J.A.W.

I didn't know political discussions are allowed as long as they are about historical events/actions/statements of a political nature. Interesting. And where does one draw the time line? Seriously, I think distinctions like those are highly arbitrary and difficult if not impossible to maintain.

Given who Seeger was, that seems close to unavoidable. I understand that, of course, but I was given the impression that political discussions are no longer allowed here since the removal of the dedicated forum.

This seems to be turning into a political topic...

I hope not; just checked my "saved for later" lists on the various Amazon sites and they contain hundreds of items... Time for some sorting and deleting, I guess

I take it MDT, Crochet and Presto are classical music download sites. Do they all provide sleeve notes? Could you post links, please, as I've never heard of these firms? MG MDT, Crotchet and Presto Classical are CD stores that can easily be found on the internet: http://www.mdt.co.uk/ http://www.crotchet.co.uk/ http://www.prestoclassical.co.uk/ Europadisc and Classics Direct are also recommended; their prices are often a bit lower: http://europadisc.co.uk/ http://www.classicsdirect.co.uk/ In many cases Amazon U.K. or third-party sellers on Amazon are cheaper than all of those: http://www.amazon.co.uk/

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/pete-seeger-legendary-folk-singer-dies-at-94/2014/01/28/36faeec0-c5dc-11df-94e1-c5afa35a9e59_story.html http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/29/arts/music/pete-seeger-songwriter-and-champion-of-folk-music-dies-at-94.html?emc=edit_na_20140128&_r=0

I paid about 2.80 euros per CD all-in, which is not that expensive.

Just opened the Szell box and it looks very nice. It seems all recordings were remastered, using the DSD process. An 87-page CD-sized booklet with a discography in English and a text in both Korean and English is included. The 49 CDs are housed in rice paper sleeves in mini-LP jackets. Haven't listened to anything yet.

I've seen that listing on Amazon Italy, it's indeed the lowest price I could find, but still pretty steep. The Fleisher Mozart Concerto No.25 is included, but as far as I could see not his Beethoven and Brahms concerti. Tracklisting: http://www.goodwinshighend.com/music/classical/Szell/George%20Szell%2049%20CD%20Box%20Set.htm I ordered the Szell box from ImportCDs (http://www.importcds.com/music/2611222/george-szell-edition) and got it for a total of 137 euros including shipping, tax (VAT) and customs handling charge. Still a lot of money, but I couldn't resist.

For what it's worth, I did a comparison between the Japanese CD reissue from 1999 (TOCJ-62026) of Dexter Gordon's Daddy Plays the Horn and the recent American reissue. The latter won on all counts; the Japanese CD has pumped-up highs and lows and is louder than the American CD, which sounds more natural to me and is much easier on the (my) ears. I haven't heard the recent Japanese reissue.

I'm old enough to have experienced the Beatles (and the Rolling Stones, for that matter) when their first Parlophone 45 ("Love Me Do") hit the charts in the U.K. in 1962. I didn't really warm to them in the beginning (the Stones were my favourites, as a 1940s/1950s R&B fan I thought they were more "authentic") but gradually I began to appreciate their output, from Beatles for Sale onwards. I got the mono set when it came out in 2009 and like most of it, although the first two albums (U.K. versions, of course), Please, Please Me and With the Beatles, still don't quite do it for me - neither do The Beatles (AKA The White Album), Let It Be and Abbey Road, by the way; to my ears those are albums of a group in decline.

1,800 yen per title? that's all relative, isn't it? I was just kidding, hence the smiley...

Individually for 11,340 yen (about $110)? That's a bit steep, isn't it

You mean this one: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Complete-1955-1957-Jackie-McLean/dp/B000O59YU8/ref=sr_1_2?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1390491960&sr=1-2&keywords=jackie+mclean? You're aware that this is a European public-domain release and that the label did not have access to the original masters? They most likely sourced the material from existing CDs.

No. As I said I was just speculating. At the moment there's no reason whatsoever to assume there will be a CD release.

That is only really two CDs worth, so I wonder if that amounts to a set, or whether there is other material that might make up further discs. I didn't check how much material there is, it was just a thought. Maybe they'll do a 2CD-set, maybe they'll do nothing.

Café Zimmermann are indeed excellent. Their (J.S.) Bach set is great.

Since the Mosaic set seems to be "LP only", I'm guessing Universal or their imprint Hip-O Select (or Verve Select) will release the CD version. It's just speculation on my part, of course.

I think I beat you to it - see post #6, right above yours

resist, ejp. a false bargain since there's approximately zero RCA recordings by Davis that are either better than his Philips sides or better than equivalent competition from other conductors/labels. And if there are a couple/three of those discs you're curious about, pick them up cheap separately. There are some excellent Davis recordings from earlier in his career but RCA + the live LSO stuff are almost wholly mediocre at best. I totally disagree as far as Davis' RCA Sibelius symphonies recordings are concerned, in my opinion they're on par with his earlier Philips interpretations.

That's one of the best interpretations in my opinion.

Existing thread: http://www.organissimo.org/forum/index.php?/topic/70158-charles-mingus/ Why don't you check the discography on the Mosaic site and you will see that the Minneapolis date is included: http://www.mosaicrecords.com/discography.asp?number=253-MD-CD&price=$119.00&copies=7CDs (scroll down)

I got the strong impression that Abbado was much more appreciated in Europe than in the United States, at least judging by the numerous reviews of his concerts and recordings I've read over the years.

As far as I know only admins/moderators can delete threads. Why not contact one of them via the "report" button of the thread you want to have deleted?

The last time I attended one of his concerts was in the 1980s at the Concertgebouw Amsterdam. One of the pieces he conducted was Ligeti's Ramifications, with the European Union Youth Orchestra. A wonderful performance.