I'm getting rid of 16 multichannel classical SACDs that I've acquired in various collecting binges after deciding that I'll never listen to them or that they duplicate releases or works I already have. Most are still sealed. I had planned to list them on eBay as a lot, because I really don't want to get into sending a bunch of individual packages. But I thought I'd post here first to see if anyone wanted to call dibs on them at a great price first. I really don't want to wrestle with listing these on eBay.
Because shipping internationally is cost-prohibitive, this is for U.S. buyers only, and I'd ship by media mail.
I added the cheapest version of all of these to an Amazon cart (including discounted used copies even when mine might be new and sealed), and it totaled well over $300. I'll sell these for $150 shipped by U.S. media mail to anyone who wants them all. That price of $9.38 shipped per disc is only if they are bought as a lot.
These are recent releases of highly acclaimed performances from record labels known for excellent sound quality.
* Isang Yun: Sunrise Falling (Pentatone Oxingale) - Dennis Russell Davies, Bruckner Orchester Linz, Matt Haimovitz, Yumi Hwang-Williams, Maki Namekawa - sealed
“Surely one of the finest works for cello and orchestra of the last 50 years.” - The Guardian
* Mozart: Violin Concertos Nos.1, 2 & 3 (LSO Live) - Nikolaj Znaider (Artist), London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra) - sealed
"Znaider's ... new recording of the first three concertos with the LSO … is notable for the purity of his sound." - BBC Music Magazine
* Evocation: Violin Works by Paul Ben-Haim (BIS) - Itamar Zorman (Artist), Paul Ben-Haim (Composer), Philippe Bach (Conductor), BBC National Orchestra of Wales (Orchestra) - sealed
"Superbly played by the young violinist Itamar Zorman, making his recording debut." - The Observer
* Vaughan Williams: Symphonies Nos 4 & 6 (LSO Live) - Antonio Pappano (Artist), London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra) - sealed
"There is so much musicality and great playing here that I cannot resist offering a strong recommendation." - Fanfare
* Handel's Last Prima Donna: Giulia Frasi in London (Chaconne/Chandos) - Ruby Hughes, with Laurence Cummings and the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment - sealed
"Ruby Hughes’s vocalism fits Frasi’s song perfectly. … Cummings turns even the rawest musical material into gold. … This disc is a treat. - BBC Music Magazine
* Rachmaninoff: Trio élégiaque Nos. 1 & 2, Vocalise (Reference Recordings) - Hermitage Piano Trio - sealed
"This is best recording I have heard of Trio 1 — and that goes for the sound as well. Trio 2 is similar." - American Record Guide
* Hymns of Kassiani (Capella Records) - Cappella Romana - sealed
"In this multi-channel hybrid SACD, discover the worlds earliest music by a female composer: 9th-century nun, poet, and hymnographer Kassianí (Kassía)."
* C.P.E. Bach, Haydn & Beethoven: Symphonies (Dux) - Chamber Orchestra of the Academy of Music in Gdansk, conducted by Sigiswald Kuijken
Contains Bach's Symphony in F, Haydn's Symphony No. 39 and LVB's Symphony No. 1
* Ravel: Daphnis & Chloe (Coviello Classics) - Sinfonieorchester Aachen, conducted by Kazem Abdullah
"Abdullah cultivates … a bright, transparent orchestral sound free of dull pathos and also rediscovers colours in this score." - Aachener Nachrichten
* Rachel Podger: Vivaldi's Four Seasons (Channel Classics) - With Brecon Baroque
Selected as being among the best recordings by BBC Magazine, Gramophone and Diapason
* Rachel Podger: Guardian Angel (Channel Classics) - Works by Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber, Giuseppe Tartini, Johann Sebastian Bach, Johann Georg Pisendel and Nicola Matteis - sealed (pinhole through UPC)
"This is a remarkably beautiful recital. I doubt the solo violin has ever been more exquisitely recorded in surround." - MusicWeb International
* Howells: Cello Concerto & An English Mass (Kings College) - The Choir of King's College Cambridge, with Guy Johnston, Stephen Cleobury and the Britten Sinfonia - sealed
"All of the works were recorded in the warmly resonant King’s College Chapel. ... It’s altogether a fine collection of unfamiliar music." - The Guardian
* J.S. Bach: Brandenburg Concertos Nos.1-6 (Harmonia Mundi) - Academy Of Ancient Music
"A recording you must hear, if only to hear how the boundaries of these extraordinary concertos can be stretched." - BBC Music Magazine
* Daydreams (Pentatone Oxingale) - Tippet Rise Opus 2017
Works by Kernis, Enescu, Bozza, Adams, Kahane, Bach and Chopin recorded in "performance spaces of acoustic perfection."
* Domo (Pentatone Oxingale) - Tippet Rise Opus 2016 - sealed
Works by Scriabin, Abril, Rachmaninoff, Stravinsky and Chopin recorded in "performance spaces of acoustic perfection."
