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An interesting interview with Ivan Moravec:

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Lance, Your post reminds me of John's previous one (donating his vinyl to the library). What happened to your 78s? It must have been hard although I can barely imagine the space the occupied in your house. It makes me wonder how all the cds in our collections will fare one day as all the music in th...

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Like you Lance I very much enjoy Bernstein/NYP, but lately Vänskä/Lahti SO cycle has become more and more present in my Sibelius listening sessions. A fantastic cycle well worth visiting. :D http://www.amazon.com/Sibelius-Symphonies-Lahti-Symphony-Orchestra/dp/B00005MIY9 http://www.musicweb-internat...

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Well, it looks like there is a lot of duplication in repertoire even from different venues. Many people may choose not to acquire this set due to the duplication factor. On the other hand, same for Callas collectors (they want everything/anything despite sound quality), if you are truly in to the a...

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True! Generally they are expensive.

BTW I got the URL for the Monteux box wrong (I dropped a Q at the end). The correct URL is

http://www.amazon.co.jp/Pierre-Monteux- ... B00MAPMAFQ

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I note that EMI's edition of (allegedly) all Cziffra's recordings on EMI, Philips, and America Decca - are no longer showing on Amazon USA or England. I wonder if Warner Classics will reissue it eventually. (I say "alleged" because I understand a few things were inadvertently left out.) http://www....

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Checking to see if this set was still available through USA Amazon. Couldn't find it though it is available from Amazon/England, still at a decent price. I agree with Karl. Japan is the way to go! The price from Amazon.jp is currently $84 to the US including S&H http://www.amazon.co.jp/Pierre-Monte...

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Why is the collection using the term "Unreleased" on the cover if numerous of these recordings have been released in the past? Or are these "secret" Horowitz tapes of live performances that have lingered in a warehouse/desk for decades?

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Samples @ https://www.jpc.de/jpcng/classic/detail/-/art/fricsay-saemtliche-dg-aufnahmen-vol-2/hnum/7314820 "CD 1 BARTÓK Herzog Blaubarts Burg Cantata Profana 2–3 BEETHOVEN Fidelio 4 BIZET Carmen (Highlights) Arias by BIZET | ROSSINI | VERDI | PUCCINI 5–6 GLUCK Orpheus und Eurydike 7–8 HAYDN Die Jahr...

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I tried to see what was IN that box. No can find. I wonder if there are any collaborations. Anybody know or can put me on the contents. I checked around but found nothing. http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61rUHQnFWWL.jpg http://www.concertgebouworkest.nl/en/Shop/Mariss-Jansons-Live-The-Radio-R...

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I got a message from Amazon that mine has been delayed due to a problem with the carrier :evil: :evil: :evil: Anyway, it's not really that big a deal. I've been digging back through the Reiner box and am just stunned by the excellence of the sound. I don't get why it's better than almost any sympho...

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I must agree. I could not resist so I got it back in September and have been revisiting it over and over since then. An amazing voice indeed!

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The Davis Decca box is an essential purchase and is available easily around the world and is offered for just $60 at Arkiv is the Berlioz Orchestral and Choral works. Buy it before it disappears, if you want the very best of Sir Colin. 8) P.S. I recently received this 13 CD reissue box of classic P...

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josé echenique wrote:From the cover I can´t see "Wagner", so maybe his Lohengrin was left out, a wise decision because it´s uninteresting at best.

Lohengrin is in the set!!

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SET CONTENTS: DISC 1: Mozart: Eine kleine Nachtmusik, K. 525 Mozart: Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra K. 622 in A (Version for Basset Clarinet) Mozart: Serenade No. 11, K. 375 in E-Flat DISC 2: Mozart: Bassoon Concerto in B-Flat, K. 191 Mozart: Serenade No. 9 in D, K. 320 "Posthorn" DISC 3: Mozar...

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Less than 50 GBP at Amazon UK http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sir-Colin-Davis-Complete-Legacy/dp/B00GWE4NQU/ref=pd_sim_m_h__2 My concern with this set is the redundance of the repertoire, i.e. how many sets of Brahms symphonies etc do we really need? It would seem as if John F's advice in regards to selecte...

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NPR:

http://www.npr.org/blogs/deceptivecaden ... aud-powell

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Here is another response to the Slate article. It is interesting how statistics can be tweaked in either direction.....

http://properdiscord.com/2014/01/24/mar ... -with-you/

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If I recall correctly six out of the 40 discs in the new compilation are part of the large chamber music box.

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The Bolet set ("The Last Romantic") is currently only 21 GBP at Amazon.uk. In my opinion the budget price makes the set worth exploring. Go for it! http://www.amazon.co.uk/Art-Jorge-Bolet/dp/B00B9YDT4A/ref=sr_1_cc_1?s=aps&ie=UTF8&qid=1389251585&sr=1-1-catcorr&keywords=B00B9YDT4A I find Bolet very en...

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If I recall correctly the compilation was a result from people voting on DG's website. As a consequence there are "random" duplications (seems that there should have been a block on duplications regardless of how people voted).

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This is fantastic! Thanks for posting this!!!!!

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What are the group's thoughts on this recent compilation from DG? Is this a representative spectrum of DG's recordings over the last century? It is going for about $100 at Amazon.com. Another random shuffling from DG's archives or is this more substantial. I noticed that any opera selection are high...

