Re: Schubert complete Masterworks 40CDs



Even the Amazon US resellers have them just over $50 US, with the usual
$2-3 S/H per set. This is just an amazing price (to me anyway), even
for Brilliant. I thought I got a good deal with $30 for their 10-disc
Jochum Bruckner set...

They apparently have a Mendelssohn set with similar price-quantity
ratio.

Bruce Jensen

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