Do you own the complete works of any composer(s)?

[Harry]

In general you could say I own of many composers all instrumental/Orchestral works.
But in most cases I reject the vocal works, so it is in that sense never complete, so from Bruhns I am sure, and maybe Bruckner, possibly Chopin, but that's about it I am afraid.
Much, but not complete.

[Mark]

Harry, what is it about vocal music that keeps you from enjoying it as much you love instrumental and orchestral works?

[Florestan]

In general you could say I own of many composers all instrumental/Orchestral works.
But in most cases I reject the vocal works, so it is in that sense never complete, so from Bruhns I am sure,

Bruhns composed a lot of cantatas, do you own them too?

[Harry]

Harry, what is it about vocal music that keeps you from enjoying it as much you love instrumental and orchestral works?

Basically the voices of women.
But that only applies to a certain era, and certain women.
Without artificial vibrato I am game, tis the vibrato Mark, that kills the bird.

[Harry]

Bruhns composed a lot of cantatas, do you own them too?

I have to correct myself Andrei, I own what is recorded!

[Mark]

Without artificial vibrato I am game, tis the vibrato Mark, that kills the bird.[/i]

Which explains your love of Kirkby, then?

[Florestan]

I have the complete chamber music of Brahms and Schumann. Does it count?

[Harry]

Which explains your love of Kirkby, then?

Yes Mark it does, and many others, known and unknown.

[Harry]

I have the complete chamber music of Brahms and Schumann. Does it count?

Me too, does that count double?

[greg]

Well I hate to disappoint you, but Telemann is far from complete, in my collection.

does anybody at all?....

even have enough money for that 

[Bonehelm]

I have complete Mahler.

[Que]

I have complete Mahler.

Do you have that Quartettsatz (single movement for piano quartet) he wrote in his youth? 

Q

[Dancing Divertimentian]

Do you have that Quartettsatz (single movement for piano quartet) he wrote in his youth? 

Q

I'm lucky enough to own two versions of the piece. But not by choice - it's a tag-along to the big works on each disc.

(Eschenbach w/ members of the Philadelphia orchestra on Ondine and Kremer et al on DG)

[prémont]

I'm aiming to get my Bach complete, but only because every note he wrote is worthwhile.
Since I wouldn't know of any other composer where that applies to , I think that will be it.

Well put, Que.

For the same reason I have collected the complete Bach works on CD (the complete cantatas and four-part choral settings thanks to the the Haenssler and Brilliant complete editions), except for a few keyboard works of dubious authenticity. But I know these few works from the scores.

I don´t own the complete works of any other composer, but this is soon going to change, as I expect to receive the LvB Brilliant complete box from Amazon within a week. I have been very tempted by the Brilliant Mozart box too, but I have realized, that I would neither get the time nor the patience to listen to all of it.

[marvinbrown]

For the same reason I have collected the complete Bach works on CD (the complete cantatas and four-part choral settings thanks to the the Haenssler and Brilliant complete editions)

  Premont, where did you buy the complete Haenssler set from? 

  marvin

[prémont]

  Premont, where did you buy the complete Haenssler set from? 

  marvin

About 2004 when the set was licenced to a Slovakian company, which sold it for less than 1/5th of the Haenssler price without any loss of quality of sound, I purchased this from JPC.

[marvinbrown]

About 2004 when the set was licenced to a Slovakian company, which sold it for less than 1/5th of the Haenssler price without any loss of quality of sound, I purchased this from JPC.

  Thank You  .

  marvin

[prémont]

I have not seen the Eastern European set sold since long. Most of the items in the original Hänssler set are still available individually for the cost of ca 10 Euros pr. CD.

[johnQpublic]

hehe...I'm surprised that none of the other local G-M-G composers didn't say this already:

I have the complete works of ME!...even the withdrawn ones. 

[matticus]

Everything by Mahler, Webern, Varese and Chopin. Think i've got all the recorded pieces by quite a few others, but it's hard to be sure with all the bootlegs floating around.