The new audiophile vinyl series The Original Source from Deutsche Grammophon (AAA)
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Well what do you know? An original instruments performance from Archiv will be released in the series! Pretty sure I have this one from its initial release. For whatever reason, many of the Archiv pressings sounded better to me than the DG pressings from that era.
Ordered both of them together yesterday direct from DG website
180g Hyperion LPs are coming this September.
https://elusivedisc.com/search.php?search_query=hyperion#/filter:custom_format:Vinyl
https://elusivedisc.com/search.php?search_query=hyperion#/filter:custom_format:Vinyl
The thread is about the original source series from DG.
In any case, I purchased a title from the Hyperion vinyl (new) series and it is good, but not at the level of pressing and quality of the DG original source series.
As to which vendor, I did get one in this series from Amazon that clearly was someone else's return they re-sold to me.
The outer jacket had been re-sealed and the hype sticker was 90 degrees out of place.
I returned it to Amazon, ordered another from Amazon, and that one was new/fresh.
This is an issue generally with Amazon; they do this with all sorts of goods. We bought a pair of tweezers that clearly had been opened, dropped on their points, and returned. For this reason with many name brand items I just buy direct and cut out Amazon unless the savings/shipping is significant. Just avoids some of this hassle.
The outer jacket had been re-sealed and the hype sticker was 90 degrees out of place.
I returned it to Amazon, ordered another from Amazon, and that one was new/fresh.
This is an issue generally with Amazon; they do this with all sorts of goods. We bought a pair of tweezers that clearly had been opened, dropped on their points, and returned. For this reason with many name brand items I just buy direct and cut out Amazon unless the savings/shipping is significant. Just avoids some of this hassle.
As you probably know Batch #9 has been announced.
I can't seem to open up a way to order the two new OS releases, they're mentioned on the DG website, but no link to order them.
They are on the DG website now 'spiritofmusic' ;
Original Source Vinyl - Deutsche Grammophon
Deutsche Grammophon Shop - the official label store: Vinyl, CD, Special Editions & Merchandise. New releases, classics & more from DG in Berlin.
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Chopin: Sonate Op. 65, Polonaise Op. 3 / Schumann: Adagio & Allegro Op - Deutsche Grammophon
Chopins Cellosonate op. 65 stammt aus den Jahren 1845/46 und vereint alle Reize seines Klavierwerks. Mit einem erstaunlichen Verständnis für den Charakter des Cellos vergisst man, dass seine schöpferischen Ideen anfangs pianistischen Ursprungs waren.Schumann schrieb nur wenige Werke für Cello...
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Mussorgsky: Pictures At An Exhibition / Prokofiev: Symphony No. 1 in D - Deutsche Grammophon
Eine Ausstellung zu Ehren seines Freundes, des Malers Victor Hartmann, inspirierte Mussorgsky 1874 zu seinem Klavierzyklus. Eine Art „Ich-Erzähler“ wandert durch eine Galerie und betrachtet zehn Gemälde. Ravel hat den Zyklus 1922 für Orchester arrangiert. Die Aufführung von Giulini gilt weithin...
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Now shipping! I am really eager to listen to this particular set. I have enjoyed the originals for decades.
My DG TOS Schonberg, Berg, Webern order arrived todayJust ordered mine now.
Schoenberg - Berg - Webern - Deutsche Grammophon
1973/74 wagte Herbert von Karajan einen innovativen Schritt und nahm mit den Berliner Philharmonikern Orchesterwerke von Arnold Schoenberg, Anton Webern und Alban Berg auf. Das Ergebnis waren bahnbrechende Aufnahmen der Zweiten Wiener Schule, präsentiert in einer aufwändig gestalteten 4-LP-Box...
Mine arrived Tuesday. This was the fastest delivery I have had from them. They were not delayed in customs this time.
But, their packaging is still a joke. Fortunately, the box set arrived intact.
One quibble - if we ordered from the website and were first in line, why did I get such a high serial number (2833)?
Hi 'oldvinyl',
Yes I have always wondered that. I have bought all of the batches and ordered them within 24 hours (some only an hour) of a new batch being announced (normally from our WBF members or an email from DG).
FYI 'spiritofmusic';
Unknown to me, this batch came unusually through UK Customs quite quickly.
UK Parcel Force didn't email me though to pay for the customs charge. Instead, Royal Mail posted a very small card which was a notice to pay the Customs charge (three methods - I used their online website method) that was stuck between the normal post. If one of my family members hadn't have noticed (by chance) and given it to me ( luckily it was addressed to me) it could easily have gone in the bin with the rest of the trash post we normally receive !
I like the Acoustic Sounds subscription model. Guaranteed low serial number, superb packaging and shipping. No hassle.
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How do we get their attention to treat their customers better?
It's like DG wants to produce a top notch product and their distributor wants to ignore the customer.
They can do better.
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