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This is a blog about this site, which introduces the lesser-known Emanuel Bach (C. P. E. Bach). This English version was translated from Japanese one by ChatGPT.
How I Bought Spányiʼs CDs
Miklós Spányi has recorded 20 CDs of keyboard concertos and over 30 CDs of solo pieces by Emanuel Bach. Among these, I have purchased all the concertos and more than 20 of the solo pieces. However, only a limited selection of these are available for sale within Japan.
Even for those available, they need to be ordered from BIS, which means waiting at least a few weeks. The circulation of used CDs is also limited, but when available, they arrive quickly, so I have purchased some in this way. There are still some I am waiting to find as used CDs. What’s great is that even high-quality used CDs can be purchased for less than half the price of a new one.
I bought second-hand CDs to complete my collection of concertos, but there were still three CDs that I could not obtain domestically. One of these (Vol. 1) was purchased from Amazon, shipped from the UK. The last two, which I could not acquire until the end, were bought from an American company, Presto Music. Some concertos are not available in performances other than Spányiʼs, so I managed to acquire all of them this way. As for the solo pieces, there is a 60-CD set of performances by Markovina, so I am considering waiting for the opportunity, despite the difference in instruments (modern piano versus period instruments). If more people want to buy Spányiʼs CDs, they should always be available for purchase. I hope this site helps increase the number of Emanuel Bach fans for that reason…