Post by charlesb on Aug 17, 2017 22:49:45 GMT 1
According to www.jpc.de, Deutsche Grammophon will be releasing Karajan's complete DGG recordings in a box set on 3rd November 2017. This will include the first DGG recordings (1938 to 1943), the existing 60s, 70s and 80s boxes, the opera box and the "legendary Decca recordings" box, as well as the DVDs that have been released by DGG (JPC are not sure if this is 23 or 24) and the Blu-Ray audio recordings of Beethoven's 9 symphonies (1961-62) and Wagner's Ring cycle.
It looks like this will be a re-release of the CD boxes and DVDs they have released already, so it probably won't contain the Unitel recordings that have not been released (like the Wagner Mastersingers Overture video from 1975) or the Decca/RCA "Carmen" CDs. The DVDs of Tchaikovsky's 1st Piano Concerto with Weissenberg and the 31/12/77 Beethoven's 9th Symphony will probably not be included either (DGG released these on VHS but not DVD).
I am not sure who is likely to buy the set. Karajan followers will have all the recordings already and 799 euros is expensive for someone who has not previously been interested in Karajan.
It looks like this will be a re-release of the CD boxes and DVDs they have released already, so it probably won't contain the Unitel recordings that have not been released (like the Wagner Mastersingers Overture video from 1975) or the Decca/RCA "Carmen" CDs. The DVDs of Tchaikovsky's 1st Piano Concerto with Weissenberg and the 31/12/77 Beethoven's 9th Symphony will probably not be included either (DGG released these on VHS but not DVD).
I am not sure who is likely to buy the set. Karajan followers will have all the recordings already and 799 euros is expensive for someone who has not previously been interested in Karajan.
