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Ridiculous bargains, CDs and MP3s thread

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I'll kick off with this possibly mispriced Brilliant box of 65 Handel CDs for $20.99 (in the US anyway).

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0106UFMP6/ref=cm_cd_asin_lnk

Not available yet, but if you have an interest you maybe should order it now. Amazon has a price guarantee that applies even in cases of mispricing.

Contents are on the Brilliant site, but not performers.

Note that the Brilliant "complete Beethoven" box of 85 CDs was initially advertised at $29.95, an error quickly corrected. But those of us who ordered at that price got it. The box is currently $120. Just sayin'.

 
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Mozart: Complete Symphonies
Mozart Akademie Amsterdam & Jaap ter Linden

A bargain for all Mozart symphonies at $8.99 for the mp3 download. I guess its the HIP thing which I don't care about one way or another. Truthfully, for me only a few Mozart symphonies stand out enough to consider a different recording. So this set makes sense.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00H9D6EU6/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Edit: Sorry international friends. Yes this is available on Presto Classical but so expensive that I saw no sense in including it. Maybe someone else knows of something.
 
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Amazon Canada has the complete Mahler DG set by Leonard Bernstein for CAD $35 / USD $27 plus shipping. It would be a bargain for me and I tried to purchase it, but instead of 4€, the shipping cost for Spain rocketed to 10€, with a total price that can be found in European retails. :(

So this is mainly for you, Americans and Canadians!
 
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https://www.classicselect.com/collections/digital-downloads-99-cents-each/products/rachmaninoff-complete-piano-music-michael-ponti-digital-download?variant=38185598278

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100+ tracks, masterfully played in great sound for $.99 US and apparently available for international downloads. A filthy bargain if there ever was one.

I'm a fan of pianist Michael Ponti. He usually hit the mark with his playing. He dedicated himself to recording sometimes lesser known works of the Romantic period with often lesser known orchestras. He did an invaluable service to music in preserving these sometimes overlooked gems. Sure, an expert could criticize this or that about his playing, maybe justly so but so be it.

Anyhow, a real bargain.
 
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Amazon.de have a great sale, 3 classical CD's (including boxes, counting for one CD) for 12 euro.

So far I've scored:

Cage - Complete music for prepared piano by Simonacci (Brilliant, 3CDs)
Faure - Songs by Ameling and Souzay (Brilliant, 4 CDs)
Jolivet - Chamber music with piano (Brilliant, 2 CDs)
Martinu - Complete symphonies (Brilliant, 3 CDs)
Muschel - Complete organ music (Brilliant, 1 CD)
Paganini - complete violin concertos (Brilliant, 3CDs)
Schreker - Orchestral and choral music (Brilliant, 2 CDs)
Vierne - Complete organ symphonies (Brilliant, 3 CDs)
Dutch delight: organ works (Brilliant, 1 CD)
 
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