I wouldn't wait too long with the Walter box, it could be gone before you know it - as was the case with the Szell box and some other Sony boxes. I doubt the price will go down any further than it already did, when it was first announced the pre-order price was a whopping 300 euros, and it's now around 200 euros at some EU stores - in the US it's much cheaper, but the US prices are not attractive for EU customers because of the high overseas shipping rates and the customs charges.
Not all books are piano-related, though all are music-related. But this one particularly is, about THE BEST, THE GOAT: "Sviatoslav Richter", by Bruno Monsaingeon (Faber & Faber).
Mendelssohn Bartholdy Edition - just 56.01 Euro (VAt included) https://www.amazon.it/Mendelssohn-Compilation/dp/B07X5GD5DJ
Good lord, I think you're right, fogalu. They have the Grosse Fuge op.133 on CD 53 in place of the finale to op.130. I don't see it lurking anywhere else on a quick scan. If this is right, yes, this is a titanic screwup on Warner's part.
FWIW, I ordered the Walter box from Target last weekend after Amazon had repeatedly postponed shipping of my summer-time pre-order. For the same price as Amazon, Target shipped the Walter box securely inside Sony's original packing box, and all within an outer Target box that arrived safely today. Never thought I would buy serious music from Target, but there it is. I must say that Sony's box sets from big (Szell, Walter, Serkin, Previn, Rubinstein, Casadesus) to smaller (Rose, Entremont, Richter, Browning, Firkusny) are beautifully done. And the remastering has generally been excellent.
I ordered Casadesus last week. I usually prefer more modern styles of pianism in French music but I feel this is one I might have regretted passing up.
Just ordered this - I was not aware of it at thr time - is the best price I could find Deutsche Harmonia Mundi 100 Great Recordings Import, Box set Just 1 more available - https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B0765S8NY4 in Europe the prices jumped hugely as of late
I had the same feeling about piano styles, but over the years, I've enjoyed Casadesus more and more. I happily traded the incomplete Scribendum box for the more complete, remastered Sony--one of the better moves I've made. I hope you enjoy it.
Outstanding prices - excellent performences Lumières : La Musique du XVIIIème siècle https://www.amazon.fr/gp/product/B005BZBY1I
Received the Walter box yesterday. I was going to wrap it and place it under the tree as a X-mas gift to myself but could not resist. Have listened to the NY Philharmonic Brahms Symphonies and am very happy. The sound is greatly improved in comparison to any CD version I've heard.
Anyone in Australia or NZ may be interested in this: The Complete Bach Edition (153CD) $144.50 https://www.amazon.com.au/gp/product/B077QT18DW/ Has anyone got it that could comment on it's quality?
It's a mixed bag. Harnoncourt and Leonhardt were pioneers in historic performance, and that kind of exploration meant that some of the earlier cantata recordings are not up to the bar of more recent historically-informed performances (strings can be very harsh and tuning is occasionally dodgy; brass instrument players are sometimes clearly struggling with an unfamiliar variant on what they were trained upon). But there is also some wonderful stuff there. Leonhardt's harpsichord performances are still considered classic. The box is generally on the whole better regarded than the Brilliant Classics Complete Bach (especially for the cantatas), which is around the same price point. It's a good way to dip your toe into a LOT of Bach without breaking the bank, and give yourself a sense of what you like so you can dig deeper. For more in-depth opinions, see the discussions about Harnoncourt & Leonhardt's Bach at the Bach-Cantatas.com site: Harnoncourt & Leonhardt - Bach Cantatas - General Discussions - Part 1
Thanks and that's a likely purchase for me. But that's the tip of the proverbial iceberg for Barbirolli.
Has anyone managed to securely rip this set? I have had three or four copies of it and of the first three discs in it, the second one is the only one that eventually yielded a secure rip. Disc One just gets stuck after about twelve hours, disc three similarly. This is on a Plextor PX 230 CD drive which has never encountered this type of issue with any other box set, let alone two of the first three discs.
I had a little problem only with the first CD, if I recall correctly it's filled with music to the maximum, but I was able to rip it. With the rest, no problem at all.
