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In Reply to: Classical guys - how many versions of the same piece... posted by vinyl1 on December 18, 2005 at 10:15:13:
For buying, at thrift prices I always pick up a good LP of a piece I like by performers that sound promising.
For keeping, I select the versions that I sometimes want to listen to, because they provide a different perspective on the piece, and one I appreciate. Then for most works I have one (or two) performances I return to more often, but that's fine.
For me, this means almost (?) always remaining in single-digit territory.In practice, I must say that with LPs so far I have earmarked those I don't need but have not actually gotten rid of them because I await to reach a critical mass of culls.
By the way, I have the Grumiaux/Davis Brahms VC and I also like it. Then again, I suppose I am into slow & stately since my reference point is Menuhin/Furtwaengler.
Follow Ups:
The killer is....drum roll, please...Handel Messiahs! How many does one need?I've culled at least 4 or 5 doubles and still own (I think) 9 different ones of 'em! Now that's absurd! But if I found another at a yard sale or while on a roll at a flea market I'd buy it. I'm a sicko, but thankfully I'm a sicko among many other sickos!
We are merely restraint-challenged --- or was it moderation-impaired?
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