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Well shoot. I have a knack of getting bargains "slashdotted". Let's see what happens on this one.
Amazon is selling the Artur Rubinstein set of Chopin for $19. When I was in college 1971-1975, just the nocturnes alone from this set sold for that price on LP records....in pre-inflationary dollars.
The Penguin guide said the following in 1999, giving it 3 stars and top of the list:
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| Rubinstein's principal Chopin oeuvre is offered here on 11 CDs at mid-price. His achievement was unique in this repertoire, and for the most part the remastered recordings are almost worthy of the playing. |
http://www.amazon.com/Chopin-Collect.../dp/B000026OW3
There are some typos in the advert: it obviously isn't "1 disc" but rather 11 discs. This is almost all of Chopin's music. Once this set was on high-priced RCA Red Seal, then about 5 years ago I picked it up on RCA Gold Seal for about $80. It then went OOP and eBayed for around $400.
Getting it for $19 is a steal....IF bloody Amazon isn't smoking anything funny.
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Re: Artur Rubinstein Chopin set...$19
I have the 2 CD set of the nocturnes that cost $30 + if I recall correctly.
This does sound like a bargain.
Doc: "Ah, yes. Well, this happens to be a nocturne."
Billy: "A which?"
Doc: "You know, Frederic fucking Chopin."
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Re: Artur Rubinstein Chopin set...$19
I don't think so Dennis.
That 11 disc set is available used at Amazon for $49.50....new for about $55.00
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Re: Artur Rubinstein Chopin set...$19
Henry, click the link I posted....it's $18.97 brand new in the box. I ordered 3 for future gifts. The order went through and I have a delivery date (for what that's worth).
Amazon is sometimes schizophrenic. They will have the exact same product listed several times at different prices.
Or maybe you guys in Texas have to pay more for "culture".
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Re: Artur Rubinstein Chopin set...$19
Here's the Arkivmusic listing....at over TWICE the price.
http://www.arkivmusic.com/classical/...lbum_id=171027
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Re: Artur Rubinstein Chopin set...$19
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Originally Posted by Dennis Nicholls
Henry, click the link I posted....
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Do'h!
Thanks Dennis....
I only ordered 2, I don't have as many friends as you do.
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Re: Artur Rubinstein Chopin set...$19
Amazon is getting a bit frumpy in its old age. Last spring I bought a Garmin hand-held basic GPS receiver. Amazon had one page where they sold the receiver alone for $100, but on another page had it boxed in a set with a tutorial DVD and some other cheap accessories for $80. You get to guess which one I purchased.
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Re: Artur Rubinstein Chopin set...$19
Being my standard "cheapskate" self, I'm still using the free shipping. They promise 12 Nov - 3 Dec for me.
Cheap is good.
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Re: Artur Rubinstein Chopin set...$19
Well the price at Amazon is now up to $26. Maybe they are getting wise to me.....
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Re: Artur Rubinstein Chopin set...$19
Dennis,
Mine arrived today, thanks for the tip!
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Re: Artur Rubinstein Chopin set...$19
Those guys still tell me no ship until 5 Nov. or later.
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Re: Artur Rubinstein Chopin set...$19
Wow, the price is now $28.
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Offer was for real....
Well I'll be....my three Chopin boxes shipped this morning.
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Please be aware that items in this order may be subject to California's
Electronic Waste Recycling Act. If any items in this order are subject
to that Act, the seller of that item has elected to pay any fees due
on your behalf.
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Big Spender
Quote:
The minute you walked in the joint,
I could see you were a man of distinction,
A real big spender,
Good looking, so refined.
Say, wouldn't you like to know
What's going on in my mind?
So, let me get right to the point,
I don't pop my cork for ev'ry guy I see.
Hey, big spender, spend...
A little time with...me...me...me!
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I hadn't realized that Chopin wrote that song.
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Re: Artur Rubinstein Chopin set...$19
My sets are currently on the big brown truck between Hodgkins IL and Boise ID. I guess I'll give them out in liu of the now-much-delayed Beethoven boxes.
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