Starting a classical library is BMG an answer?


Love ARKIVE.com, but the CD's are expensive! Is the BMG classical club the answer? Any other suggestions would be greatly appreciated. BTW got the CD list from the Stereopile R2D4 since 1996 'till now. Thanks!
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Don't worry about the manufacturing quality--that's a non-issue. If you can stand all the mailings, a mail-order club is a great way to get your feet wet. (I started my classical record collection with Musical Heritage Society 20-odd years ago.)

As for the quality of Naxos, there are bad performances on every label, and until you've really gotten into classical music, you're liable to pick up some dogs no matter how much you spend. So what? That's part of the learning curve. The great thing about Naxos is, it doesn't cost you much to experiment. And experimenting is exactly what you should be doing right now. Buy 'em by the fistful!
Abex: Thanks for that post. Key point: It would cost BMG *extra* to make the CDs worse.
Because many of the Japanese CDs were remastered (and often quite well). BMG was using the same master that was used in the initial release.