twice written to Pentatone; twice zero response

[barryguerrero]

I may be a pest to them, but I find Pentatone's lack of response to my inquiries to be irresponsible and rude. I've twice tried to ask them what their intentions are for the rest of the S. Bychkov/Czech Phil. Mahler cycle. In my second inquiry, I even stated that, "we don't know yet", would be a perfectly legitimate and satisfactory answer. Nothing. Nada, zilch, nichts, nyet, zippo!

[John Kim]

Maybe they themselves don't know what to do with the rest of the cycle.

I read somewhere that Pentatone will release the entire cycle next year including the 6th-9th (possibly the 10th Adagio as well) in a single box set.

John

[John Kim]

We have live archives of Bychkov/CPO M6th and 9th (both of which are outstanding), so at least we have an idea how the rest of the cycle might have gone.

John

[barryguerrero]

It positively pisses me off that Pentatone won't even return e-mails regarding the Bychkov/C.P.O. Mahler cycle. Why all the big announcements and proclamations to begin with then? Surely they must have been aware that there's tons of existing, recorded competition already in place, and that it would be ridiculous to expect pop music like sales. This is not just a 'slight' to Semyon Bychkov, but it's also an outright insult to the Czech Philharmonic.

[John Kim]

Barry

I suspect they've lost motivation to continue the cycle after disappointing(?) sales of the first five CDs, M1-M5. Still, they can put the rest of the cycle in a box and release the set. This way they can minimize the loss, maximize the profit.

John