I was lucky enough to be given my copy of this for free.... I've always wondered why this recording is priced so high while most of the other Ferras recordings I've seen aren't especially expensive. For example, I have four copies of the Beethoven VC with Ferras and Karajan, all from thrift stores for $2 or so and on Discogs the median price for that recording is only $4.99, while the Bach set has a median price of $360. Why is this set so expensive?
First listen to new arrival "Yuja Wang - The American Project" performed with the Louisville Orchestra conducted by Teddy Abrams on DG. Tilson Thomas - You Come Here Often? Abrams - Piano Concerto
I'm guessing it's that it's the original label it was released on despite being a budget label. Also it's a highly collectable piece of music no matter the label and 3 LP sets were expensive and probably poorer sellers or maybe not as many produced. Check out the prices on the original Milstein sonatas and partitas on capitol
I sadly only have this set in my collection, thrifted it for a buck or two and while it's nowhere near as valuable as the Milstein or Ferras but still fetches around $2o. It sounds pretty good and he plays it on an Amati violin. My only work from this violinist I'm not familiar I just said ooh cheap Sonatas and Partitas in nice shape
Listening to CD 9 from the "Collegium Aureum Edition" box set on DHM. "Mozart - Klarinettenkonzert KV 622 / Oboenkonzert KV 314"
The last couple of days I've listened to Ferras play the Schumann, Franck and Lekeu Sonatas. I think they're very fine performances. I haven't heard any of his concerto work yet.
At 13:29 you can hear Hurwitz pronouncing the violinist's name (reasonably) correctly, with stress on the second syllable. I've been enjoying this and the Szigeti Mercury box on the Amazon streaming service, as my budget at the moment is not quite up to buying the CDs.
It is -22 Celcius outside, the sun is shining, no wind. Together with the 40 - 50 cm snow on the ground it will be a very beautiful day. I start the day with Händel, majestically played by les Arts Florissants. HM CDs always produce a very fine sound.
Yep. These seem to be recordings made in the USA in 1977 on a rather obscure label. Copies are probably pretty rare.
Violin music is something I just can not listen too much of. Menuhin was without any doubt one of the great violinists. This very nice double LP dates back to 1979.
Listening to "Universi Populi: Chants sacrés à Prague du XIIe au XVe siècle" performed by Ensemble Discantus directed by Brigitte Lesne on Zig Zag.
Sibelius: Symphony No. 3 in C major, Op. 52 Symphony No. 4 in A minor, Op. 63 Orchestre Métropolitain de Montréal, Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Coopmv, I'm not sure. 80% of it I already have so it's a bit expensive to buy for the other 20% (mostly early mono stuff) . I'll think about it and may well give in to temptation !
I hear you. Paying a big price for 20% of what you do not already have and they are mono stuffs to begin with is lousy economics. I will skip that upcoming Trevor Pinnock big box as I probably have 98% of his DG Archiv CD's plus all the other recordings he made with EMI, Sony, Hanssler, Avie and CRD (not sure if I left out some labels). As it is, my collection of Pinnock's recordings is certainly more comprehensive than Universal can offer ...
Listening to "Granados - Goyescas / Danzas espanolas (selection)" performed by Alicia de Larrocha on RCA.
I know her recordings well and have the following box. Her Beethoven recordings are quite nice as well ...
