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André

#5560
October 15, 2015, 02:37:52 PM Last Edit: October 15, 2015, 02:39:57 PM by André
Quote from: Que on October 15, 2015, 10:07:49 AM


WOW, that is a steal!  :)

Q

Indeed: http://bons-plans-classique.blogspot.ca  :o

ComposerOfAvantGarde

#5561
October 15, 2015, 11:49:01 PM
Even though I absolutely love hearing Mozart played by HIP groups, that Hogwood set, to me anyway, sounds like something is lost from it....something missing....and I think it's the tone of the strings. Perhaps they are just too thin for me. At that price though, I would still get it! (Alas, I don't have the money)

Christo

#5562
October 18, 2015, 03:36:54 AM
Quote from: karlhenning on October 10, 2015, 10:15:09 AMI'm going to borrow "NW of Elsewhere" . . . .

North-West of NoWhere, at the other hand, is clearly somewhere Down Under:
https://www.youtube.com/v/Lb8PPIjGbok
... 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

niknala

#5563
October 23, 2015, 08:44:35 AM
Popmarket.com (http://www.popmarket.com/) ​has for $139.99 the new Glenn Gould box.  Use coupon myplay10 for 10% off making it $125.99.

http://t.fans.myplaydirect.com

Glenn Gould Remastered – The Complete Album Collection

The real Glenn Gould – the definite remastering!

Glenn Gould Remastered – The Complete Album Collection refurbishes Gould's complete catalog of approved studio recordings in an 81 CD limited edition box set using state-of-the-art Direct Stream Digital® (DSD) mastering technology. Features deluxe packaging with 416-page hard cover book!

• Limited Edition 81-CD Box Set

• Glenn Gould's complete Columbia album collection on 78 CDs

• Remastered from the original analogue tapes using state-of-the-art Direct Stream Digital® mastering technology, etc...

hafod

#5564
October 23, 2015, 09:39:39 AM
Quote from: niknala on October 23, 2015, 08:44:35 AM
Popmarket.com (http://www.popmarket.com/) ​has for $139.99 the new Glenn Gould box.  Use coupon myplay10 for 10% off making it $125.99.

http://t.fans.myplaydirect.com

Glenn Gould Remastered – The Complete Album Collection

The real Glenn Gould – the definite remastering!

Glenn Gould Remastered – The Complete Album Collection refurbishes Gould's complete catalog of approved studio recordings in an 81 CD limited edition box set using state-of-the-art Direct Stream Digital® (DSD) mastering technology. Features deluxe packaging with 416-page hard cover book!

• Limited Edition 81-CD Box Set

• Glenn Gould's complete Columbia album collection on 78 CDs

• Remastered from the original analogue tapes using state-of-the-art Direct Stream Digital® mastering technology, etc...

Presumably, Mr Gould's vocal obligato is now even more intrusive?

listener

#5565
October 23, 2015, 05:27:32 PM Last Edit: October 23, 2015, 05:39:33 PM by listener
MAHLER  - looks pretty complete, if not, enough at 18cds for £21.13 (export from UK can take VAT off, then only £16.93, a bit over £20 when shipping is included) at amazon.uk
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"Keep your hand on the throttle and your eye on the rail as you walk through life's pathway."

flyingdutchman

#5566
October 24, 2015, 03:03:14 AM
Quote from: listener on October 23, 2015, 05:27:32 PM
MAHLER  - looks pretty complete, if not, enough at 18cds for £21.13 (export from UK can take VAT off, then only £16.93, a bit over £20 when shipping is included) at amazon.uk
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I don't know why you wouldn't order it via amazon.com as it's just over $25.  Unless you have  credit card that doesn't charge fees for intl charges, it makes more sense to order it from Amazon.com

PerfectWagnerite

#5567
October 25, 2015, 07:17:56 AM
Quote from: listener on October 23, 2015, 05:27:32 PM
MAHLER  - looks pretty complete, if not, enough at 18cds for £21.13 (export from UK can take VAT off, then only £16.93, a bit over £20 when shipping is included) at amazon.uk
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Looks tempting for under $30. Rattle x 3 is a no go for me though.

DaveF

#5569
October 28, 2015, 02:56:16 PM
This was not at all what I expected from the title:

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- not a Mahler symphony or a Bartók concerto or a Rite in sight.  £10.84 on am.uk marketplace.  9.5 hours looks a bit short for 10 discs - old LP reissues, I assume - but can't complain about the adventurous repertoire.
"All the world is birthday cake" - George Harrison

Karl Henning

#5570
October 30, 2015, 11:07:45 AM
Quote from: DaveF on October 28, 2015, 02:56:16 PM
This was not at all what I expected from the title:

[asin]B00TQNMCDU[/asin]

- not a Mahler symphony or a Bartók concerto or a Rite in sight.  £10.84 on am.uk marketplace.  9.5 hours looks a bit short for 10 discs - old LP reissues, I assume - but can't complain about the adventurous repertoire.

