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No, haven't seen a tracklist as yet, only heard the announcement from a Russian pianist who maintains regular contact with Russia directly. No doubt it will contain a lot of repertoire we already know by him. however, in Russia, he performed and recorded a lot of repertoire he never played publicly...

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gperkins151 wrote:Anyone have a tracklist?

Here it is: http://www.prestoclassical.co.uk/r/Melo ... LCD1002433

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Anyone have a tracklist?

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Anyone know who did these transfers? And/or what source was used for the new masterings?

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Well, I finally opened the box, and found two curious things. First, they included a white carrying bag with the Melodiya logo and the text "100th Anniversary Richter Edition" printed in black. Second, there was no numbered certificate of authenticity. Sorry to hear that! I assume you looked in the...

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maestrob wrote:My set just arrived, in beautiful condition, packed carefully by classical music store in a much larger box.

Can't wait to get started........

Congrats!

Can you please see my images earlier in the thread and tell me if your CD cases look the same (ink smudging and bleed-through)?

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Lance wrote:Can't believe it: 895 hits on this thread! Richter still commands attention!

And rightly so!

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http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51kIOJx7uvL.jpg Am immensely tempted by this one: comments? I've compared the transfers in that set to those on Biddulph and Naxos. These newer ones by Art and Son are are at least as good and in many cases, better. Paper sleeves, 80 page booklet. Performances ...

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I'm waiting until the U. S. release date. Hopefully, some third party sellers on Amazon will lower the price. MDT has raised their cost to 291 pounds; still a bit much for me. Somehow, I suspect that the Russians will press more than 1000 copies if it proves to be a popular item. What was MDT's pri...

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ok, i DON'T CONSIDER MYSELF A COLLECTOR, BECAUSE IF i DID, i'D HAVE TO BUY ANOTHER APARTMENT TO HOUSE ALL THE cdS i WANT. However, occasionally, now, these delectable, tempting box sets arrive on the scene that are just too attractive to pass up. Therefore, I've ordered the Richter Melodiya set for...

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maestrob wrote:Thanks! That was helpful.

Glad to help!

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I made an unboxing video for youtube, in case people want to get a look at this set:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gp2FaPnQ3kM

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Yes, other than the outside box, it appears it was a "fast" printing job. Thanks for confirming, Lance! But, nevertheless, IF only 1,000 copies are being made available ... and most pianophiles have much of Richter's live and commercial recordings, Richter fans will want to have these live performa...

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I'm waiting until the U. S. release date. Hopefully, some third party sellers on Amazon will lower the price. MDT has raised their cost to 291 pounds; still a bit much for me. Somehow, I suspect that the Russians will press more than 1000 copies if it proves to be a popular item. What was MDT's pri...

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New copies on eBay are as low as $345 right now: http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R4 ... n&_sacat=0

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I'm waiting until the U. S. release date. Hopefully, some third party sellers on Amazon will lower the price. MDT has raised their cost to 291 pounds; still a bit much for me. Somehow, I suspect that the Russians will press more than 1000 copies if it proves to be a popular item. What was MDT's pri...

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Only one thousand (1,000) copies are said to be issued of this incredible compendium of live Sviatoslav Richter recordings made in Russia. As you would expect, there is lots of repetition of repertoire, nonetheless, each Richter performance is never the same. He was constantly looking to get to the...

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As promised, I am posting my survey of Richter's commercial releases of performances of Schubert Piano Sonatas. _____________________ A wonderful submission. As a long time Richter fan I appreciate your effort and am pleased to note I have several of your recommended discs. Play on. Thanks very much!

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http://i.prs.to/t_200/melodiyamelcd1002231.jpg This just arrived!! From Presto Classical, 4CD set on sale for $28.60 It has the usual flimsy Melodiya outer box, but the booklet is nice and the individual sleeves are cool. The sound seems fine and I definitely hear some tape hiss. Now enjoying CD 1,...

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david johnson wrote:I finally purchased the Backhaus/Schmidt-Isserstedt/VPO Beethoven Piano Concertos. They are very enjoyable.

An awesome set! Did they finally reissue it?

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I compared the 1953 and 1963 Carnaval recordings this morning and for me, the 1953 is a clear winner. I also compared the 1949 and 1962 Fantasiestucke recordings. These were a much closer call. I think I prefer the sound and directness of the 1949, but the 1962 has a dreamy quality that I really like.

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I like Rubinstein's two earlier sets of Nocturnes a lot more than his later stereo set. Same with his Mazuras and Polonaises. On the other hand, I like his stereo Fantasiestucke more than his earlier one.

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For each of the solo works that Rubinstein recorded more than once, I am curious which one(s) folks prefer.

Thanks,
George

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To quote Norman Lebrecht in his review: This, belatedly, is her first orchestral recording. She paid for it herself, hiring the London Symphony Orchestra, Abbey Road and veteran producer Michael Fine, flying over for three sets of meticulously planned sessions. Unable to afford a big-brand conducto...

