Audiogon "RECORDINGS TO DIE FOR" list

1. Beethoven Bagatelles and Dances Vol. 1 (Naxos)
2. Copland 100 (RR)
3. Jacintha Autumn Leaves (Groove Note)
4. Peter Gabriel (Geffen) and
5. Tom Petty Full Moon Fever (MFSL).
I don't have a huge collection of CDs, yet. So, I'm sure this list will change. I hadn't really listened to Copland until late last year. The FWSO is performing alot of his works in celebration of his 100th "anniversary". Check out Copland 100 - the sonics are fantastic and the music is even better. Jacintha's voice is to die for in my opinion. Autumn Leaves is a great recording (maybe the original artists where better - but with her voice who cares). I discovered the Naxos label in a Stereophile article. They have some great recordings and at $5 or $6 each you can experiment without losing too much money. Peter Gabriel has always been my favorite Pop star (well, he and Phil Collins). I think Us is his best album (even if it contains alot of "re-releases"). Tom Petty has an interesting voice and for some reason MFSLs Full Moon Fever struck a chord with me. Thanks Jadem6 for a great thread. I'm going to check some of the other posters favorites.

Technically best recording I have is Denon One-Point recording : A set of five classical CD's (Vivaldi, Mozart, Liszt, Mussorgsky and Dvorak). They are apparently recorded using a single stereo pair mic without any mixing. The imaging and detail are unbeleivable. Unfortunately they are only available in German-speaking Europe. Denon in Atlanta didn't even know that these existed. I would strongly recommend this set. Catalog numbers are CO-78824 thru 78828.

On the top of my list is, The Famous Sound of Three Blind Mice on JVC XRCD, Bryan Ferry-Boys and Girls, Jennifer Warnes-The Hunter, Sir Neville Mariner and the Academy of St. Martin In The Fields-The Mozart Collection (Philips Label), and Vivaldi Le quattro stagioni (Decca Legends 1969), Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington-The Great Summit (The Master Takes on Roulette Jazz Label)

Oops, that should have read: Sir Neville Mariner and the Academy of St. Martin In The Fields-The Mozart Experience (Philips Label)

Vinyl and/or CD, DVD-A, SACD, all formats should be concidered in that so many of us have multiple format reproduction capabilities. (JUST TO HELP CLEARIFY)