111 Years of Deutsche Grammophon (55 CDs): Is it now deleted?

It was a limited edition, and seems to have been very popular.

I see that Amazon.com (ie USA) shows one left at $169, but you'd be clobbered for VAT and Customs Duty.

Dont know if they have it in stock but i would try Bath CDS.
Failing that , good old ebay. Theres a used set in Germany with no bids. Start price is high but beggers cant be choosers.

Michael.

Indeed it was advertised as a limited edition from the start. I got it from cdwow which now also lists it as not available.

It seems to be available as purchase as download (mp3/flac) from: Deutsche grammophon

(Hope the link is OK by the moderators as it seems to become a hard to track down release)

I received my box after several weeks of delay. The box is amazing - get it while you can.

Arkivmusic.com has it in stock (Stateside)

Gregg

Thanks glevethan. The problem with ordering in from the USA is that I would get clobbered by import duty.

I've checked with Bath CDs and they have no further stock anticipated. I called Presto Music this morning and they checked with the UK distributor. The box set is listed as temporarily unavailable but they might go to repressing.

I very much doubt that, as a limited edition, it will be re-pressed: DG could hardly have covered the costs of the initial run as it was. I'd strongly advise that, if you want the box, you swallow hard, order it from the US while you still can, and pay Customs Duty when it arrives. It will still be a helluva lot of very good music for not an awful lot of money.

G

You're probably right Graham. I just ordered a copy from Arkiv in the USA. It came to $177 including shipping.

Anyone know how much import duty I might be liable for?

Thanks

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Originally posted by Doctor Jazz:
You're probably right Graham. I just ordered a copy from Arkiv in the USA. It came to $177 including shipping.

Anyone know how much import duty I might be liable for?

Thanks

You might be lucky - it occasionally happens. However my guess on that is about £25-30. It depends on what the shippers admin fee is.

Thanks Lontano. It will still come out at less than £3 per CD so it's a good deal.

Since I upgraded to CDS2/XPS & NAC52/Supercap I've been playing more classical music.

My local shop in Edinburgh had it in stock on Monday
http://www.mmmusic.co.uk/

They do mail order.

Thanks beebie. I looked at their website. Should have given them a call.

I've managed to source a copy from Arkiv in the USA. I received the despatch note by email this morning.

Beebie
thanks! just ordered mine from your local shop.
Scott.

Can't wait for mine to arrive - seems like a good way to learn about classical music. Hopefully it is a good set

Thanks to Doctor Jazz for getting me off of my butt to place the order - I saw this set listed about 2 months ago but was lazy

Gregg

Same here - should be a good way of getting into classical music and starting a decent collection.

Along similar lines, I thought this might be worth a go...30cds for £35

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Originally posted by glevethan:
Hopefully it is a good set

It's a great set with some of the finest recordings DG has to offer.

The phenomenon of very large box sets with very disparate [classical] content - in terms of repertoire and performers - has always struck me as a misguided way to introduce classical music to the beginer. It is too much to chew on all at once and these sets are all to often started on and abandoned to the shelf!

The best solution is to buy discs one or two at a time! Get to know them and then move organically onward with another one or two to learn and enjoy. Over twenty years you can end up with a reasonable sized assembly, and one which reflects your chosen favourite performers in favourite repertoire rather than pickings [which often appear nigh random] from a single recording company's archives! A well used small collection of well loved classical works is vastly preferable to a large collection where some of the recordings are functionally redundant.

If you are collecting second hand LPs then I recommend buying such portmanteau sets as they are usual pristine on the majority of the records contained! Perhaps one or two LPs have been well used while the rest languish unplayed and in mint condition, which rather shows the point.

ATB from George

Fair point GFFJ but I'm not sure that the beginner would go for a large box set, either the DG '111 Years' or the Harmonia Mundi 'Sacred Music' sets.

The soundtrack of my formative years was classical music. My parents owned copies (Most on Decca's Ace of Clubs label) of the classical standards ... Beethoven 'Emperor', Holst 'The Planets', Dvorak 'New World Symphony etc.

In 1967 I heard 'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band', 'The Doors', 'Are You Experienced' and 'Kind of Blue' and my musical preferences went in a different direction. I have always enjoyed classical music and have a collection of around 300 CDs. More recently I have started listening to more classical music although I still tend to have listening phases, balanced between jazz, rock, folk and classical. These large box sets represent excellent value and even if they do sit on the shelf for a while until all the discs are played it is still good to have them in a collection.

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These large box sets represent excellent value and even if they do sit on the shelf for a while until all the discs are played it is still good to have them in a collection.

That's my rationale for buying these sets too - excellent value for money, and a great way to come across new repertoire. I agree they often sit on the shelf with only half the CDs in them played, but it's reassuring to know there's stuff I haven't heard in my collection, if I'm struggling to find something to play. One exception to this general rule is the box set of Scarlatti keyboard sonatas I got for Christmas - I'm working my way steadily through that and won't stop until I reach the end.

I agree these mega box sets aren't the best way to introduce beginners to classical music though.

I ordered a copy from Arkiv in the USA and it arrived yesterday. Delivered to the UK within five working days of ordering. I didn't even have to pay import duty!

Thanks for pointing me in the right direction glevethan

Glad it worked out. Now we need to make it through 55 CD's worth of music

Gregg

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Originally posted by beebie:
My local shop in Edinburgh had it in stock on Monday
http://www.mmmusic.co.uk/

They do mail order.

Thanks for the heads up, my copy arrived from them on Monday and I am delighted with it.

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Originally posted by glevethan:
Glad it worked out. Now we need to make it through 55 CD's worth of music

Gregg

I have my box for a few weeks now and made some progress - it's a lot of fun.