These past many years, there have always been "end-of-the-year" or "Christmas" boxed set sales (3 for 2, 50% off, etc.) on several of the various Amazon sites (especially Italy) around Europe. This year, nada, niente, zip, zilch, nothing. I have the distinct feeling that those kinds of sales will be very few and far between from here on (I hope I am wrong). Still, I held back on some purchases and it doesn't look like I will actually buy any of the box sets I would still like to have because, having been spoiled in the past many years, I think several of them are too expensive (yes, the research and work that went into them is certainly worth more than what I'm willing to pay, but, still, ... call me cheap-skate if you like). Besides that, I have music coming out of my ears. ;-) I'm posting this today because I will be offline until the New Year (a personal preference for December and January) and wanted to leave a comment on the one single thread I still follow around here and, altogether, pretty much the only thread I still follow on any forum anywhere and whatsoever. Thanks for everyone's (massive) input this year and I'm looking forward to 2020. P.S.: Where are all the spaceships, robots, interstellar travel etc. that were promised to us in 70s, 80s, and 90s fiction and films? I guess we have to add a decade or two ... or five Cheers! :-D
I've had problems with two discs (can't remember which ones exactly, but they were among the first 10) but, as I don't care, Exact Audio Copy (a program which, I think hasn't been updated in ages ... at least I have an age-old copy) beat those CDs into submission after a whole bunch of hours of reading, re-reading, re-reading again, etc. But, AccurateRip failed (the passages sound absolutely fine though ... I stream the ripped CDs onto my Marantz PM/SA14 main stereo).
Sir John Barbirolli - The Complete RCA and Columbia Album Collection Due for release on 21st Feb 2020 The young John Barbirolli was hardly known in America when the New York Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra chose him to be Arturo Toscanini's successor starting in 1937. The 36-year-old Londoner's first season was a triumph with both players and audiences, and although his years in New York would be increasingly marred by unfair rivalry with Toscanini - lured back to lead a specially created NBC Symphony - and by partisan hostility from two influential critics, Barbirolli's tenure can now be looked back on as a real success. From 1938 until 1943 Sir John made a series of recordings in New York for American Columbia and RCA Victor which are still essential for a full appreciation of this revered conductor's career, "performances that are as competitive today as they were when initially released" (Fanfare). Sony Classical is pleased to reissue them in a newly remastered six-CD set. Works Bach, J S: Sheep May Safely Graze, from Cantata BWV208 Barbirolli: An Elizabethan Suite Berlioz: Le carnaval romain Overture, Op. 9 Brahms: Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80 Brahms: Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73 Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26 Debussy: Images for orchestra: II. Ibéria Debussy: Rhapsody for clarinet & piano (or orchestra), L. 116 'Première rapsodie' Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A major, K622 Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 27 in B flat major, K595 Mozart: Symphony No. 25 in G minor, K183 Purcell: Suite for strings, woodwind and horns Ravel: La Valse Respighi: Ancient Airs and Dances, Suite No. 3, P. 172: II. Arie di Corte Respighi: Fountains of Rome Rimsky Korsakov: Capriccio espagnol, Op. 34 Schubert: 5 Minuets with 6 Trios, D89 Schubert: Symphony No. 4 in C minor, D417 'Tragic' Sibelius: Symphony No. 1 in E minor, Op. 39 Sibelius: Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 43 Smetana: The Bartered Bride Overture Tchaikovsky: Francesca da Rimini, Op. 32 Tchaikovsky: Suite No. 3 in G, Op. 55 - Theme & Variations
Claudio Abbado & Wiener Philharmoniker: The Complete DG Recordings Due for release on 31st Jan 2020 Works Beethoven: Consecration of the House Overture, Op. 124 Beethoven: Coriolan Overture, Op. 62 Beethoven: Egmont Overture, Op. 84 Beethoven: Fantasia for Piano, Chorus and Orchestra in C minor, Op. 80 Beethoven: Fidelio Overture Op. 72c Beethoven: König Stephan Overture, Op. 117 Beethoven: Leonore Overture No. 1, Op. 138 Beethoven: Leonore Overture No. 2, Op. 72a Beethoven: Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1-9 Beethoven: Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21 Beethoven: Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36 Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 'Eroica' Beethoven: Symphony No. 4 in B flat major, Op. 60 Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 