Gernsheim Symphonies: a reminder

[Alan Howe]

An email from ArkivMusic this morning prompts me to urge anyone with a taste for tuneful, but meaty romantic-era symphonies to get hold of the splendid Arte Nova set of Gernsheim symphonies before they disappear. There's an enlightening review at ArkivMusic's website here:
http://www.arkivmusic.com/classical/album.jsp?album_id=127975
I also note that the set is on offer at dirt cheap prices both here in the UK...
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/offer-listing/B000EQ47I6/ref=sr_1_3_olp?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1353320421&sr=1-3&condition=new
...and in the US:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B000EQ47I6/ref=sr_1_2_olp?ie=UTF8&qid=1353320466&sr=8-2&keywords=gernsheim+symphonies&condition=new

[giles.enders]

I concur with Alan, I purchased these CDs when they first came out and have returned to them many times. They are one of my most pleasurable discoveries among the unsungs.

[John H White]

I've just been to Amazon UK's website, hoping to order some copies at the knockdown price, but I see that they are now charging over £22 for the 2 CD set! 

[Alan Howe]

You don't need to buy from Amazon themselves, John. Just click on the link below to find some far cheaper offers sold through Amazon - all you pay is an extra £1-26 for p & p and the set can be yours for less than £8!
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/offer-listing/B000EQ47I6/ref=sr_1_3_olp?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1353320421&sr=1-3&condition=new
Good to hear from you, by the way.

[giles.enders]

There is a second hand set for £8 at Harold Moors in London.  I saw it yesterday afternoon.

[John H White]

Many thanks, gentlemen for that information. However, I've now order the set for £12 post free from an e-bay site.
I've had my copy for several years, but I wanted a spare for a possible present for one of my friends.

[Alan Howe]

Your friend is in for a treat, John!

[eschiss1]

It's a really good set of symphonies and performances (and those who like to listen along to a score now have both the published score and the autograph to choose from, at @ IMSLP and the Berlin Library respectively (poss. soon both @ IMSLP.) (I especially like syms. 2 and 4, which latter sometimes reminds me a very little of Berwald's symphony 4, not the worst thing to be reminded of, though I think that work wasn't even premiered until some years after Gernsheim wrote his symphony...)