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Title:	Welcome to the CD Notes Conference
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Created:	Mon Feb 17 1986
Last Modified:	Fri Mar 03 1989
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	1517
Total number of notes:	13349

171.0. "Bruno Walter on CD?" by CRVAX1::KAPLOW () Tue Aug 20 1985 19:11

	My wife found a copy of the CBS/Sony Bruno Walter Beethoven 6th, 
and now wants more. The jacket and notes are all in Japanese, and when 
she inquired at a (large) local store, they said that only a few were 
imported and she was lucky to get the one she has! Has anyone seen any 
of these disks? She would be interested in any Bruno Walter recordings 
of Beethoven, Mahler, or Mozart, besides the one she already has.

BTW, these are very old recordings that have been remastered for CD. 
Considering the age of the recordings, they have done an EXCELENT job.

[Posted to CD.NOT and CDSWAP.NOT - sorry for the duplication if you read 
both. Discussion of these disks is welcome in CD.NOT, please do not 
respond to CDSWAP.NOT, but send mail to CRVAX1::KAPLOW if you know where 
one of these disks might be had. I will gladly pay for the disk, and 
whatever trouble it takes to get them.]

T.R	Title	User	Date	Lines
171.1		BABEL::LIONEL	`Wed Aug 21 1985 11:11`	12
	Looking through my catalogs, I find: Mahler: Das Lied Von Der Erde/Vienna Philharmonic, Bruno Walter, Kathleen Ferrier, Julius Patzak London 414-194-2 Available from The Essentials Marketing, catalog number 9117, $17.59 Essentials can be called at 800-525-2514. They charge $2.95 shipping per order, and if you order 3 or more discs, you get 20% off. Steve
171.2		EIFFEL::LIONEL	`Fri Aug 23 1985 23:10`	9
	Compact Disc Centre (1-800-232-3687) lists the Mahler at $14.99, catalog number 2094. They also have the Beethoven's 6th, CBS MYK36720, catalog number 3167, for $12.99. CDC charges $2.50 for the first shipment, $1 for any additional shipments of backordered items (kinda encourages them to ship them out one at a time, doesn't it...) I have not ordered from CDC so I have no idea what their service is like or whether or not their seemingly large catalog is "vaporware". They give $1/disc off if you order 10 or more total. Steve
171.3		FURILO::JOHNSON	`Mon Aug 26 1985 09:27`	8
	I use CDC quite a bit and have found there service to be excellent. Very few backorders and what they have they ship out immediately. You have the option to control how the order is shipped - if there are backordered items you could hold the entire shipment up, cancel the backorder or have it shipped separately. For service have your order number available, they can't help much with just a name. pj
171.4		MADMAC::MULELID	`Thu Aug 29 1985 04:37`	7
	I have myself two CDs from CBS/Sony with Bruno Walter, that is Beethoven Symphony 4&5 and Symphony 9. I think I saw Beethoven Symphony 7&8. I got the discs here in Nice, France at a shop called FNAC and I think it cost between $14-16. If you should be interrested I would be glad to check what CD they have with Buno Walter now. Please mail me at BEAGLE::MULELID.
171.5		CRVAX1::KAPLOW	`Sun Dec 15 1985 23:14`	2
	Unfortunately, they have now shown up in our area. My wife just came home with a stack of disks, and a $110 visa bill!
171.6		LATOUR::APPELLOF	`Mon Jan 13 1986 07:46`	10
	Bruno seems to be getting popular now. I went to Strawberrys in Nashua on Sunday to take advantage of their $12.99 sale. There were Bruno Walter versions of many classical pieces. I picked up Brahms Double Concerto/ Schumann ??? The remastering IS very good. I turned up the volume on the quiet parts to see what the background sounded like. Very little hiss. Carl
171.7		CRVAX1::KAPLOW	`Mon Jan 13 1986 17:49`	3
	Gee, some of the ones my wife bought have a LOT of hiss. But then I guess it's all relative. Still they aren't bad for the '50s, and are much better than my wifes old records that got watered along with her plants.