Friday, September 21, 2007

CD Box Set


From Mingus
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近兩三年的古典大廠紛紛推出大磚塊型或紙盒包裝的超廉價大全集, 從表面看來, 對大部分的新舊樂迷好像是一大福音。

在網路下載猖獗的後cd 時期, 在網路上可被分享的音樂檔案到完全飽和之前, 這不失為力攬狂瀾的一招。只是, 大全集的背後, 展現的是一種逼迫消費者「照單全收」的傲慢, 以及有質感或新意的企劃的缺乏。君不見, 放眼望去皆是較為iconic, 適合主流「最大公約數」的藝人(Callas, Du Pre, Gould等)? 我無意貶低這些藝術家的成就; 只是, 我懷念過去一些有guts, originality的企劃, 每張CD都有獨特的介紹與設計感。例如, Decca 的西班牙系列, 天堂鳥系列, DG與Decca的二十世紀音樂特輯, EMI 的Matrix及L'Esprit Francais, DG的Fricsay Portrait 小全集, BMG/Melodia的Musica non grata (俄國當代作曲家系列)等。現在發行的量, 好像很多, 但同質性高, 單一企劃的diversity 或品質, 跟cd 的big boom 時期相比, 完全不可同日而語。最主要的是, 消費者只想單買某一品項與希望多元化選擇的權利, 全被強行剝奪。當然, 這應該是「就商言商」的一種歷史必然; 或許, 我們還有小廠與網購可以期待, 只是大廠中豐富的archive或可供利用的大資本, 難道就此走入歷史?

大全集的盛行還有一些副作用, 那就是單一作品的廉價化與邊緣化。當大廠牌可以殺雞取卵式的大量傾銷安全牌(safe bet), 誰會再去投資較為小眾卻具有藝術價值的音樂家或作品? 坐擁許多大全集中的你, 每張作品進唱盤的機會, 是否反而變少? 當Du Pre的所有錄音都一起擠進你的房間的時候, 你對她的craving 是否成反比地降低了?
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It is to a certain extent very true, but somehow I like to collect these sets. Just seen the Glenn Gould 80-CD box set in ProSound. It only costs HKD2,238. Very tempting!

7 Comments:

Blogger tungpo said...

小品牌自有其生存之道,而大公司出box set起碼先令樂迷受惠。

Friday, September 21, 2007 8:51:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I just bought Pletnev's Beethoven Symphonies cycle at Pro Sound, though I didn't notice the Glenn Gould...

Friday, September 21, 2007 11:53:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

How come the Glenn Gould's box set is only NTD 5130.00 only.. ( HKD 1300)?
http://store.pchome.com.tw/classical_music/M01114202.htm

Saturday, September 22, 2007 2:33:00 AM  
Blogger Andy said...

Oh, that is crazy. If it is HKD1,300, I will buy it immediately!! It means it is less than HKD17 per disc!

Saturday, September 22, 2007 10:03:00 AM  
Blogger Andy said...

WK - how can HK customers order from this Taiwan site?

Thursday, September 27, 2007 4:49:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I am not sure....never tried buying from TW website....

BTW, will go to TW next Tue, u want to buy the GG box set....? Let me know...I buy for u la....I saw it in HK record, not that big ...

Sunday, September 30, 2007 12:29:00 AM  
Blogger Andy said...

will give you a call, WK!

Monday, October 01, 2007 9:13:00 PM  

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