Lot 266: An Assortment of Compact Discs and SACDs Featuring Classical, Opera, and Popular Music
A large collection of compact discs across two containers, including one green plastic crate and one cardboard box. The collection predominantly features classical music and opera, supplemented by pop standards, easy listening, and spoken word recordings. Notable classical labels represented include Harmonia Mundi, Decca, Philips, Sony Classical, and Naxos. Specific titles identified include Joseph Haydn Die Jahreszeiten conducted by René Jacobs (Harmonia Mundi), Nicola Benedetti The Silver Violin (Decca), Mitsuko Uchida and Mark Steinberg Mozart Sonatas for Piano and Violin (Philips SACD), Jonas Kaufmann The Verdi Album (Sony Classical), and Tchaikovsky Manfred Symphony (Naxos).
Popular music artists include Leonard Cohen, Neil Diamond, Roy Orbison, and Peggy Lee. The collection also contains world music such as Piotr Leschenko Gipsy Songs and other Passions (Oriente Musik), and audiobooks including Nancy Mitford Love in a Cold Climate. The discs are housed in a variety of packaging formats, primarily standard jewel cases, multi-disc cases, and some digipaks. One Super Audio CD (SACD) and one Verbatim CD-R are present.
Condition report:
Media: Not individually tested. Visually the discs appear to be in Good (G) to Very Good (VG) condition, with most being original commercial pressings. Cases/Sleeves: Booklets and inserts for top-facing items appear present. Jewel cases exhibit general shelf wear, surface scuffing, and minor scratches consistent with bulk storage. Some plastic cases may have minor cracks or loose hinges. Cases and inserts are generally in Very Good (VG) condition.
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