crisp Posted August 16, 2011 Report Share Posted August 16, 2011 Coming on November 7 according to Amazon UK. No other details, but this must surely be the next in the complete Original Jacket series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomsMobley Posted August 18, 2011 Report Share Posted August 18, 2011 (edited) thanks for the head's up, crisp-- this was predicted/hoped for but we weren't sure it'd actually HAPPEN. I'm sure like most here i couldn't afford the big Artie box (chest!) when it came out... in related news, it appears the fast-disappearing Bernstein Symphony Edition might be coming back-- both Jpc.de and amazon.de have it listed for September 9 tho' in typical major label idiocy fashion, good luck finding that info out elsewhere (wouldn't want to build excitement or anything). http://http://www.amazon.de/Bernstein-Symphony-Leonard/dp/B003Z9Q4WG lastly, on the EMI side, anyone even thinking of the astounding Gyorgy Cziffra set should grab it if/when they can because that seems to be gone. Edited August 18, 2011 by MomsMobley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alankin Posted August 18, 2011 Report Share Posted August 18, 2011 Perhaps the Bernstein Symphony Edition listed is a new edition with cheaper packaging? 72 Euros isn't bad for 60 CDs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted August 18, 2011 Report Share Posted August 18, 2011 I bought about 25-30 individual discs from the previous complete set. The earlier set included the EMI recordings and I bet they are missing from the new box. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crisp Posted August 19, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2011 in typical major label idiocy fashion, good luck finding that info out elsewhere (wouldn't want to build excitement or anything) Tell me about it. There's a perception that nothing gets released, whereas in fact quite a lot of good stuff comes out. Yet the labels themselves never bother to promote them. I usually find out about releases by doing a label or series search on Amazon then post anything I find on here, but it's still hard to get some info. To this day the only place I've found that has a track listing on the Heifetz box is this obscure site. The next batch of CTI discs from Masterworks isn't even on the Masterworks site. It's like the record industry *wants* to die. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiRiIII Posted September 23, 2011 Report Share Posted September 23, 2011 200 EURO at jpc: http://www.jpc.de/jpcng/classic/detail/-/art/Arthur-Rubinstein-Complete-Album-Collection/hnum/9706662 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted September 23, 2011 Report Share Posted September 23, 2011 Looks beautiful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crisp Posted September 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2011 Nice, but I would have preferred it in a long box like the previous Original Jacket big boxes, Horowitz, Heifetz and Gould* *Sounds like a firm of lawyers... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted September 24, 2011 Report Share Posted September 24, 2011 In that case it might be over 24" long! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crisp Posted September 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2011 Good point! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crisp Posted October 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2011 Amazon UK's preorder price for this is pretty good: £173.30 here. That's about £1.20 per disc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattes Posted October 28, 2011 Report Share Posted October 28, 2011 Thanks for the info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted December 17, 2011 Report Share Posted December 17, 2011 (edited) I ordered this set from amazon.de for a total of 226 dollars, and it arrived in four days! Beautiful set. I'm listening to the very earliest material, from 1928 on and I find the restoration and mastering excellent. Notes in the booklet about sound: "This edition also boasts the finest sound quality ever bestowed on Arthur Rubinstein's complete recordings. The masters for the principal works in the collection come from the series of Living Stereo SACDs and Japanese XRCDs. All the other recordings are based on masters from the Rubinstein Collection of 1999, technically and sonically refurbished for this edition. In cases where the desired results could not be obtained, Sony Classical has gone back to the original analogue tapes." The set opens with 14 packed cds of the earliest material, recorded for HMV in London which would be the EMI recordings, correct? The notes say that they were all 78s and EPs and never reissued on LP. Great great music to savor the next year and beyond. Edited December 17, 2011 by jazzbo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van Basten II Posted December 17, 2011 Report Share Posted December 17, 2011 For those interested , if you buy this with the Bernstein on Amazon France, you get both of those mammoth sets for around 300 $ Invidually the Rubinstein is at 216 while the Bernstein is around 92 in US bucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted December 17, 2011 Report Share Posted December 17, 2011 Both are