'Pastoral' Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92 Beethoven: Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93 Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 'Choral' Beethoven: The Creatures of Prometheus Overture, Op. 43 Beethoven: Zur Namensfeier overture, Op. 115 Berg: 5 Orchesterlieder nach Ansichtskartentexten von Peter Altenberg, Op. 4 Berg: Der Wein Berg: Drei Orchesterstücke, Op. 6 Berg: Lulu-Suite (Five Symphonic Pieces) for soprano and orchestra Berg: Lyric Suite - three movements for string orchestra (1928) Berg: Sieben frühe Lieder Berg: Wozzeck Boulez: Notations I-IV Brahms: Hungarian Dances, WoO 1 Nos. 1-21 Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 83 Brahms: Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68 Bruckner: Symphony No. 1 in C minor Bruckner: Symphony No. 4 in Eb Major 'Romantic' Bruckner: Symphony No. 5 in B flat major Bruckner: Symphony No. 7 in E Major Bruckner: Symphony No. 9 in D Minor Debussy: Pelléas et Mélisande Lanner: Die Werber Op. 103 Ligeti: Atmosphères Ligeti: Lontano Mahler: Symphony No. 2 'Resurrection' Mahler: Symphony No. 3 Mahler: Symphony No. 4 Mahler: Symphony No. 9 Mahler: Symphony No. 10 in F sharp major Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 Mozart: Contredanse, K609 No. 1 Mozart: Contredanse, K609 No. 3 Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro, K492 Mozart: Missa Solemnis in C minor K139 'Waisenhausmesse' Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 14 in E flat major, K449 Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K466 Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major, K467 'Elvira Madigan' Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 25 in C major, K503 Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 26 in D major, K537 'Coronation' Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 27 in B flat major, K595 Mussorgsky: Khovanshchina Nono: Liebeslied Reznicek: Donna Diana Overture Rihm: Départ Rossini: L'Italiana in Algeri Schoenberg: A Survivor from Warsaw, Op. 46 Schoenberg: Gurrelieder Schubert: Mass No. 6 in E flat major, D950 Schubert: Symphony No. 5 in B flat major, D485 Schubert: Symphony No. 8 in B minor, D759 'Unfinished' Strauss, E: Carmen-Quadrille, Op. 134 Strauss, J, II: An der schönen, blauen Donau, Op. 314 Strauss, J, II: Auf der Jagd, Op. 373 Strauss, J, II: Banditen-Galopp, Op. 378 Strauss, J, II: Die Fledermaus Overture Strauss, J, II: Freikugeln-Polka, Op. 326 Strauss, J, II: Freut euch des Lebens Waltz, Op. 340 Strauss, J, II: Furioso-Polka quasi Galopp, Op. 260 Strauss, J, II: Kaiser-Walzer, Op. 437 Strauss, J, II: Leichtes Blut, polka schnell, Op. 319 Strauss, J, II: Neue Pizzicato-Polka Op. 449 Strauss, J, II: Perpetuum Mobile, Op. 257 Strauss, J, I: Radetzky March, Op. 228 Strauss, J, II: Seid umschlungen, Millionen, Waltz, Op. 443 Strauss, J, I: Seufzer Galopp, Op. 9 Strauss, J, II: Stürmisch in Lieb' und Tanz, Op. 393 Strauss, J, II: Tritsch-Tratsch Polka, Op. 214 Strauss, J, II: Un ballo in maschera-Quadrille, Op. 272 Strauss, J, II: Waldmeister: overture Strauss, J, II: Wo die Zitronen blühen, Op. 364 Strauss, Josef: Aquarellen - Waltzer, Op. 258 Strauss, Josef: Auf Ferienreisen - Polka schnell, Op. 133 Strauss, Josef: Brennende Liebe - Polka mazur, Op. 129 Strauss, Josef: Die tanzende Muse - Polka mazur, Op. 266 Strauss, Josef: Im Fluge Op. 230 Polka schnell Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36 Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74 'Pathétique' Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35 Verdi: Quattro Pezzi Sacri Verdi: Ave Maria (from Quattro Pezzi Sacri) Verdi: Laudi alla Vergine Maria (from Quattro Pezzi Sacri) Verdi: Stabat Mater (from Quattro Pezzi Sacri) Verdi: Te Deum (from Quattro Pezzi Sacri) Verdi: Requiem Wagner: Lohengrin Webern: Five Pieces for Orchestra Op. 10 Webern: Passacaglia for Orchestra, Op. 1 Webern: Ricercata from J.S. Bach’s ‘Musical Offering’ Webern: Six Pieces for Orchestra Op. 6
Herbert von Karajan - Complete Decca Recordings Due for release on 17th Jan 2020 Works anon.: Angels We Have Heard on High anon.: God rest ye merry, gentlemen anon.: O Tannenbaum anon.: Sweet L'il Jesus Adam: Giselle Adam: O Holy Night Bach, J S: Canonic Variations on the Christmas Hymn 'Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her', BWV769 Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92 Bizet: Carmen Brahms: Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68 Brahms: Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90 Brahms: Tragic Overture, Op. 81 Dvořák: Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88 Gounod: Ave Maria Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46 Grieg: Solveig's Song (from Peer Gynt) Gruber, F: Stille Nacht Haydn: Symphony No. 103 in E flat