Post by CEnTR4L July 16, 2008 (1 of 12)
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Hello forum
I'd like you to advice me which album I should buy for the genre World or Opera
I don't like that genre but its not for me, it a gift for a an audiophile friend
I want him to be amazed. the shipping is inside USA. a great price would be appreciated
Regards,
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Post by akiralx July 16, 2008 (2 of 12)
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This new live opera set Verdi: La Traviata - Mehta has just got a good review in International Record Review, both for performance and sound.
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Post by CEnTR4L July 16, 2008 (4 of 12)
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thanks guys for the fast replies
I'm only interested in a 1 SACD Disc, I was hoping to get a less than 14$ since I have a very small budget for this gift.
waiting for your recommendations
Best Regards,
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CEnTR4L said:
thanks guys for the fast replies
I'm only interested in a 1 SACD Disc, I was hoping to get a less than 14$ since I have a very small budget for this gift.
waiting for your recommendations
Best Regards,
No problems but you should be aware that few operas are shorter than 80 minutes so will never be single discs (unless excerpts). There are those from the Living Stereo series which are cheaper (but still probably over $14 unless one is prepared to buy used through, for example, an Amazon re-seller) but whilst many performances are certainly "amazing", with the best will in the world a 40 year old recording will no longer be considered "amazing", astonishingly well done though the re-masterings are. It should also be noted that the MCH releases are in fact 3-channel recordings (not surround). For a certain generation, though, this experience will be wonderful...
I haven't personally heard these, but the following are (on the whole) recommended by those here (and I've had few, if any, bad experiences using this site as a basis for purchases):
Verdi & Puccini: Arias - Leontyne Price
Richard Strauss: Music from Salome, Elektra - Borkh/Reiner
Anna Moffo: Arias
Puccini: La Boheme - Leinsdorf (complete)
Puccini: Madame Butterfly - Leinsdorf (complete)
Verdi: La Traviata - Previtali (complete)
Puccini: Turandot - Leinsdorf (complete)
A more modern excerpts disc that might fit your requirements could be:
Handel: La Maga Abbandonata - Curtis
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Mozart, Schubert: Opera & Concert Arias - Elly Ameling
I would also add that, in any case, for (largely) modern recordings $14 is arguably unrealistically low for even "normal" RBCD's, let alone SACD's (which are typically $4 more per disc than the comparable RBCD) as few bargain issuers are in this market at present (and it is a great shame that Naxos withdrew support from this medium). For example, the recent EMI discs of BPO/Rattle retail for around $17 on RBCD.
Regards
PN
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Post by dschawv July 16, 2008 (6 of 12)
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CEnTR4L said:
thanks guys for the fast replies
I'm only interested in a 1 SACD Disc, I was hoping to get a less than 14$ since I have a very small budget for this gift.
waiting for your recommendations
Best Regards,
If your friend likes vintage sets, Living Stereo has a bunch. Each is a double cd set.
Turandot-Nilsson is awesome
La Boheme-Moffo and Tucker I very good.
La Traviata-Moffo and Tucker again
They can be purchased from various places using the links from this site.
The cheapest one is Turandot from Amazon for 16.99.
Hope this helps.
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Post by CEnTR4L July 16, 2008 (7 of 12)
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Thank you guys, you've been such a great help, your comments is pretty useful.
Regards,
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CEnTR4L said:
Hello forum
I'd like you to advice me which album I should buy for the genre World or Opera
I don't like that genre but its not for me, it a gift for a an audiophile friend
I want him to be amazed. the shipping is inside USA. a great price would be appreciated
Regards,
I own all of the RCA Living Stereo SACDs listed by Polly Nomial and they're all splendid performances and recordings. Please note that the Electra/Salome excerpts, while extremely dramatic, are not from aria based operas, and the person for whom you're buying may not like it if they're interested in melodic music.
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Post by Beagle July 17, 2008 (9 of 12)
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