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Hope everyone is safe - Although there are extensive shipping delays in light of the coronavirus, has anyone, particularly in the US, received any CD shipments from Japan? I ordered some CDs from three different eBay sellers almost 2 months ago in early March 2020. To date, I have not received any of them. I have checked the USPS site for tracking and see that “label had been created” but nothing further-no movement. Has anyone on the board experienced the same? Any thoughts or suggestions are appreciated. Be safe, Bob

I received an email today that the 2020 Marlboro Music Festival has been cancelled this summer due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This year would have marked the 70th season. Although wise and prudent, the cancellation will surely create a void for chamber music patrons this summer. In lieu of the festival, perhaps Sony Classical will issue a box set of the Complete Music from Marlboro recordings that appeared on Columbia/CBS Masterworks from the late 1950s to the late 1970s with replicas of the original album jackets displaying the beautiful Vermont landscape and classic photos from the festival. Although the more popular recordings with Rudolf Serkin and Pablo Casals were issued on CD in the early 1990s in celebration of the 40th season, there remains many recordings that deserve proper CD issue including sone that have been issued only as CDR pressings from ArchivMusic - in addition, there’s a late 1970s LP of recording of Hummel’s Piano Septet / Boccherini Cello Quintet that has never been issued on disc (CD/CDR) to my knowledge. Perhaps such a set would also include the recordings from Marlboro Music Records which were issued in generic grey covers with orange lettering. Wishful thinking or maybe there’s someone out there in Sony Classical reading this that can make this happen! Stay safe Bob

A very good email to receive during these crazy times - hopefully a sign of better times ahead

Anyone hear anything new on upcoming Desmond and Armstrong Mosaic sets? stay safe

Recordings not yet on CD after all these years!! String Quartets - Juilliard String Quartet with Benita Valente recorded in the 1970s The Music of Arnold Schoenberg- Columbia Masterworks 2LP box sets issued in the 1960-1970s- this would surely make a great Sony Classical box set

Thanks for some good news in these otherwise unhappy times- still can’t believe it took all this time to get Paper Man on CD but always happy with more Charles Tolliver on the way .

Bootsie was Philly Jazz- I often headed south from New York several times per year to hear him - a real natural player. I heard that his grandson is a serious student of jazz writing a doctoral dissertation on Bootsie’s contribution to jazz music. R.I.P. Bootsie- a Philly legend loved well beyond Center City.

What a loss - he is missed

RIP, Jymie- more sad news.

Nice offer! - I’d jump at it but it would not be pretty here either with my wife in spring cleaning mode as I’m trying to smuggle in some CDs through the mail, as I’m sure we all are, with neighborhood CD shops on pause- enjoy and happy reading to whoever receives! Bob

Two Australian LPs from the 1960s: Judy Bailey - My Favourite Things - CBS (Her first LP “You & the Night & the Music” was reissued on LP and CD by Bei! a few years ago and I was hoping this would follow shortly after); Errol Buddle - The Wind - HMV

I don’t remember the Cleveland recording Bartok - the Guarneri Quartet released a set of the six quartets for RCA in the early 1980s, which were good but not exceptional or unique in their interpretation IMHO.

Anyone interested in seeing a Cleveland Quartet RCA box, which would include the great recordings from the 70s and 80s as: Brahms - String Quartets Brahms-Clarinet Quintet w/ Stolzman Brahms- Piano Quintet w/ Ax Brahms- String Quintets w/ Zukerman Brahms-String Sextets Dvorak- Piano Quintet w/ Ax Schumann-Piano Quartet/Quintet with Ax Mendelssohn - Octet with Tokyo Quartet Ives/Barber String Quartets Beethoven-Complete Quartets with Mozart/Haydn//Schubert Quartets plus more they recorded for RCA!

Any thoughts or opinions on new recording by Alisa Weilerstein ? With several interpretations in my collection, Casals. Starker, Rostropovich and Ma, is Weilerstein worth acquiring ? Anything unusual or insightful with her interpretations? Stay safe and keep healthy. Bob

Recieved email that CD Baby is no longer selling physical CDs. What a time to stop selling CDs as neighborhood CD shops are shuttered!! Anyone know of any other internet sites where the dinosaurs on the board, like myself, who don’t download or rip musc can still purchase physical discs of up-and coming or less well known musicians’ recordings on CD or even LP that aren’t distributed through amazon? Thanks - stay safe and healthy. Bob

Thanks CJ, I didn’t see CDs on her sites. That would be great if you can get a hold of one - let me know what I owe. Thanks and be safe Bob

Anyone know if this is available as a physical CD? If so,any leads as to where I can buy a copy ? Thanks Bob

I understand that everything has come to a standstill with COVID-19, but in trying to keep optimistic and looking ahead to better times, has anyone heard what’s happening with Mosaic issuing the Paul Desmond Toronto Quartet recordings with Ed Bickert? Moments after posting this question, I realized that I should have posted this question on the “Mosaic-Box sets” thread, but perhaps the “Offering and Looking for” thread is just as appropriate now as we’re all looking for something good and positive in our future. Safety and good health to all. Bob

I would jump at these recordings being issued as a box set by Sony Classical. Some of the LPs (3-4) have been issued as part of the New Music Quartet CD box set in 2019, but I’m still waiting for the whole series, particularly Lester Trimble - Four Fragments from the Canterbury Tales / Theodore Chanler - Nine Epitaphs which I discovered in a “free” box of records outside a local record shop 30 years ago as a student, in mint stereo. Also discovered great music of Stefan Wolpe, Goddard Lieberson, Ross Lee Finney and much more in this series which is IMHO is long overdue to be issued as a box set. A nice bonus would also be Columbia’s recordings of Wallingford Riegger’s Piano Trio and String Quartet issued in Columbia Stereo. Ah!! thinking there is hope for all of this music being reissued soon... I was going through amazon “future releases” and just pre-ordered the Fromm Foundation 10 CD box set of recordings originally issued by Epic Records from the mid 1950s-early 1960s which is due to be released in May, 2020. The set includes music of: Luigi Dallapiccola; Ben Weber; Eliott Carter; Jerome Rosen and much more. Looking forward for the Fromm Foundation set and hope the Modern American Music Series isn’t far behind. If there’s any Sony Masterworks people reading this, please give this a plug and release !! Thanks, Bob

Hi Ken, Just sent PM on Toshiko, Dahl, Jones, Out of the Blues and Asmussen CDs Thanks, Bob

Up for air on this one by Cicci Santucci - Arrevederci Roma Thanks Bob

I’m always satisfied with Tommy’s selection and service! Thavks Tommy and all the best for a great 2020!

I see that Jimmy Cobb has a new recording out called Remembering U which I can’t seem to find on disc . Any leads as to a CD copy? Thanks- and all the best for a happy holiday season to all Bob

Looking for Don Shirley In Concert Thanks, Bob

Anyone have an extra copy for sale on Collectibles CD or have any leads as to a copy for sale aside from the usual internet sites which are all trying to cash in on the Green Book movie. I remember seeing this disc not so long ago selling between $5-$8.00, including on the oldies.com site and CD shops. My local go-to used CD shop had a clean/mint copy for sale around 3 months ago for $15.00 but didn’t buy it as I hadn’t seen the movie and heard his music. Willing to offer $15.00 or thereabouts for a clean/mint copy. Thanks, Bob