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Re: [ARSCLIST] Raucheisen collection
Thomas Stern wrote:
Just received the new issue of the Michael Raucheisen collection - 66
cd's of the WWII German lieder recordings.
There is a WWW site with their catalogue at
http://www.membran.net/
I have dealt with Zweitausendeins in the past, including for the sets of
"Great Voices of the Opera". Those proved to be fair transfers in
minimal packaging; only the price was right, but they still offer a sort
of overview. Clicking on the Zweitausendeins link informs us that the
Raucheisen set is in archival format (ADD 24 Bit/96 kHz SACD), so may be
superior for audio.
My complaint is that the opera selections are more catalogues of the
recordings than any sort of archiving and as such should not be in CD
form. On CD-ROM or DVD-ROM, they would offer cross-indexing by artist,
date and other parameters as well as containing all 66 CDs on one or two
discs. Similarly, the Raucheisen material should be complemented by such
a catalogue in which one could readily find the disc and track one is
seeking.
Unfortunately, it appears that Zweitausendeins does not yet offer
purchasing from the WWW. Rhenania does, so I shall be ordering from
them. (CD-LP-DVD.de does not have the Raucheisen set catalogued. JPC has
it, but at a 20% premium.)
Mike
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