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Ron S

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  1. This deal has become even better: using Google Checkout at Buy.com now gets you $20 off any order over $50, so the cost of this set at Buy.com's current price of $55.01 becomes $35.01 including delivery (for a 9-disc DG set!). Obviously, opinions will vary, but Gilels' Beethoven sonatas do get glowing reviews in some of the "mainstream" guides, and at this price it might be worth checking him out.
  2. For yourmusic.com groupies, that just showed up (for $5.99 w/free shipping, of course), here.
  3. You're not talking about this, are you? Or do you mean Edwin Fischer? BTW, what do you think of Solomon? As always, your (Chuck's and clem's) personal views are interesting and appreciated, especially since both the Arrau set and Gilels generally get positive reviews from the "pros" (Penguin, Gramophone, Third Ear, Rough Guide, etc.).
  4. These are the ones from the '60s (see here). Any thoughts on those? (FWIW, the sound in this set is said to be excellent, belying it's vintage, which you can sort of tell in the AMG samples.)
  5. ANOTHER BEETHOVEN PIANO SONATA DEAL ALERT: Amazon.co.uk has the Philips 14-CD Claudio Arrau set for 30.97 pounds including VAT, and 26.36 pounds excluding VAT for those outside the EU (or about $50). In addition to all 32 sonatas, this set includes the Diabelli Variations, the Eroica Variations, all 5 Piano Concertos, and the Triple Concerto. And with a shipping cost of only about 3 pounds ($5.70) to the US, it's another amazing deal from the British Amazonians. See more here. And while we're on the subject of Beethoven Sonata deals, another one can be had on the newly reissued Deutsche Grammophon 9-CD Gilels set. This set includes 27 of the numbered Sonatas (he died before he could record the remaining 5), the Eroica Variations, and some other pieces. Buy.com has it for $54.21, but if you use Google Checkout (quick and easy sign-up if you haven't already), you get an immediate $10 discount when you check out. (This applies to everything else in stock at Buy.com, including the 19 Mosaic Selects they carry--just order each one separately to get the $10 discount applied to each order). See more about this set on Amazon's page here, and order it from Buy.com here. Just remember to use Google Checkout to get the $44.21 price.
  6. Personally, I'm holding out for Rod STASICK's Great American Songbooks Collection.
  7. I have that same set--but I still haven't found the tracks with Gerry Mulligan.
  8. Dizzy Reece Select--disc 1
  9. The rust is what makes this set disctinctive! A rustfree box would be a first! But I want it to be my rust.
  10. I thought it was supposed to make you smart.
  11. Ditto.
  12. Now at yourmusic.com.
  13. Both of those are now available at BMG, so they should be showing up at YourMusic soon. I just ordered them from BMG yesterday, along with several other new arrivals: Johnny Griffin - The Congregation Lee Morgan - The Cooker Ike Quebec - It Might As Well Be Spring And all 5 are now available at yourmusic.com.
  14. Andy's is a fun room, always has great music, delicious and nutritious food, lots of interesting people, and it's only a few blocks away from the Jazz Showcase, where the Eric Reed trio will be hittin' ... Yeah, but it ain't in Philly. I think that's the point. Actually, Randy keeps telling me that he misses Philly, poor baby. -_- Or, maybe he really just misses my wife's cooking.
  15. Andy's is a fun room, always has great music, delicious and nutritious food, lots of interesting people, and it's only a few blocks away from the Jazz Showcase, where the Eric Reed trio will be hittin' ... Yeah, but it ain't in Philly.
  16. Actually, that bit about VAT is not quite correct; VAT is not deducted for EU residents, only for those outside the EU. I figured that out after I submitted that post.
  17. I ordered two copies over the weekend and they arrived here this morning. That's faster then ordering domestically. My copy arrived today, also.
  18. Speaking of the CJB Mosaic, anyone who enjoys this set should also consider getting these 2 CDs (in one issue or another), which capture the same band in European concerts: at the Olympia in Paris (2 discs) in Zurich Both excellent, and nice complements to the Mosaic set.
  19. Gorgeous!
  20. That's the impression I've been getting from the on-line samples, but your opinion of the actual discs is the "final nail" for me. It looks like those Naxos discs may be a nice sonic compromise.
  21. Actually that was Ron's recommendation. I ended up buying two copies of the Kempff 50's set. Ron - they should give you a comission. Actually, it looks like they sorta did. I just noticed that the price has gone up slightly since I ordered a set a couple of days ago, from 17 to 18.70 pounds (from $32.46 to $35.71). I wonder if that increase was automatically triggered by a sudden surge in orders generated on this Board? It's still a fantastic price, however.
  22. Ah, I knew it was too good to be true. See, this is what happens when you have 70 degree days in November in Philly. I'm stupid by nature but I'm super stupid when it gets warm outside Still $38 is insane. You might as well buy 2 for that price. Hey Kirby--sorry I couldn't answer your question earlier, but I just got in. BTW, I've been investigating the various releases of Schnabel, including listening to online samples. It looks like the general consensus is that the EMI box has too much NR, whereas the Pearl releases have virtually no NR, but a lot of high end surface noise, which could be a bit fatiguing after a while. Naxos has released all of Schnabel's Beethoven sonata recordings on 9 separate discs, and apparently went to great lengths to locate multiple copies of the original 78s to ensure it had the best sources. Additionally, Naxos used much less NR than EMI, providing sort of a compromise between the approaches of EMI and Pearl. The best price I've found for the Naxos discs is $6.64 each at JPC.de. Incidentally, like its price for the Kempff set, Amazon.co.uk also has an insanely low price for the EMI box: 15.31 pounds (that's POUNDS, Kirby, not Euros ), which is equal to about $29! Personally, I haven't quite decided which way to go on this.
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