Stefan Wood

On bandcamp. Excellent music. http://emptysound.bandcamp.com/releases

Can't be shipped to the US. Plus, I don't want his Beethoven and other stuff.

drool.

I'm looking at the one with the Kolner Rundfunk Symphony Orchestra. But will listen to samples first.

i credit your deadpan perversity here SW & I say that as someone w/ DOZENS of hours of Knappertsbusch at hand, lotsa Wagner, natch, some Bruckner... but I wouldn't recommend his AB be anyone's first or second or likely even third recording of a given work... what's next, Kabasta & Abdendroth? For $1-3 a pop, Tintner is worthwhile, sometimes better, that reminds me of Celibidache & Asahaina but, speaking of perversity, though Celi has that in spades & sometimes sounds "scrumptious" in so doing, I'd hold off now. best integrale that also fuels love/hate though most never saw it & few will be able to find it today is the mostly Eichorn (with some by Martin Sieghart (whose Schmidt 4 on Chesky is "fucking delectable" according to Virgil Thomson) box with Bruckner Orch Linz on Japanese Camerata. Obv. I mostly prefer individual issues in all the sym but the box economy will out. No to Kabasta or Abendroth. Zzzzzzz. I have heard individual Eichorn discs and yeah, love it. Individual discs are the way to go. I like my Bruckner full blooded and hot, not Celibidache lethargic. I want to be blindsided by those Alpine slopes in all their glory, and tumble down the steep cliffs in an avalanche. Boulez conducting the 8th is unexpectedly brilliant. Wildner instead of Tinter on Naxos, the 3rd and 9th are excellent, especially the 9th with the semi restored conclusion. Konwitschny's Bruckner is my first choice, though not a complete cycle, on Memories, which is available on Berkshire Music for about $24, for 6 discs, and is a freaking bargain for the quality of music you get.

I need to hear the Wand Bruckner. I have had the Skrowaczewski Oehms box and was deeply disappointed by it. I don't know if it is the recordings, which I find to be cooly distant, or the performances, which range from very good to unexpectedly bland. I have heard some earlier concerts that he had conducted, with different orchestras in the 70s and 80s, and they blow away the performances in this box. The Tinter Bruckner is awful, just overrated, with only the early symphonies (0, 00, 2) having some redeeming qualities. Look for Van Beinum on Decca (though not complete), the Brilliant Bruckner symphonies box (with wild performances conducted by Rogner), or above all, the Knappertsbusch cycle on Music & Arts.

Wait on it. Prices will fall.

The 92nd st Y.

Selling a pair of Polk Audio Monitor 4 speakers. These bookshelf speakers are in excellent condition, no rotting on foam surrounds, light marks on the wood veneer, but no deep scratches or dents. Not the peerless tweeters version. $65, plus $15 shipping in the US. Opinions from other owners of these speakers: http://www.audioreview.com/cat/speakers/floorstanding-speakers/polk-audio/monitor-series-4/prd_120427_1594crx.aspx

Somebody, call 911. My mind is blown.

Got mine this week from DG and it is a brilliant reissue --excellent sound quality.

It is an outstanding album.

I couldn't live with that much Rubenstein. Heifetz, however....

Mine came in yesterday. My pregnant wife complained about bringing it into the house! Where to start? I'm going to hit the American stuff first. He was outstanding when it came to performing works from fellow countrymen.

Hopefully mine is in the mailbox today.

I agree. I like how conductors or musicians play around with the music. I don't have problems with Perahia overall. Just listened to the 2 disc set from the box of Schubert, which sounded really fine. If I was so dogmatic about classical I would miss out on a lot of some good music -- Scherchen can drive the purists crazy with his zany takes, but there's heart and passion to it. Perahia is a different flavor, but I never found him to be boring. Getting back to the theme of this thread: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/%20B00FP45TT8/?tag=goodmusicguideco The Tchaikovsky Box on Brilliant. http://www.amazon.co.jp/Complete-Works-B-Britten/dp/B00CJCHJ1U The Complete Britten on Decca. And, Gould on TV: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005D4Y4H8/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B005D4Y4H8&linkCode=as2&tag=bonsplanscl06-20&linkId=AUYYL47QWDBOS4P5

yes, that is correct.

Starless in the mail. I'll never leave my listening room ever....... BTW, did anyone notice a 2 disc set of live King Crimson, featuring tracks throughout their career? Apparently there will be a forthcoming THRAKK box.

Amazon spain has rediculous prices on these two set. Turns out, they won't ship to the US. I'm wondering is it worth it for someone in Europe to buy these then ship to me? http://www.amazon.es/Complete-Opera-Collection-Dietrich-Fischer-Dieskau/dp/B0041IFTDK/ref=lh_ni_t?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A3VGWN07M5P6UX http://www.amazon.es/30-Complete-Operas-Maria-Callas/dp/B004JC16LM/ref=pd_sim_sbs_m_2?ie=UTF8&refRID=0SHG3JP7MGNY2KKVP9SX

Maybe THIS is exactly what bugged some? Those who have put KOB on a sky-high pedestal or in a sacred shrine to be worshipped all year round? Nah, to me it feels like a college grade conceptual project. Plus, it is a commodity, and the kickback from me would be, why buy this when there are so many other more interesting works out there to pay attention (and money) to?

One million dollars.

Best game this year by the Redskins. Third string QB, blitzing defense, even fine special teams play. Outstanding!

Any Siouxsie and the Banshees album up to and including Peepshow. Early Cocteau Twins, Dead Can Dance, This Mortal Coil. Bauhaus.

Agreed. I have the box, and it is overall pleasant but Meyer is exceptional.