* Troika (Pentatone Oxingale) - Cellist Matt Haimovitz and pianist Christopher O'Riley
"Acclaimed for their adventurous and wide-ranging recording projects ... the endlessly inventive duo of cellist Matt Haimovitz and pianist Christopher O Riley returns to explore music of the Slavic soul," including works by Rachmaninoff, Prokofiev and Shostakovich.
Because shipping internationally is cost-prohibitive, this is for U.S. buyers only, and I'd ship by media mail.
I added the cheapest version of all of these to an Amazon cart (including discounted used copies even when mine might be new and sealed), and it totaled well over $300. I'll sell these for $150 shipped by U.S. media mail to anyone who wants them all. That price of $9.38 shipped per disc is only if they are bought as a lot.
These are recent releases of highly acclaimed performances from record labels known for excellent sound quality.
* Isang Yun: Sunrise Falling (Pentatone Oxingale) - Dennis Russell Davies, Bruckner Orchester Linz, Matt Haimovitz, Yumi Hwang-Williams, Maki Namekawa - sealed
“Surely one of the finest works for cello and orchestra of the last 50 years.” - The Guardian
* Mozart: Violin Concertos Nos.1, 2 & 3 (LSO Live) - Nikolaj Znaider (Artist), London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra) - sealed
"Znaider's ... new recording of the first three concertos with the LSO … is notable for the purity of his sound." - BBC Music Magazine
* Evocation: Violin Works by Paul Ben-Haim (BIS) - Itamar Zorman (Artist), Paul Ben-Haim (Composer), Philippe Bach (Conductor), BBC National Orchestra of Wales (Orchestra) - sealed
"Superbly played by the young violinist Itamar Zorman, making his recording debut." - The Observer
* Vaughan Williams: Symphonies Nos 4 & 6 (LSO Live) - Antonio Pappano (Artist), London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra) - sealed
"There is so much musicality and great playing here that I cannot resist offering a strong recommendation." - Fanfare
* Handel's Last Prima Donna: Giulia Frasi in London (Chaconne/Chandos) - Ruby Hughes, with Laurence Cummings and the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment - sealed
"Ruby Hughes’s vocalism fits Frasi’s song perfectly. … Cummings turns even the rawest musical material into gold. … This disc is a treat. - BBC Music Magazine
* Rachmaninoff: Trio élégiaque Nos. 1 & 2, Vocalise (Reference Recordings) - Hermitage Piano Trio - sealed
"This is best recording I have heard of Trio 1 — and that goes for the sound as well. Trio 2 is similar." - American Record Guide
* Hymns of Kassiani (Capella Records) - Cappella Romana - sealed
"In this multi-channel hybrid SACD, discover the worlds earliest music by a female composer: 9th-century nun, poet, and hymnographer Kassianí (Kassía)."
* C.P.E. Bach, Haydn & Beethoven: Symphonies (Dux) - Chamber Orchestra of the Academy of Music in Gdansk, conducted by Sigiswald Kuijken
Contains Bach's Symphony in F, Haydn's Symphony No. 39 and LVB's Symphony No. 1
* Ravel: Daphnis & Chloe (Coviello Classics) - Sinfonieorchester Aachen, conducted by Kazem Abdullah
"Abdullah cultivates … a bright, transparent orchestral sound free of dull pathos and also rediscovers colours in this score." - Aachener Nachrichten
* Rachel Podger: Vivaldi's Four Seasons (Channel Classics) - With Brecon Baroque
Selected as being among the best recordings by BBC Magazine, Gramophone and Diapason
* Rachel Podger: Guardian Angel (Channel Classics) - Works by Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber, Giuseppe Tartini, Johann Sebastian Bach, Johann Georg Pisendel and Nicola Matteis - sealed (pinhole through UPC)
"This is a remarkably beautiful recital. I doubt the solo violin has ever been more exquisitely recorded in surround." - MusicWeb International
* Howells: Cello Concerto & An English Mass (Kings College) - The Choir of King's College Cambridge, with Guy Johnston, Stephen Cleobury and the Britten Sinfonia - sealed
"All of the works were recorded in the warmly resonant King’s College Chapel. ... It’s altogether a fine collection of unfamiliar music." - The Guardian
* J.S. Bach: Brandenburg Concertos Nos.1-6 (Harmonia Mundi) - Academy Of Ancient Music
"A recording you must hear, if only to hear how the boundaries of these extraordinary concertos can be stretched." - BBC Music Magazine
* Daydreams (Pentatone Oxingale) - Tippet Rise Opus 2017
Works by Kernis, Enescu, Bozza, Adams, Kahane, Bach and Chopin recorded in "performance spaces of acoustic perfection."
* Domo (Pentatone Oxingale) - Tippet Rise Opus 2016 - sealed
Works by Scriabin, Abril, Rachmaninoff, Stravinsky and Chopin recorded in "performance spaces of acoustic perfection."
* Troika (Pentatone Oxingale) - Cellist Matt Haimovitz and pianist Christopher O'Riley
"Acclaimed for their adventurous and wide-ranging recording projects ... the endlessly inventive duo of cellist Matt Haimovitz and pianist Christopher O Riley returns to explore music of the Slavic soul," including works by Rachmaninoff, Prokofiev and Shostakovich.
