Thread: New Esoteric SACD Release of Beethoven the Five Piano Concerti in June 2014

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Post by SACD Hunter June 5, 2014 (1 of 8)
Esoteric Japan will release a Hybrid SACD box set of Beethoven: The Five Piano Concerti on June 25, 2014:

ESSD-90102-04 (3 Discs) Beethoven: The Five Piano Concerti - Friedrich Gulda / Wiener Philharmoniker / Horst Stein (Decca, 1970, 1971)

Limited edition (2,500 sets)

ESSD-90102 (Disc 1)
Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op.15
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op.19

ESSD-90103 (Disc 2)
Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op.37
Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op.58

ESSD-90104 (Disc 3)
Piano Concerto No.5 in E flat major+, Op.73 "Emperor"

The price is JPY10,183 (ca. USD100).

Post by Chris June 5, 2014 (2 of 8)
SACD Hunter said:

Esoteric Japan will release a Hybrid SACD box set of Beethoven: The Five Piano Concerti on June 25, 2014:

ESSD-90102-04 (3 Discs) Beethoven: The Five Piano Concerti - Friedrich Gulda / Wiener Philharmoniker / Horst Stein (Decca, 1970, 1971)

Limited edition (2,500 sets)

ESSD-90102 (Disc 1)
Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op.15
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op.19

ESSD-90103 (Disc 2)
Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op.37
Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op.58

ESSD-90104 (Disc 3)
Piano Concerto No.5 in E flat major+, Op.73 "Emperor"

The price is JPY10,183 (ca. USD100).

What an amazing bargain.

Post by Lunna June 5, 2014 (3 of 8)
Is it a bargain?

Post by Chris June 5, 2014 (4 of 8)
Lunna said:

Is it a bargain?

Ever heard the word irony?

Post by chenzl June 5, 2014 (5 of 8)
SACD Hunter said:

Esoteric Japan will release a Hybrid SACD box set of Beethoven: The Five Piano Concerti on June 25, 2014:

ESSD-90102-04 (3 Discs) Beethoven: The Five Piano Concerti - Friedrich Gulda / Wiener Philharmoniker / Horst Stein (Decca, 1970, 1971)

Limited edition (2,500 sets)

ESSD-90102 (Disc 1)
Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op.15
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op.19

ESSD-90103 (Disc 2)
Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op.37
Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op.58

ESSD-90104 (Disc 3)
Piano Concerto No.5 in E flat major+, Op.73 "Emperor"

The price is JPY10,183 (ca. USD100).

Esoteric's SACDs are expensive but the finished products are absolutely first-class. They never cut corners.

Post by Chris June 5, 2014 (6 of 8)
chenzl said:

Esoteric's SACDs are expensive but the finished products are absolutely first-class. They never cut corners.

Yes they do, they work from 24/96 transfers for their SACDs one might as well buy MUCH cheaper downloads than these overpriced rip off SACDs imo.
Moreover all 5 would fit on 1 blu ray disc!
And frankly if my memory serves me reasonably well they are not that good anyway interpretatively.

Post by Daland June 7, 2014 (7 of 8)
Chris said:

Yes they do, they work from 24/96 transfers for their SACDs one might as well buy MUCH cheaper downloads than these overpriced rip off SACDs imo.
Moreover all 5 would fit on 1 blu ray disc!
And frankly if my memory serves me reasonably well they are not that good anyway interpretatively.

Sour grapes.

Post by classicrecordings June 9, 2014 (8 of 8)
Chris said:

Yes they do, they work from 24/96 transfers for their SACDs one might as well buy MUCH cheaper downloads than these overpriced rip off SACDs imo.
Moreover all 5 would fit on 1 blu ray disc!
And frankly if my memory serves me reasonably well they are not that good anyway interpretatively.

I have this set on vinyl, and I would not say that these are "not that good", but that listening to Gulda is not going to be the same as listening to Alfred Brendel. I would have to listen to these again to comment on the recording.

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