FYI, Columbia House no longer carries classical music-- they've foisted all the classical memberships over to the Musical Heritage Society. BMG is a wonderful way to go. Naxos does offer some fine recordings at budget prices, but you have to be very careful-- the quality of performance and recording have improved greatly in recent years, but it's still deeply uneven, particularly for core repertoire, for which you''re almost always advised to stay with the major labels represented on BMG. For more out of the way stuff-- modern American, unusual chamber music, and particularly any and all of their guitar recordings-- Naxos can be terrific. Their piano recordings of the complete Mendelssohn, Messiaen, and Granados (with the exception of the "Goyescas") are competitive with the best.