excellent, I've been enjoying the Bernstein this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted December 17, 2011 Report Share Posted December 17, 2011 The set opens with 14 packed cds of the earliest material, recorded for HMV in London which would be the EMI recordings, correct? The notes say that they were all 78s and EPs and never reissued on LP. Great great music to savor the next year and beyond. Most/probably all of the EMI stuff has been reissued on lp and cd. I've had much of it for 40 years. The previous RCA/BMG set had this stuff and smaller chunks have been on EMI cds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leeway Posted December 18, 2011 Report Share Posted December 18, 2011 This is really a strong selling point, for me at least: Notes in the booklet about sound: "This edition also boasts the finest sound quality ever bestowed on Arthur Rubinstein's complete recordings. The masters for the principal works in the collection come from the series of Living Stereo SACDs and Japanese XRCDs. All the other recordings are based on masters from the Rubinstein Collection of 1999, technically and sonically refurbished for this edition. In cases where the desired results could not be obtained, Sony Classical has gone back to the original analogue tapes." Have to give this one serious consideration. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted December 18, 2011 Report Share Posted December 18, 2011 The set opens with 14 packed cds of the earliest material, recorded for HMV in London which would be the EMI recordings, correct? The notes say that they were all 78s and EPs and never reissued on LP. Great great music to savor the next year and beyond. Most/probably all of the EMI stuff has been reissued on lp and cd. I've had much of it for 40 years. The previous RCA/BMG set had this stuff and smaller chunks have been on EMI cds. Thanks for the info Chuck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted December 18, 2011 Report Share Posted December 18, 2011 I'm really enjoying the sonics on these earliest dates recorded for HMV. Wow if more jazz releases of this vintage sounded this great . . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van Basten II Posted December 30, 2011 Report Share Posted December 30, 2011 (edited) Had to pick up the Rubinstein and Berstein from the post office, man these are huge motherfuckers, The plastic bag that I had got ripped off so I had to carry these thing in my arms for a 15 minutes walk at -9 F weather with windchill. Fortunately the music will be worth it. Not recommended if you live in a small place. Edited December 31, 2011 by Van Basten II Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted December 31, 2011 Report Share Posted December 31, 2011 Whoa, sorry about that walk with these heavies! You're going to love these sets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted December 31, 2011 Report Share Posted December 31, 2011 (edited) Had to pick up the Rubinstein and Berstein from the post office, man these are huge motherfuckers, The plastic bag that I had got ripped off so I had to carry these thing in my arms for a 15 minutes walk at -9 F weather with windchill. Fortunately the music will be worth it. Not recommended if you live in a small place. Sounds like the good ol' Montreal Winter weather is kicking in. Brrr ! Enjoy the music, sounds great ! Do they still have those postal stations with lockers where you have to collect everything from? Extremely inconvenient, from my own recollection. Edited December 31, 2011 by sidewinder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van Basten II Posted December 31, 2011 Report Share Posted December 31, 2011 (edited) Postal office in my neighborhood is in a drugstore, you show a few id cards with the shipping notice and they bring it up to the counter, rather efficient actually. Ideally you need someone at home to receive the package but it is still a nice alternative better than UPS. Weatherwise these are the first "real" winter days we had. For the most part weather was over the chilling point with about no snow. Edited December 31, 2011 by Van Basten II Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blind-blake Posted October 23, 2014 Report Share Posted October 23, 2014 Anyone have any thoughts about the Rubinstein Icon box featuring his early Chopin recordings. The bits and pieces I've heard are great, but I've read reviewers who say that his later RCA recordings are a better bet. Thanks in advance. https://www.google.com/#q=arthur+rubinstein+icon&facrc=_&imgrc=ic5ooWnU3WhU0M%253A%3Bundefined%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fecx.images-amazon.com%252Fimages%252FI%252F61hD9anAHvL._SY300_.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.amazon.com%252FIcon-Chopin-Recordings-Artur-Rubinstein%252Fdp%252FB0032700TY%3B300%3B300 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigshot Posted October 24, 2014 Report Share Posted October 24, 2014 It's hard to generalize, because there are so many recordings, but earlier Rubinstein is freer and more mercurial with wider dynamics, while later Rubinstein is more focused on perfection and balance. I like both myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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