Salvatore Accardo – Partita N.2 In Re Minore Per Violino BWV 1004; Fantasia In Do Maggiore Per Violino E Pianoforte "Sei Mir Gegrusst"

About this record

The catalogue number GIM 08 on Fabbri Editori's 1980 Italian LP is the first thing to check, since the facts supplied for this release do not include a dead-wax matrix string or a barcode, so identification has to rest on the label, the catalogue number and the title itself. The record pairs Salvatore Accardo's performance of Bach's Partita No. 2 in D minor for solo violin, BWV 1004, with Schubert's Fantasia in C major 'Sei mir gegrusst', a combination that makes it a compact, single-track classical LP rather than a multi-work set.

Demand sits well above the supply on offer: 105 community members list it as a have against 9 who want it.

What drives its value

The price guide puts this pressing from 10.93 USD in Mint down to 5.18 USD in VG, with 7.48 USD as the VG+ estimate, all as of the guide's date. Mint and Near Mint sit close together at 10.93 and 9.78, so the real difference a buyer pays comes in the lower grades, where the figure drops from 7.48 at VG+ to 5.18 at VG.

Nineteen copies are currently for sale, with the lowest listed price at 3.98 USD, which means the guide's figures are considerably above the cheapest live listing. The community data shows 105 owners and 9 wanting it, a ratio that supports a steady market for a modest-value Italian release.

The facts provided do not list other pressings, so there is no reissue or original-versus-later comparison to weigh here; the value rests entirely on this Fabbri Editori issue and its condition.

How to appraise this pressing

To confirm this exact pressing, match four things against the sleeve and the record: the Fabbri Editori label, the catalogue number GIM 08, the Italian country of issue, and the title that lists both the Bach Partita No. 2 and the Schubert Fantasia. The record carries a single track on the LP, so a copy that breaks the work into multiple tracks is not this issue.

Because no matrix or runout code is recorded in the data for this release, do not rely on a specific dead-wax string to confirm it; instead, read the runout of your copy and compare it against a verified reference copy with the same catalogue number. The absence of a barcode in the facts is also consistent with the 1980 Italian issue.

For grading, judge the surfaces under a bright light at an angle, then assign one of the price-guide grades (M, NM, VG+, VG, G+, G, F, P) that the copy's condition supports.

Further reading: grading a record, how to sell vinyl.