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Moonfish

#4880
January 24, 2015, 12:26:03 PM
Berliner box at Amazon.uk for 46 GBP (shipped to the US) in case you have the inclination...

Warhorses, potential for lots of duplications as well as some great historical recordings...

Contents and samples at Deutsche Grammophon



http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00DYQLEZM



CD 1 | 1913 BEETHOVEN 5 Nikisch | Parsifal (exc.) Hertz
CD 2 | 1928 BEETHOVEN 5 Furtwangler | Various R. Strauss
CD 3 | 1928 BRUCKNER 7 Horenstein
CD 4 | 1939 TCHAIKOVSKY 6 Karajan
CD 5 | 1942 1947 BEETHOVEN 5 MOZART 39 Furtwangler
CD 6 | 1951 SCHUBERT 9 HAYDN 88 Furtwangler
CD 7 | 1951 FURTWANGLER 2 Furtwangler
CD 8 | 1951 TCHAIKOVSKY Piano Concertos 1 & 2 Cherkassky
CD 9 | 1952 BRAHMS 1 SCHUMANN 4 Furtwängler
CD 10 | 1953 SMETANA: The Moldau DVORÁK New World Symphony Fricsay
CD 11 | 1953 BERLIOZ Symphonie fantastique MUSSORGFSKY Pictures at an Exhibition Markevitch
CD 12 | 1955 BEETHOVEN Missa solemnis Böhm
CD 13 | 1955 HINDEMITH Mathis der Maler Hindemith
CD 14 | 1958 BEETHOVEN 9 Fricsay
CD 15 | 1959 R. STRAUSS Ein Heldenleben Karajan
CD 16 | 1960 MOZART 35,40, 41 Böhm
CD 17 | 1961 DVORÁK Cello Concerto GRIEG Piano Concerto
CD 18 | 1961 BEETHOVEN Piano Concertos 4 & 5 Kempff
CD 19 | 1962 BEETHOVEN MOZART Violin Concertos Schneiderhan
CD 20 | 1963 BEETHOVEN 9 Karajan
CD 21 | 1964 MOZART Die Zauberflöte (exc.) Böhm
CD 22 | 1967 PROKOFIEV / RAVEL Piano Concertos Argerich Abbado
CD 23 | 1968 DVORÁK Cello Concerto Rostropovich
CD 24 | 1969 WAGNER Götterdämmerung (exc.) Karajan
CD 25 | 1970 BRAHMS 2 Abbado
CD 26 | 1971 GRIEG Peer Gynt Karajan
CD 27 | 1972 VIVALDI The Four Seasons Schwalbé Karajan
CD 28 | 1972DVORÁK 8 & 9 Kubelik
CD 29 | 1973 MAHLER 5 Karajan
CD 30 | 1974 SCHOENBERG WEBERN Karajan
CD 31 | 1972 STRAVINSKY Le Sacre du printemps Symphony of Psalms Karajan
CD 32 | 1979 MAHLER 9 Bernstein
CD 33 | 1979 WAGNER Parsifal (exc.) Karajan
CD 34 | 1981 MENDELSSOHN BRUCH Concertos Mutter
CD 35 | 1981 R. STRAUSS Eine Alpensymphonie Karajan
CD 36 | 1981 MOZART Mass in C minor Karajan
CD 37 & 38 | 1981 1982 MAHLER 9 SHOSTAKOVICH 10 Karajan
CD 39 | 1982 BIZET Carmen (exc.) Karajan
CD 40 & 41 | 1989 VERDI Requiem Giulini
CD 42 | 1993 BEETHOVEN Emperor Concerto Pollini
CD 43 | 1994 STOCKHAUSEN Gruppen KURTÁG Abbado
CD 44 | 1994 RAVEL Boulez
CD 45 | 1999 BEETHOVEN 7 & 8 Abbado
CD 46 | 1999 MOZART Requiem Abbado
CD 47 | 2003 BRAHMS Piano Concerto 1 Zimerman
CD 48 | 2004 MAHLER 6 Abbado
CD 49 | 2005 MAHLER 4 Abbado
CD 50 | 2012 / 2013 DVORÁK Kozena / Rattle | STRAUSS: Also sprach BARBER Adagio Dudamel
"Every time you spend money you are casting a vote for the kind of world you want...."
Anna Lappé

The new erato

#4881
January 25, 2015, 03:34:17 AM
There is that Stockhausen disc................

