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Umbrella thread for chatting about the EMI Icon series, still ongoing though not as continuous as the other bargain boxes. I'm hesitating. Is it worth buying these boxes for 25€ each? I like Kubelík's Tchaikovsky mostly but other recordings are rarely available. EMI Icon boxes for Rafael...

After hugely enjoying Furtwangler's Schubert 9, I would like to acquire some of his Beethoven. But there is a bewildering array of Furtwangler's Beethoven out there - sets, single symphonies, different orchestras, EMI/DG, etc. Can anyone recommend any discs in particular? E.g. both EMI and DG...

Help me decide whether to 'give up' on Wagner, R. Strauss, Bruckner My experience with these composers is all from the EMI Karajan 'Great' recordings set. I have given the pieces listed below a good listen and based on that, on the whole, they are "just not my cup of tea" and I have little...

As I noted in the "Callas remastered" box set thread, the new Callas box set is speeding its way to me as I type these words (I hope). My question is: Where to begin? I currently only own a small selection of her music, including: Stereo Lucia on EMI, my all-time favorite opera recording...

Another poster started a thread that focuses on best new releases that came out in 2014. But, throughout the year, most of the new music that I buy didn't come out this year. It's not newly-released music, but it's still "new-to-me." So this thread is dedicated to your favorite music that...

I bought a 3CD box set of Walcha's (I think 1961) harpsichord Well-Tempered Clavier on EMI off Ebay having enjoyed the works on Spotify. It is presented as a re-issue with just the WTC portion of a previous 5CD box set (see attached picture) which included the Goldberg Variations as well...