So many CDs, so little time . . .

Posted by: Todd A on 24 August 2008

So far it looks like these recordings are only available in Europe and Japan, but sometime they’ll hit the US. (Of course, I may not be able to wait that long.) Looks like EMI started issuing these big sets last year, but the new series has got the most to choose from. It’s a veritable buffet of CDs by esteemed artists for classical music gluttons. Some are most tempting – especially the Richter, Cziffra, Cortot, Nat, Heifetz, and Oistrakh.

Posted on: 29 August 2008 by u5227470736789439

I could add to the wish list in the line!

Otto Klemperer
Thomas Beecham,
Adrian Boult
John Barbirolli
Edwin Fischer
William Walton
Edward Elgar [already issued in 1994, but currentl deleted]
Elisabeth Schumann
Isobel Bailie
Heddle Nash
Aksel Schoitz
Mogens Woldike
Adolf Busch
Annie Fischer
Albert Sammons

In no order of precedence at all!

I am being greedy am I not?

ATB from George

Posted on: 30 August 2008 by Tam

I am particularly tempted by the Du Pre (though I own quite a few of the individual discs already) and the Solomon (of which the same could be said, since all the Beethoven is available through Testament).

The other box I'm looking forwards to is a 35 disc set from Brilliant of Alfred Brendel's pre-Philips recordings.

George might be interested in this Barbirolli box I spotted the other day (Amazon provides no details of the contents, by they seemed to be his pre-war NY recordings). There is a similar one for Beecham also.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sir-John-Barbirolli-Various-Com...id=1220109875&sr=1-1

regards, Tam