Jo498

#4882
January 25, 2015, 04:25:27 AM
Most of this, also "Gruppen" is readily available (maybe most difficult to separately obtain would be the first 5 discs). Opera excerpts are also kind of ridiculous for such a set. But for those who do not already own most the desirables from this one, it may be a decent bargain.
Tout le malheur des hommes vient d'une seule chose, qui est de ne savoir pas demeurer en repos, dans une chambre.
- Blaise Pascal

Moonfish

#4883
January 25, 2015, 10:41:55 AM
Quote from: Jo498 on January 25, 2015, 04:25:27 AM
Most of this, also "Gruppen" is readily available (maybe most difficult to separately obtain would be the first 5 discs). Opera excerpts are also kind of ridiculous for such a set. But for those who do not already own most the desirables from this one, it may be a decent bargain.

I agree! Opera excerpts are a strange phenomenon. I rather they included a full opera than excerpts/highlights disks...
"Every time you spend money you are casting a vote for the kind of world you want...."
Anna Lappé

Ken B

#4884
January 25, 2015, 11:49:01 AM
Quote from: Moonfish on January 25, 2015, 10:41:55 AM
I agree! Opera excerpts are a strange phenomenon. I rather they included a full opera than excerpts/highlights disks...
Yes. Excerpts discs are pretty much dead plastic to me. I much prefer an opera. Even a Verdi opera!  >:D

Moonfish

#4885
January 25, 2015, 11:57:11 AM
Quote from: Ken B on January 25, 2015, 11:49:01 AM
Yes. Excerpts discs are pretty much dead plastic to me. I much prefer an opera. Even a Verdi opera!  >:D

:D
"Every time you spend money you are casting a vote for the kind of world you want...."
Anna Lappé

Jo498

#4886
January 25, 2015, 12:01:44 PM
Actually with such a set celebrating an orchestra, I'd probably prefer no opera at all. But excerpts is really half-baked. Especially with Goetterdaemmerung. I'd rather hear a disc with bleeding chunks of orchestral Wagner Preludes and excerpts instead of 60 min torn from a >4 hour opera.
Tout le malheur des hommes vient d'une seule chose, qui est de ne savoir pas demeurer en repos, dans une chambre.
- Blaise Pascal

not edward

#4887
January 25, 2015, 12:32:35 PM
Quote from: The new erato on January 25, 2015, 03:34:17 AM
There is that Stockhausen disc................
Honestly, that disc is a bit of a turkey. It's the worst Gruppen I've ever heard, and there are better performances of the two Kurtag works out there.
"I don't at all mind actively disliking a piece of contemporary music, but in order to feel happy about it I must consciously understand why I dislike it. Otherwise it remains in my mind as unfinished business."
-- Aaron Copland, The Pleasures of Music

EigenUser

#4888
January 26, 2015, 12:18:45 AM
Quote from: edward on January 25, 2015, 12:32:35 PM
Honestly, that disc is a bit of a turkey. It's the worst Gruppen I've ever heard, and there are better performances of the two Kurtag works out there.
I agree. I don't care for Gruppen, but even I can tell that the recording really sucks compared to the WDR-Koln one.
Beethoven's Op. 133 -- A fugue so bad that even Beethoven himself called it "Grosse".

niknala

#4889
January 26, 2015, 01:40:44 PM Last Edit: January 26, 2015, 01:43:11 PM by niknala


Amazon.de has the Heifetz Complete Album Collection for 155.97 Euros.  What do people think of this set?

Moonfish

#4890
January 26, 2015, 01:56:29 PM
Quote from: niknala on January 26, 2015, 01:40:44 PM


Amazon.de has the Heifetz Complete Album Collection for 155.97 Euros.  What do people think of this set?