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Has anyone else acquired this big Cortot edition? Just wondering what you think of it thus far. I'm delighted to have it, actually as it contains most everything that was noteworthy to his career. I'm speaking of the artist strictly as a pianist and musician, not for his unworthy and detested polit...

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Guitarist wrote:These two are even harder to find, and when they are available, they are obscenely expensive ($150-200 ea):

I can help out folks if they want to hear that one. Just message me.

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To those who "get" Sofronitsky (Richter included), he is worshiped. I am not among them, but like Lance have enjoyed some of his recordings.

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I did this survey about a year ago so I'll thought I'd share it here: I decided today to finally compare the various sets of Chopin Preludes that I have acquired over the years. These include: Moravec (VAI and Supraphon), Sokolov (naive), Lucchesini, Pletnev (live), Gilels (live), Arrau (live, Pragu...

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I used to love cassettes. Still have a couple, but nothing to play them on.

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At this mopment I do not know when APR will bring out the five CD set of Rosenthal - I am not associated with APR, just had the opportunity to hear the finished Marston transfers because of my connection to Ward Marston. Suggest queries be sent directly to APR: http://www.aprrecordings.co.uk As for...

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maestrob wrote:Gregor & George: Thanks for the headsup! Just ordered this set from Amazon: can't wait to hear it!

My pleasure!

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Chalkperson wrote:I will grab it from J+R this weekend....

I doubt their price will be close to the one I posted, but if so, let me know?

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I just wanted to alert folks who haven't bought this set yet that some of the amazon sellers have it for around $31. Link

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I say the earliest CD version for each. The later issues all have some degree of dynamic compression.

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EMI has been compressing the dynamics in their newer box sets.

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My vote goes to Anda, with Perahia close behind.

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I’d really like to restrict the discussion to complete sets, and to modern recordings, since I’m not sure there’s much to be gained from weighing Gilels against Rubinstein against Curzon et al. What I’d really like to know is, among the half-dozen or so complete sets that have been released over th...

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Do we know yet if they are redoing the transfers of the pre-tape years and/or remastering this material or re-using the old transfers from the Rubinstein Collection?

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I was just reading this old thread and wanted to ask those who recommend Kempff which Kempff they are referring to? The mono or stereo DG? Also, for those who have heard both, is there much difference between them?

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I gave up on the Penguin Guide long ago, once I got a copy of the Third Ear Guide to Classical Music. That book has guided me to literally hundreds of great recordings. Well worth the small outlay for a used copy on amazon.

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It would be remiss of me not to point out that, whatever one's reserves about Pollini's playing, this set is currently just £13 as a pre-order on Amazon UK. Even if you just use the discs to scare the birds from your vegetable patch, it's still pretty good value. Indeed, Pollini's Chopin is for the...

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Chalkperson wrote:EMI simply does not bother with Remasterings...

I wish they wouldn't, as the earlier ones seem to preserve a bit more of the piano tone than the later ones.

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Hi George ... Yes, sorry I missed your question. The flaw appears on Track 21, the final movement of Schumann's Carnaval (Disk 7). It occurs at 0:16 into 0:17, actually a skip. I have written to see if I can simply obtain a replacement for the one disc rather than sending the whole set back to Engl...

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Hi Lance! I think you missed my question: My copy arrived ... and am thrilled to have it. First listening was to the Moiseiwitsch/Schumann disc. A digital flaw appears on track 21 and there is no visible blemish on the disc. When does the digital flaw occur? I got my copy of this set today. I listen...

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Lance wrote:My copy arrived ... and am thrilled to have it. First listening was to the Moiseiwitsch/Schumann disc. A digital flaw appears on track 21 and there is no visible blemish on the disc.

When does the digital flaw occur? I got my copy of this set today.

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No need to wait. Just order it from overseas. It's 40.21 British pounds at MDT including shipping to America. At today's exchange rate that comes to $62. It's $8 cheaper from Presto Classical: http://www.prestoclassical.co.uk/r/DG/4779527 I've ordered mine but it hasn't arrived yet. Should be in ea...

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I have long had a love affair with Ciccolini's pianism, collected his LPs voraciously, and highly recommend the all-EMI mega-CD Icon set. I also have that EMI Liszt box illustrated. It is stunning. All said, Horowitz still brings an incredible imprint to his Liszt. I would have to have any by Horow...

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Thanks for your fast and comprehensive reply, Gregor.

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Each year brings further seminal piano issues courtesy of Ward Marston, either on his own label, or on other labels carrying Marston transfers. I am writing to alert members to an upcoming five CD set that will appear soon on the APR label out of England, namely, the complete recorded output of Lis...

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Teresa B wrote:Thank you so much, folks!!!

Teresa

Happy Birthday, fellow Virgo. (mine was Sept 2nd)

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