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The box is currently $69 at Amazon.com!!!!!
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_ ... rahia%2040

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So are you all out there enjoying the Reiner edition at this point in time.....?

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However, as mentioned, it doesn't actually say what's inside or what these guys play-- Contents in Sony's box: (for late evening perusal) "Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat major, S124 Arthur Rubinstein (piano) RCA Victor Orchestra, Alfred Wallenstein Piano Concerto No. 2 in A major, S125 Van Cliburn ...

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Yes, but you will need the Howard box sooner or later ........ ; -)

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An interesting blog about Fritz Reiner.

http://drgeraldstein.wordpress.com/2013 ... nd-terror/

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I have a little windfall coming in tomorrow, and will indulge my box set mania. There are two Liszt box sets which both look like they have excellent material; both are also similar in size and price, and each has a lot of great performers (the Sony looks like it has a wider array of top drawer pia...

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The Beethoven cycle was first issued on Philips LPs in the late 1970s. I almost bought it, but the price was too much for my budget at that time. It was re-issued on 6 single CDs in the late 1980s or early 1990s and I have those. The performances were part of a Beethoven cycle Mengelberg conducted ...

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Verdi: Arias, Callas/Rescigno/Philharmonia O [EMI}

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How does Spotify compare with a service such as Pandora?

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The Cosima Wagner Diaries should never go out of the catalogue but I bet they have. They certainly don't deal in trivia: the couple's mealtime conversation was on the highest level, discussing the great philosophers, world affairs, politics and the arts. We learn a great deal about their individual...

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Splurged on the Mengelberg The Concertgebouw Recordings [Decca - 15 cds]. It seems very much like an interesting set to explore..... http://www.amazon.co.uk/Concertgebouw-Recordings-Willem-Mengelberg/dp/B00CW1MDL4/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1381608908&sr=1-1&keywords=mengelberg+decca http://www....

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Seán wrote:
Dimma wrote:I could not resist EMI's Klemperer extravaganza.....!!!!!
Count me in as another fan of the much maligned Otto Klemperer.

I am not a bit surprised....

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I came across this huge two volume set in my used bookstore last month (I think I may be one of their best customers although the classical music collection is pathetic). These volumes are interesting to browse through, but I am not sure if I dare to venture into a full time read of these two tomes....

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Biography is story, by nature, but the story has to be soundly based on the facts of the life and times. It's not either or. I am well read in history and as you probably know one can argue quite a bit about the nature of history and the perspectives taken by the historians. The same argument appli...

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Anyway, thanks Dimma, for starting this thread! I am very interested in this topic. Thanks! I find this topic fascinating as well so I am glad to see this thread awakening. I enjoy digging deeper into the lives of the composers and so much appreciate the cumulative wisdom and recommendations of thi...

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I found The Great Composers to be of great use when I started listening to Classical Music. Maybe you feel that didacticism is the only way, but to someone starting out in this most imposing arena it's fine. I was entertained, it was interesting and I picked up a decent amount of knowledge. When I ...

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I am not concerned with "didactic perfection," and since you clearly meant it as an insult, I object. What I am concerned with is get the truth instead of being fobbed off with what isn't true. You have a problem with that? books are entertainment Some are, some aren't. You want entertainment, read...

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Being on a Mac I can't post photos. http://www.amazon.com/Enrico-Caruso-Father-Biographies-Amadeus/dp/1574670220/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1380818671&sr=8-1&keywords=Caruso+my+father Thanks Chalkie! [ btw - I am on a mac and can post images ] I did not even consider Caruso, but that book definitely se...

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I'd warn against relying too much on Schonberg's book. He submitted it to W.W. Norton when I was working there, and the company almost rejected it because of many careless inaccuracies - it appeared that Schonberg had written much of it off the top of his head. Finally Norton signed the book, their...

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I couldn't quite find a thread on this topic, but I thought it would be nice to have a resource that points us to different books that focuses on the life of composers/conductors/artists. I am still very much exploring this realm even though I am familiar with some of the works. It would be nice to ...

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Impossible to resist....

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Thanks for all the information/feedback! It seems indeed like a box of baroque treasures!!!

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I could not resist EMI's Klemperer extravaganza.....!!!!! :mrgreen: http://www.emiextranet.com/Packshots/Med/5099940430928_M.jpg http://bigpondmusic.com/images/AlbumCoverArt/364/XXL/Brahms-Symphonies-Ein-Deutsches-Requiem-Klemperer-Legacy.jpg http://www.emiextranet.com/Packshots/Med/5099924843324_M....

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Meanwhile, look at all the incredible amounts of money going into major sports leagues (with advertisement), team, staff, stadium etc etc. It is bizarre how the arts always gets hammered compared to the sports. It would be nice with some equality all over the board (big topic I know - but it is one ...

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Anthologies 5, 6 and 7 (of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra) are currently available at Amazon.de for about 20 Euros each in case anybody is interested. :shock: Vielen dank, Dimma. Volumes 5 and 7 are on their way. Including shipping the two volumes cost me E40. And my US account information came ...

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Schubert: Quintet C Major - Vienna Konzerthaus Quartet [Westminster]

Chopin: Mazurkas - William Kapell [RCA]

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