Both our Jeffrey (Smith) and my fellow composer Ivan Moody report finding it rather an odd mixed bag.
Karl Henning, Ph.D.
Composer & Clarinetist
Boston MA
http://www.karlhenning.com/
[Matisse] was interested neither in fending off opposition,
nor in competing for the favor of wayward friends.
His only competition was with himself. — Françoise Gilot

Martin H

#5571
October 31, 2015, 12:10:59 PM
Courtesy of bons-plans-classique.blogspot.ca, amazon.es have some good reductions offer:

e.g. the EMI Verdi box (35 CD) at 30.50€, and the Sony Baroque box (60 CD) at 41.32€

Quote from: Kamisama on October 27, 2015, 05:32:40 PM
Currently there seem to be price reductions on a number of box sets at Amazon Italy.  For example:

http://www.amazon.it/gp/product/B011WEVWYA
[asin]B011WEVWYA[/asin]

http://www.amazon.it/Complete-Recordings-Ivo-Pogorelich/dp/B00QHL0Y8O
[asin]B00QHL0Y8O[/asin]

http://www.amazon.it/The-Legend-Gustav-Leonhardt/dp/B00T65T6YQ
[asin]B00T65T6YQ[/asin]

http://www.amazon.it/Beaux-Arts-Trio-Complete-Recordings/dp/B00VL4Q0A8
[asin]B00VL4Q0A8[/asin]

http://www.amazon.it/Complete-Recordings-Deutsche-Grammophon-Orchestral/dp/B00K12RE92
[asin]B00K12RE92[/asin]

http://www.amazon.it/Great-European-Tradition-Elly-Ameling/dp/B00NO9LG4I
[asin]B00NO9LG4I[/asin]

http://www.amazon.it/Collected-recordings-Seiji-Ozawa/dp/B00UI8TSCU
[asin]B00UI8TSCU[/asin]

Mookalafalas

#5572
November 03, 2015, 02:49:22 AM
just looked into Amazon.es for the first time.  Most of their boxes are more expensive than others. However, their Wand box is 30 Euros, and the Sony 61 CD Beethoven is 29 Euros. 
It's all good...

Kamisama

#5573
November 06, 2015, 02:08:38 PM Last Edit: November 09, 2015, 07:22:44 AM by Kamisama
Historic Boulez (includes Rosbaud's recording of Stravinsky's Agon):

10CD - EUR 22.95  16.06 Amazon.It
http://www.amazon.it/gp/product/B00QXJAKQQ
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Info here:
http://www.deccaclassics.com/gb/cat/4811510

Will Sheard

#5574
November 08, 2015, 06:14:01 AM
Well, that Handel boxset did not make it to me in the end. Amazon canceled the order citing a pricing discrepancy. They gave me a $5 voucher as a peace offering.
Whoso would be a man must be a non-conformist - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Mirror Image

#5575
November 08, 2015, 11:12:17 AM
Quote from: Will Sheard on November 08, 2015, 06:14:01 AM
Well, that Handel boxset did not make it to me in the end. Amazon canceled the order citing a pricing discrepancy. They gave me a $5 voucher as a peace offering.

A $5 voucher is a just a slap in the face IMHO. I suppose it's better than nothing at all. Personally, I know what it's like to get burned like this, but I'll also say that Amazon has done some good and have taken care of plenty of issues I've had with them over the years. Not a perfect company by any stretch, but really the only option I have if I want to buy music.

kishnevi

#5576
November 08, 2015, 05:20:59 PM
Quote from: Mirror Image on November 08, 2015, 11:12:17 AM
A $5 voucher is a just a slap in the face IMHO. I suppose it's better than nothing at all. Personally, I know what it's like to get burned like this, but I'll also say that Amazon has done some good and have taken care of plenty of issues I've had with them over the years. Not a perfect company by any stretch, but really the only option I have if I want to buy music.

They could have legitimately offered nothing...but there may be more to it.  I got it for the cheap price, and I remember at least one other person here, possibly more than that, also got it. So if they honored the price for us, why not you?

Will Sheard

#5577
November 08, 2015, 05:28:17 PM
Quote from: Mirror Image on November 08, 2015, 11:12:17 AM
A $5 voucher is a just a slap in the face IMHO. I suppose it's better than nothing at all. Personally, I know what it's like to get burned like this, but I'll also say that Amazon has done some good and have taken care of plenty of issues I've had with them over the years. Not a perfect company by any stretch, but really the only option I have if I want to buy music.

Yeah, it's annoying that they took three months to decide. On the plus side, I have a lot of the Horowitz OJC boxset to get through. Then there's the Perahia boxset. Oh, and the Toscanini. And Stravinsky on Sony. And those Richter boxsets. Phew. On reflection, I probably don't need the Handel just yet...
Whoso would be a man must be a non-conformist - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Will Sheard

#5578
November 08, 2015, 05:29:43 PM
Quote from: Jeffrey Smith on November 08, 2015, 05:20:59 PM
They could have legitimately offered nothing...but there may be more to it.  I got it for the cheap price, and I remember at least one other person here, possibly more than that, also got it. So if they honored the price for us, why not you?

Yes, I wondered that. Perhaps just the luck of the draw. Or did they look at purchasing records and decide I was a low-grade customer?
Whoso would be a man must be a non-conformist - Ralph Waldo Emerson

kishnevi

#5579
November 08, 2015, 05:39:29 PM
Quote from: Will Sheard on November 08, 2015, 05:29:43 PM
Yes, I wondered that. Perhaps just the luck of the draw. Or did they look at purchasing records and decide I was a low-grade customer?

I buy a lot on Amazon US, but not much from Amazon US.  I probably have got more from Amazon Italy than Amazon US.

But did you order from the UK?.  Perhaps they felt the shipping cost across the pond was too much.
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