In Reply to: RE: Brother, can you spare $1000? posted by PAR on November 12, 2016 at 16:16:23:
you can get the original Columbia vinyl set on ebay right now for as little as $29.75 (or best offer).
As big fan of the Juilliard Quartet of the Robert Mann era, I've never understood how chunks of their discography, even from the stereo era, can be left oop.
Their 10 RCA records from circa 1957-62, all but the first two of which are in stereo, were partially but not fully reissued on CD by Testament. Other 60s stereo records on Columbia remain oop.
JDaniel will tell you that their original mono Bartok cycle with original cellist Arthur Winograd is the one to get. Either way, for me, they still stand alone at the top of the string quartet hierarchy. Chris from Lafayette may get mad, but this is an example where older really is better. Sorry. ;-)
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- Or ... - rbolaw 18:01:55 11/12/16 (14)
- Hell, for that, you can get a set of these... - vinyl phanatic 16:49:10 11/13/16 (3)
- ??? - rbolaw 17:19:05 11/13/16 (2)
- Sorry, I was referencing the $1,000 price in the OP - vinyl phanatic 17:24:10 11/13/16 (1)
- Aha. Yes, you're certainly right about that. nt - rbolaw 17:32:22 11/13/16 (0)
- Or new LPs - oldmkvi 22:19:20 11/12/16 (1)
- Or mono Download - oldmkvi 22:37:08 11/12/16 (0)
- Yup - the steam is coming out of my ears! [nt] ;-) - Chris from Lafayette 18:22:26 11/12/16 (7)
- . . . although, come to think of it, are you conversant with some of the, say, post-2000 performances? [nt] - Chris from Lafayette 23:54:23 11/12/16 (6)
- Yes. And, - rbolaw 15:13:37 11/13/16 (5)
- The Amadeus and Cleveland had post-2000 performances? - Chris from Lafayette 21:00:40 11/13/16 (4)
- RE: The Amadeus and Cleveland had post-2000 performances? - rbolaw 06:20:35 11/14/16 (3)
- Just giving you a bad time! ;-) - Chris from Lafayette 10:39:56 11/14/16 (2)
- RE: Just giving you a bad time! ;-) - fantja 20:48:01 11/18/16 (0)
- Haven't heard any of those except the Alexander - rbolaw 12:47:27 11/14/16 (0)