The music gift guide: Box sets

Jeremy Eichler, James Reed, and Sarah Rodman

"Mahler: The Complete Works"

There's no single dream box to please everyone, but "Mahler: The Complete Works," a 16-CD set from EMI Classics, is the best way I can think of to make an initial dive into the potentially overwhelming world of Mahler on disc. (The set on Amazon.com works out, shockingly, to less than $3 per CD.) And there's enough depth here — particularly in Mahler's songs — to interest a casual Mahler collector on your list too.

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'Mahler: The Complete Works' There's no single dream box to please everyone, but 'Mahler: The Complete Works,' a 16-CD set from EMI Classics, is the best way I can think of to make an initial dive into the potentially overwhelming world of Mahler on disc. (The set on Amazon.com works out, shockingly, to less than $3 per CD.) And there's enough depth here — particularly in Mahler's songs — to interest a casual Mahler collector on your list too. Read more about this pick
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