Excellent reply, EVG! That is exactly the point - we are quite fortunate in
having so many performances with great stars of rarely (as well as
frequently) performed operas that simply do not appear in the commercial
catalogues.
None of Mr. Rosen's offerings are "unlistenable", and a true opera lover
somehow learns/trains his ears to "listen through" the hiss & static of
early performances. Still, they are worth their weights in gold.
I praise & thank Ed Rosen & the rest of the "pirates" for providing us with
these true treasures.
Further, I have been dealing with Ed for decades & have never, ever, been
"stiffed". The most I have ever had to wait (and, this was extremely rare &
not the rule) was 3-4 weeks.
DonPaolo
"EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)" <evgmsop@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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> Wagner Fan wrote:
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>> Not the first time I have read about problems with this company - I would
>> never order from them. Wagner Fan
> Although it's true I've not had occasion to order from Ed recently (I
> succeeded in acquiring copies of his entire video inventory of Jose van
> Dam several years ago) I had no complaints about my dealings with him. His
> "catalog" listings were always pretty up-front about the quality and any
> short-comings of the items he had on offer. One cannot expect "pirate"
> tapes (some of them from a video camera in the audience) to be commercial
> quality. Even if the original tape was a VCR recording of a televised
> performance, it would NOT be the same quality as a commercial recording,
> and the copies for sale are frequently many generations away from the
> original tape. However good the quality of the vendor's equipment, it
> must inevitably fall short of a commercial recording.
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> Since few (if any) of the performances on Ed's tapes were ever AVAILABLE
> commercially, I count myself fortunate to have them, whatever their flaws.
> IMO, if you want a technically perfect recording, buy a commercial one,
> whether or not it features the singers you would most like to see -
> otherwise accept what's available and be grateful there are a few people
> out there willing to cater to your more specialized "needs".
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