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General Category => Gustav Mahler and Related Discussions => Topic started by: akiralx on March 07, 2011, 08:00:37 AM

Title: iTunes UK bargains
Post by: akiralx on March 07, 2011, 08:00:37 AM

For users of iTunes *UK* (not sure about the US iTunes) there are some fantastic bargains I just spotted. 

Virtually all the Decca Classics series listed here are £4.49, including the multi-CD sets. 

So feel free to enjoy Knappertsbusch's stereo Parsifal and Jochum's Meistersinger and others:

http://www.deccaclassics.com/cat/result?start=0&total=138&IN_XXSERIES=ORGNLS

I haven't checked all of them though.

I also downloaded Jessye Norman's famous Four Last Songs, Lupu's Mozart, Kovacevich's Bartok concertos, and Solti's CSO Mahler 1 (to keep the post on topic...).

Sadly Richter and Schreier's Winterreise + D840 sonata isn't reduced.

Title: Re: iTunes UK bargains
Post by: Don on March 07, 2011, 12:16:04 PM

The ones I checked, Solti Mahler and the Knappertsbusch Parsifal, seemed to be regular price on US Itunes.

Title: Re: iTunes UK bargains
Post by: Michael on March 12, 2011, 03:03:22 PM

Not to rain on the parade, but something to be noted...the sound quality on the Decca/DG iTunes releases is significantly lower than the stated 256KBPS bitrate; the sound is gritty in comparison to other labels/recordings.  Even DG FLAC files (from Passionato) have noticeable audio compression.