The Super-Duper Cheap Bargains Thread

[Elgarian]

Oh, sorry . . . that's the Frescobaldi? I've got it, and I love it.

Been listening to it the last couple of days. Not, it must be said, in the most positive of moods, but even allowing for that, I do find it difficult. Well no, wait, stop. In one sense it's not difficult at all, so what do I mean by that statement? Consider the harpsichord discs. I've had them tinkling away very nicely in the background, and very pleasant they are (which in itself is a bonus, as I'm not noted for my enjoyment of harpsichords - or organs for that matter). But I don't know how to listen to it. I can hear it, and say 'how nice' and carry on reading my book; but I can no more follow the musical plot than fly. Indeed, I can't even find a musical plot to follow, so lost am I. I suppose that matters ... does it? Would Frescobaldi be happy enough to have provided me with a pleasant soundscape to read in? Or would he have thrown his hands up in horror and called in the music police?

[Karl Henning]

It took me some re-tuning, Alan. In ways in which (as a musician) I have been frankly surprised, the music operates in ways very different to (say) Bach, Scarlatti or Couperin.

[Karl Henning]

Decided to take this here, gents.

[Coopmv]

I'm new to the forum, but even I have it as of this afternoon! 

How can anyone pass up $1 per CD for a nice box set?

[AnthonyAthletic]

Those Amazon Marketplace sellers at "harmonia_mundi" have dropped this fine set in price (if you are in for yet another Beethoven Symphonic Cycle).  These are the guys who brought us Andrew Manze and his lush Violin set, Paul O'Dette and his amazing Lute & a couple of Handel and Haydn sets to boot.

6 Super Audio/Hybrid disc set - £9.99 + £1.26 = £11.25p delivered

Under the "9 new from £9.99" section

Haitink's Beethoven LSO Live SACD

[asin]B000GUJYRE[/asin]

[adriatikfan]

Rachmaninov's Etudes Tableaux  3 CD set  on Brilliant Classics for £1.99 + £1.26 delivery from Regis Records Amazon reseller

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/offer-listing/B00006919Y/ref=dp_olp_new?ie=UTF8&qid=1323718668&sr=8-60&condition=new

Best Wishes
David

[North Star]

And the complete Villa-Lobos quartets at E 16.50 (deduct Vat) at the same place

[asin]B0027ZD0NK[/asin]

http://www.amazon.es/Complete-String-Quartets-Heitor-Villa-Lobos/dp/B0027ZD0NK/ref=pd_ys_qtk_general_recs_15

This has been on my wish list for a while: http://www.amazon.de/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0027ZD0NK/?tag=goodmusicguideco
14.99 is less than 16.50

[Lethevich]

Rachmaninov's Etudes Tableaux  3 CD set  on Brilliant Classics for £1.99 + £1.26 delivery from Regis Records Amazon reseller

Thanks for this one - it looks like a nice little collection.

[Brian]

Those Amazon Marketplace sellers at "harmonia_mundi" have dropped this fine set in price (if you are in for yet another Beethoven Symphonic Cycle).  These are the guys who brought us Andrew Manze and his lush Violin set, Paul O'Dette and his amazing Lute & a couple of Handel and Haydn sets to boot.

6 Super Audio/Hybrid disc set - £9.99 + £1.26 = £11.25p delivered

Under the "9 new from £9.99" section

Haitink's Beethoven LSO Live SACD

[asin]B000GUJYRE[/asin]

Oh, wow!

The MP3 price is even cheaper. Does anyone know if these SACDs are hybrids?

[flyingdutchman]

Oh, wow!

The MP3 price is even cheaper. Does anyone know if these SACDs are hybrids?

Yes, they are.

[Elgarian]

Stumbled across this by chance this morning and ordered one instantly:



£7.99 post free (2cd set) at Amazon uk (normally costs about double that):

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Gluck-Orfeo-Euridice-Bernarda-Fink/dp/B00005O7Z4/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1323768827&sr=1-1

[Drasko]

Stumbled across this by chance this morning and ordered one instantly:



£7.99 post free (2cd set) at Amazon uk (normally costs about double that):

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Gluck-Orfeo-Euridice-Bernarda-Fink/dp/B00005O7Z4/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1323768827&sr=1-1

Excellent choice.

