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First of all, I MUST apologize. The Purcell two-fer i referred to is with Andrew Parrott and the Tavener Consort. The one you listed is to my knowledge, still full price.

As for me, I love marches. Fredrick Fennell on Mercury Living Presence recorded some of the greatest march music ever. Herbert von Karajan has a DG Double of marches, Decca has a "Decca Double" of 40 of them, including marches for organ as well. Finally, Arthur Fiedler and the Boston Pops give you "Stars and Stripes Forever!" on RCA.

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Nanut is generally reliable, but that performance is fairly lacklustre (assuming it's the same one that's on Point Classics).

Bartok/Rahbari looks good.

The Mahler,Walton,Stravinsky/Szell SACD appeals, but probably not for beginners.

Karajan Spectacular looks like it would be a lot of fun for a newbie.

"Angels V16:violin Concertos" is part of a series of obscure east European recordings at bargain prices. Good performances of the Bruch & Mendelssohn violin concertos for $1.42 = value!

Holst's Planets + Elgar's String Serenade/Norrington looks good, and The Planets is a great piece for newbies.


P.S. Bear in mind that CD Universe charges shipping per disc, not per item.

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Thanks for the heads up on the Nanut.

I have the Szell Mahler, and it's definitely not for the beginner. It's also not a hybrid, so it's only for people with sacd equipment.