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#510509 - 12/07/04 11:46 AM Best online store for classical cd's?
TS 500 Post Club Member Registered: 01/27/04 Posts: 869 Loc: Canada	Just wondering what the best online site is to buy classical (especially piano) cds. My local stores just dont have the cds im looking for. _________________________ TS
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#510510 - 12/07/04 11:48 AM Re: Best online store for classical cd's?
F. Chopin Full Member Registered: 08/26/03 Posts: 386 Loc: England	www.amazon.com www.towerrecords.com www.berkshirerecordoutlet.com/
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#510511 - 12/07/04 12:57 PM Re: Best online store for classical cd's?
iamcanadian 1000 Post Club Member Registered: 02/02/02 Posts: 1893 Loc: Canada	arkivmusic.com _________________________ ♪♫♪♫
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#510512 - 12/07/04 01:34 PM Re: Best online store for classical cd's?
mound 500 Post Club Member Registered: 08/10/04 Posts: 782 Loc: Rochester, NY	check out the Rhapsody streaming music service from www.listen.com It's $9.95 per month, and you get unlimited access to to something like 100,000 albums, all genras.. Every classial piece I've ever been looking for, I can find at least several different recordings of with this service.. You can burn tracks to CD for $0.79 each as well. If you have a broadband internet connection in your home (ie. Cable Modem or DSL), I highly recommend this. -Paul _________________________ "You look hopefully for an idea and then you're humble when you find it and you wish your skills were better. To have even a half-baked touch of creativity is an honor." -- Ernie Stires, composer
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#510513 - 12/08/04 03:46 AM Re: Best online store for classical cd's?
Mozart1969 Full Member Registered: 03/18/04 Posts: 276 Loc: Stresa, Italy	I have used this site often. www.crotchet.co.uk _________________________ Je lieber moecht'ich in Himmel sein!
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#510514 - 12/08/04 09:12 AM Re: Best online store for classical cd's?
Siddhartha65 Full Member Registered: 12/08/04 Posts: 24 Loc: Cleveland, Ohio	I went to the Rhapsody site. It looks interesting, so I wanted to do the free limited 'Preview' service. But I've tried everything, theres NO way to get the preview....?!?!!? It simply tells you about the preview service, but only allows you to sign up for the subscription. What am I not seeing?? _________________________ I was born the year Glenn Gould stopped playing concerts. Coincidence?
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#510515 - 12/08/04 01:44 PM Re: Best online store for classical cd's?
Max W 2000 Post Club Member Registered: 10/05/02 Posts: 2846 Loc: RHUL	Amazon, look around on the "New + used". Some great deals.
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#510516 - 12/08/04 03:36 PM Re: Best online store for classical cd's?
AndrewG 2000 Post Club Member Registered: 05/26/01 Posts: 2506 Loc: Denver, Colorado	For those that already have a sizable collection Berkshire Record site is a very good place for some cheap and hard-to-find gem items. Once in a while they offer super deals for those gigantic 'complete' box sets. A place not to be missed. Thanks, F Chopin for mentioning it here.
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#510517 - 12/08/04 04:03 PM Re: Best online store for classical cd's?
Brendan 4000 Post Club Member Registered: 05/26/01 Posts: 4790 Loc: McAllen, TX	Quote: Originally posted by iamcanadian: arkivmusic.com [/b] Agreed. Their collection is as close to comprehensive as it gets. _________________________ http://www.BrendanKinsella.com
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#510518 - 12/08/04 07:03 PM Re: Best online store for classical cd's?
Stevester 2000 Post Club Member Registered: 10/04/03 Posts: 2804 Loc: New Jersey	I have been using Tower but arkiv really has the stuff you can't find anywhere else. Amazon is great for reading reviews. _________________________ "The true character of a man can be determined by witnessing what he does when no one is watching". anon
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#510519 - 12/08/04 08:00 PM Re: Best online store for classical cd's?
Opus_Maximus 1000 Post Club Member Registered: 11/27/04 Posts: 1147 Loc: Windhoek	www.crotchet.co.uk the best by far
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#510520 - 12/09/04 03:15 AM Re: Best online store for classical cd's?
Mozart1969 Full Member Registered: 03/18/04 Posts: 276 Loc: Stresa, Italy	Quote: Originally posted by Opus_Maximus: www.crotchet.co.uk the best by far [/b] Glad you agree. Their search facility is useless though. On 2 occasions I've sent them e-mails telling them they ought to look at their search facility. _________________________ Je lieber moecht'ich in Himmel sein!
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#510521 - 12/09/04 03:19 AM Re: Best online store for classical cd's?