major 'Drum Roll' Haydn: Symphony No. 104 in D major 'London' Holst: The Planets, Op. 32 Hopkins, J H: We three Kings of Orient are Mendelssohn: Hark! the herald angels sing Mozart: Exsultate, jubilate, K165 - Alleluia Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro, K492 Mozart: Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K550 Mozart: Symphony No. 41 in C major, K551 'Jupiter' Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov Puccini: La Bohème Puccini: Madama Butterfly Puccini: Tosca Schubert: Ave Maria, D839 Strauss, J, II: Annen-Polka, Op. 117 Strauss, J, II: Auf der Jagd, Op. 373 Strauss, J, II: Der Zigeunerbaron Overture Strauss, J, II: Die Fledermaus Strauss, J, II: Die Fledermaus Overture Strauss, J, II: Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald, Op. 325 Strauss, Josef: Delirien Waltz, Op. 212 Strauss, R: Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30 Strauss, R: Don Juan, Op. 20 Strauss, R: Salome: Dance of the Seven Veils Strauss, R: Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op. 28 Strauss, R: Tod und Verklärung, Op. 24 Tchaikovsky: Romeo & Juliet - Fantasy Overture Tchaikovsky: Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66: Ballet Suite Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op. 20 Suite Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a Verdi: Aida Verdi: Otello Willis, R S: It came upon the midnight clear (Carol)
György Sándor - The Complete Columbia Album Collection Due for release on 3rd Jan 2020 Sony Classical is pleased to release the first ever release of György Sándor’s complete Columbia and Sony recordings from 1945 to 1996 in a single 17 CD edition. This stunning box set includes 11 LPs appearing for the first time on CD on Sony Classical, remastered from the original analog masters using 24 bit / 192 kHz technology. Included in this must-have collection are breath-taking performances of works by Bach, Bartok, Schumann, Rachmaninoff and Chopin. György Sándor was born in 1912 in Budapest, where he studied the piano with Bartók for four years at the Liszt Academy as well as composition with Zoltán Kodály. He made his public debut in 1930 and, after performing widely throughout Europe, made his Carnegie Hall debut in 1939. The following year he decided to settle in the US, where he took citizenship, taught at two universities before moving in the 1980s to New York’s Juilliard School, where his students included Hélène Grimaud and Malcolm Bilson. He continued to perform right up to 2005, the year of his death. Works Bach, J S: Chromatic Fantasia & Fugue in D minor, BWV903 Bach, J S: Fantasia & Fugue in G minor, BWV542 'Great' Bach, J S: Fantasia in C minor, BWV562 Bach, J S: French Overture in B minor, BWV831 Bach, J S: Prelude & Fugue in A minor, BWV543 Bach, J S: Prelude & Fugue in D major, BWV532 Bach, J S: Toccata & Fugue in D minor, BWV565 Bach, J S: Toccata, Adagio & Fugue in C major, BWV564 Bartók: 14 Bagatelles, BB 50, Sz. 38 Bartók: 7 Sketches, BB 54, Sz. 44 Bartók: 9 Little Piano Pieces, BB 90, Sz. 82 Bartók: Allegro barbaro, BB 63, Sz. 49 Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra, BB 123, Sz.116 Bartók: Dance Suite, BB 86, Sz. 77 Bartók: For Children, Sz42 Bartók: For Children, Sz42 (selections) Bartók: Hungarian Folk Songs Bartók: Hungarian Peasant Songs for piano (15), BB 79, Sz. 71 Bartók: Mikrokosmos (selection) Bartók: Out of Doors, Sz. 81, BB89 Bartók: Petite Suite, BB 113, Sz. 105 Bartók: Piano Concerto No. 1, BB 91, Sz. 83 Bartók: Piano Concerto No. 2, BB 101, Sz. 95 Bartók: Piano Concerto No. 3, BB 127, Sz. 119 Bartók: Piano Sonata, BB 88, Sz. 80 Bartók: Piano Suite, BB 70, Sz. 62, Op. 14 Bartók: Romanian Folk Dances for piano, Sz. 56, BB 68 Bartók: Sonatina, BB 69, Sz. 55 Bartók: Ten Easy Piano Pieces, Sz. 39, BB 51 Bartók: The First Term at the Piano, BB 66, Sz. 53 Bartók: Two Elegies, BB 49 Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 15 in D major, Op. 28 'Pastorale' Brahms: Intermezzi (3), Op. 117 Brahms: Intermezzo in A major, Op. 118 No. 2 Brahms: Intermezzo in B minor, Op. 119 No. 1 Chopin: Barcarolle in F sharp major, Op. 60 Chopin: Fantasia in F minor, Op. 49 Chopin: Impromptu No. 4 in C sharp minor, Op. 66 'Fantaisie-Impromptu' Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11 Liszt: Funérailles (Harmonies poétiques et religieuses, S. 173 No. 7) Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody, S244 No. 15 in A minor 'Rákóczy Marsch' Liszt: La leggierezza - Étude de concert No. 2, S144 Liszt: Liebestraum, S541 No. 3 (Nocturne in A flat major) Liszt: Piano Sonata in B minor, S178 Miaskovsky: Symphony No. 21 in F sharp minor, Op. 51 Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18 Schumann: Papillons, Op. 2 Schumann: Toccata in C major, Op. 7 Schumann: Vogel als Prophet (No. 7 from Waldszenen, Op. 82