[stingo]

Does amazon.es have a currency converter like amazon.co.uk? I'm wondering how much their (amazon.es) offerings are shipped to the states. Any ideas?

[Opus106]

I'm wondering how much their (amazon.es) offerings are shipped to the states. Any ideas?

All European Amazons seems to have a standard rate of 14 Euros (although I'm unsure if it's per-shipment or per-item(!!)).

http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.es%2Fgp%2Fhelp%2Fcustomer%2Fdisplay.html%3FnodeId%3D200507630%23opcionesenvio&act=url

[listener]

I've received shipments in Canada from amazon uk, france, us and de (Germany).
For currency conversion I use http://www.xe.com/ucc/

[Willoughby earl of Itacarius]

This will be released in 2012. Very interesting I think!


Gustav Leonhardt - The Organ in Renaissance and Baroque
5 CDs, 22,00 euros at JPC de



Works from,  Ammerbach, Blitheman, Kerll, Merula, Newman, Pachelbel,
Pasquini, Taylor, Zachow, Eberlin, Fischer, Froberger, Fux, Kerll,
Krebs, Muffat, Storace, Böhm, Lorentz, Morhardt, Reincken, Ritter,
Scheidemann, Schildt, Strungk, Weckmann, Erbach, Fischer,
Froberger, Hassler, Poglietti, Speth, Boynin, Chaumont, Guilain,
Krieger, Luython, van den Kerckhoven, Anonymus
Künstler: Gustav Leonhardt / Orgeln in Hamburg, Norden, Roskilde, Falaise, Leuven
Label: Sony , DDD, 1992-1994
Release date 20.2.2012

[Opus106]

This will be released in 2012. Very interesting I think!


Gustav Leonhardt - The Organ in Renaissance and Baroque
5 CDs, 22,00 euros at JPC de



Works from,  Ammerbach, Blitheman, Kerll, Merula, Newman, Pachelbel,
Pasquini, Taylor, Zachow, Eberlin, Fischer, Froberger, Fux, Kerll,
Krebs, Muffat, Storace, Böhm, Lorentz, Morhardt, Reincken, Ritter,
Scheidemann, Schildt, Strungk, Weckmann, Erbach, Fischer,
Froberger, Hassler, Poglietti, Speth, Boynin, Chaumont, Guilain,
Krieger, Luython, van den Kerckhoven, Anonymus
Künstler: Gustav Leonhardt / Orgeln in Hamburg, Norden, Roskilde, Falaise, Leuven
Label: Sony , DDD, 1992-1994
Release date 20.2.2012

A whole host of boxes from the HIP stable(s) of Sony has been announced, Harry; although this is the first time I'm seeing a price tag on any one of them.
http://www.good-music-guide.com/community/index.php/topic,17920.msg581960.html#msg581960

[Willoughby earl of Itacarius]

A whole host of boxes from the HIP stable(s) of Sony has been announced, Harry; although this is the first time I'm seeing a price tag on any one of them.
http://www.good-music-guide.com/community/index.php/topic,17920.msg581960.html#msg581960

Yes I know, and there will be even more, I will get some inside info, what will be released the coming year, and it will be a lot. A lot of goodies that were for a long time OOP. I guess the prices on Amazon will be lower, at first JPC is always high in the tree regarding the price.

[Que]

A whole host of boxes from the HIP stable(s) of Sony has been announced, Harry; although this is the first time I'm seeing a price tag on any one of them.
http://www.good-music-guide.com/community/index.php/topic,17920.msg581960.html#msg581960

Amazon must have some price mix-up (again): Amazon.fr lists this set for €10,98 while Amazon.co.uk lists it for £31,09. I agree with harry: JPC has always good deals on sets like these.

Q

[Opus106]

Well, to those of you interested in HIP Mozart and who can have it shipped to one of those lucky EU nations (damn you, Fulfilled by Amazon!), this 4-CD set of Mozart played on basset clarinets is available for 4.99 Pounds from a MarketPlace seller: www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00004S1MD/?tag=goodmusicguideco-21