Sarah Jennings Full Member Registered: 08/30/04 Posts: 178	Has anyone used emusic.com? They have a lot of classical CDs, but many of them are somewhat obscure. It is a fee based download site, but you can get a free trial for a month. Here is the classical section: http://www.emusic.com/genre/279.html Search by composer: http://www.emusic.com/browse/0/c/c/0/0/1200000279/0.html - Sarah
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#510522 - 12/09/04 07:56 AM Re: Best online store for classical cd's?
NeoDavinci Full Member Registered: 09/03/04 Posts: 201 Loc: Oklahoma	Quote: Originally posted by Siddhartha65: I went to the Rhapsody site. It looks interesting, so I wanted to do the free limited 'Preview' service. But I've tried everything, theres NO way to get the preview....?!?!!? It simply tells you about the preview service, but only allows you to sign up for the subscription. What am I not seeing?? [/b] I puzzled over this for a while too. $\:\)$ Actually, the preview is already part of RealPlayer. Open up RealPlayer, use the Search bar, and results will come back with 45 second clips. No need to sign up for anything. Mark
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#510523 - 12/09/04 08:13 AM Re: Best online store for classical cd's?
BJenkins Full Member Registered: 04/12/03 Posts: 197 Loc: CA	Quote: Originally posted by Brendan: Quote: Originally posted by iamcanadian: arkivmusic.com [/b] Agreed. Their collection is as close to comprehensive as it gets. [/b] I use arkiv to find the cd I'm looking for, then I go to amazon and buy it new from the "new and used" thing and save 5 bucks per cd. Then if amazon doesn't have it I'll just buy it from arkiv.
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#510524 - 12/09/04 09:01 AM Re: Best online store for classical cd's?
kenny 7000 Post Club Member Registered: 05/29/01 Posts: 7051	Brendan I love your avatar. But it should belong to one of the coffeeroom characters.
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#510525 - 12/09/04 09:07 AM Re: Best online store for classical cd's?
andrewp Full Member Registered: 09/30/04 Posts: 494 Loc: united kingdom	I'll second or third (or whatever): www.crotchet.co.uk Always found them very efficient and reliable. I've not ordered recently because I am saving for a new piano rather than piano discs (sigh!). Personally I'd always support the independent dealers over the big online retailers - and the service tends to be better.
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#510526 - 12/09/04 09:40 AM Re: Best online store for classical cd's?
Kreisler Yikes! 10000 Post Club Member Registered: 11/27/02 Posts: 12483 Loc: Iowa City, IA	KENNY! $\:D$ Quote: Originally posted by kenny: Brendan I love your avatar. But it should belong to one of the coffeeroom characters. [/b] _________________________ "If we continually try to force a child to do what he is afraid to do, he will become more timid, and will use his brains and energy, not to explore the unknown, but to find ways to avoid the pressures we put on him." (John Holt) www.pianoped.com www.youtube.com/user/UIPianoPed
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#510527 - 12/10/04 07:18 AM Re: Best online store for classical cd's?
mound 500 Post Club Member Registered: 08/10/04 Posts: 782 Loc: Rochester, NY	Quote: Originally posted by NeoDavinci: Quote: Originally posted by Siddhartha65: I went to the Rhapsody site. It looks interesting, so I wanted to do the free limited 'Preview' service. But I've tried everything, theres NO way to get the preview....?!?!!? It simply tells you about the preview service, but only allows you to sign up for the subscription. What am I not seeing?? [/b] I puzzled over this for a while too. $\:\)$ Actually, the preview is already part of RealPlayer. Open up RealPlayer, use the Search bar, and results will come back with 45 second clips. No need to sign up for anything. Mark [/b] Um.. Good question! Don't you choose the subscription you "plan to buy" and then do the download, but don't actually get charged until after your preview period is up? You might try the "branded" version of it: http://rhapsody.jambase.com/ "jambase" is a website for "jamband" music, groove/jazz/funk type stuff.. Rhapsody is Rhapsody, but they rebrand it.. I think they have a link to download the installer. -Paul _________________________ "You look hopefully for an idea and then you're humble when you find it and you wish your skills were better. To have even a half-baked touch of creativity is an honor." -- Ernie Stires, composer
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#510528 - 12/10/04 07:52 AM Re: Best online store for classical cd's?
Prince Myshkin Junior Member Registered: 12/09/04 Posts: 18 Loc: WV	Quote: Originally posted by Opus_Maximus: www.crotchet.co.uk the best by far [/b] I've found www.mdt.co.uk to be consistently cheaper than crotchet for imports. I've never had any problems with their service either.
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