Heifetz can be an acquired taste, but considering his legendary status this is a must if you love the violin as an instrument. The sound can be a bit "historical" at times, but the performances are mostly very good to excellent. It is also an excellent exposure to a wide realm of the violin repertoire. For this price (I paid twice the amount back in 2011) it is a must if you enjoy this type of music (violin concertos, chamber music).
"Every time you spend money you are casting a vote for the kind of world you want...."
Anna Lappé

Martin H

#4891
January 30, 2015, 11:19:11 AM
Brilliant's 15 CD box Passion - Sacred Masterpieces, with some pretty worthwhile performances of major choral works (e.g. Bach St Matthew & St John Passions, and the Messiah, from Cleobury) is currently in the marketplace at Amazon.co.uk for £6.98 (plus £1.26 for UK delivery).
Way below any other price I've seen.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Passion-Sacred-Masterpieces-Various-Artists/dp/B0036J02G4%3FSubscriptionId%3DAKIAIMWMZOYDVW2KF6PA%26tag%3Dadquisitio04-21%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3DB0036J02G4

bigshot

#4892
January 30, 2015, 10:07:41 PM
There are some artists where it's worth listening to absolutely everything they ever recorded. Heifetz is one of them. Like Caruso, Rubinstein, Horowitz, Richter, etc... even the worst things they ever did are still suffused with genius. I can't imagine being interested in violin music and not having that Heifetz box.

The new erato

#4893
January 31, 2015, 02:17:58 AM
Both RCA Living Stereo boxes (60 CD) are now 60 Euros (less VAT if you are outside the EU) on jpc.de

ammar

#4895
January 31, 2015, 06:21:24 AM
Great spot, Orpheus!

I think I might now have the complete complete works of Bach (Teldec, Hanssler & Brilliant Classics)  :)

Ken B

#4896
January 31, 2015, 11:21:24 AM
Quote from: Orpheus on January 31, 2015, 06:00:25 AM
I've just bought this monster!



http://www.amazon.it/Complete-Bach-Jean-Sebastien/dp/B006WKDT1E/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1422716224&sr=1-1&keywords=bach+teldec

Wow. That counts as too good not to buy., with the Euro down .Under 180 shipped to the USA. So I fell off the wagon and bought it.

Pat B

#4897
January 31, 2015, 01:22:16 PM Last Edit: January 31, 2015, 01:26:57 PM by Pat B
Quote from: niknala on January 26, 2015, 01:40:44 PM


Amazon.de has the Heifetz Complete Album Collection for 155.97 Euros.  What do people think of this set?

If you haven't heard much of his playing, I would strongly suggest trying a disc or two before dropping €156 on him. I can't stand his playing style of the stereo era -- "impatient" remains my one-word summary. What I've heard of his earlier recordings is better, but not nearly enough for me to even consider investing in a big box.

I don't think I'm alone on that, though he obviously has many enthusiastic fans too. If I were you I would figure out where I stood on that scale before purchasing this.

Ken B

#4898
January 31, 2015, 01:36:31 PM
Quote from: Pat B on January 31, 2015, 01:22:16 PM
If you haven't heard much of his playing, I would strongly suggest trying a disc or two before dropping €156 on him. I can't stand his playing style of the stereo era -- "impatient" remains my one-word summary. What I've heard of his earlier recordings is better, but not nearly enough for me to even consider investing in a big box.

I don't think I'm alone on that, though he obviously has many enthusiastic fans too. If I were you I would figure out where I stood on that scale before purchasing this.

Survey after survey ranks him the top. The better the survey, ie the more restricted it is to good violnists, the better he does. Yet like Pat I have problems. I actively dislike most of the chamber concerts with Piatigorsky because of Heifetz. He rately blends, he sounds awful sometimes. Yet his concerto tecordings always impress, as do his sonata recordings.  I recommend the 9 or 10 cd sonatas set, which is cheap. ShouldI  conclude he couldn't share the spotlight?

kishnevi

#4899
January 31, 2015, 02:00:35 PM
For the concertos I have this

If nothing else, a good way to have basic repetory done in classic 20th century style.
I also suggest his recording of the Bach solo works.

I have seen his alleged dislike of sharing the limelight spoken of in other placed.
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