to find a better offer...

[Scarpia]

I'd like to find a better offer...

If you buy it from Hyperion's web site it is £260, so mdt is offering a steep discount.  However it is more Liszt than I will ever need to hear so I am not in the market unless there is a truly stunning discount.