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Deal Alert: Barenboim 34 CD Wagner Opera Set $100

post #1 of 7
10/13/11 at 10:39am
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try to beat this deal. No librettos, but tons of great music.

http://www.prestoclassical.co.uk/r/Warner%2BClassics/2564666834
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post #2 of 7
11/7/11 at 7:41am

better price here:

http://www.crotchet.co.uk/2564666834.html

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post #3 of 7
11/8/11 at 7:17pm

Not quite the same deal, but the same 91/92 Bayreuth cast if not performances of the Ring on DVD: 

http://www.arkivmusic.com/albumpage/613193-E893-5

 

 

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post #4 of 7
11/10/11 at 7:07pm

Not worth it. Barenboim is deadly dull in my opinion. Broad, slow tempos the norm. The Philips boxed set from Bayreuth is not only cheaper, but far more entertaining and thrilling. Sawalisch, Varviso, Bohm get a lot more out of the music. Live performances. Yes, there are stage noises, some gaffs, but I'll take it any day over Barenboim. If this set ever shows up at Berkshire for under $40 it might be worth it, but not at $100. Just my opinion.

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post #5 of 7
11/10/11 at 7:59pm
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I don't have all the operas in this set, but I can speak for the Ring and Tristan... They're impeccably conducted in the Furtwangler tradition, and the audio quality is excellent. More than worth a couple of bucks a disk.


Edited by bigshot - 11/10/11 at 8:01pm
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post #6 of 7
11/15/11 at 7:09pm



Nice deal at the moment on Amazon for $58.  That's way cheaper than they're selling the CD edition, which makes no sense.

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Originally Posted by Nyvar View Post

Not quite the same deal, but the same 91/92 Bayreuth cast if not performances of the Ring on DVD: 

http://www.arkivmusic.com/albumpage/613193-E893-5

 

 



 

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post #7 of 7
11/15/11 at 7:12pm
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Barenboim is deadly dull in my opinion.

 

He deserves credit for nailing DuPre.

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