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Classical Music for Aficionados

I would like to start a thread, similar to Orpheus’ jazz site, for lovers of classical music.
I will list some of my favorite recordings, CDs as well as LP’s. While good sound is not a prime requisite, it will be a consideration.
  Classical music lovers please feel free to add to my lists.
Discussion of musical and recording issues will be welcome.

I’ll start with a list of CDs.  Records to follow in a later post.

Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique.  Chesky  — Royal Phil. Orch.  Freccia, conductor.
Mahler:  Des Knaben Wunderhorn.  Vanguard Classics — Vienna Festival Orch. Prohaska, conductor.
Prokofiev:  Scythian Suite et. al.  DG  — Chicago Symphony  Abbado, conductor.
Brahms: Symphony #1.  Chesky — London Symph. Orch.  Horenstein, conductor.
Stravinsky: L’Histoire du Soldat. HDTT — Ars Nova.  Mandell, conductor.
Rachmaninoff: Symphonic Dances. Analogue Productions. — Dallas Symph Orch. Johanos, cond.
Respighi: Roman Festivals et. al. Chesky — Royal Phil. Orch. Freccia, conductor.

All of the above happen to be great sounding recordings, but, as I said, sonics is not a prerequisite.


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craigl59
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Where is it available, Schubert?
craigl59
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Never mind, see it on Amazon; don't type in "St." in the search query. Ordered a copy.
schubert
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Thanks . I don't know , just posted right after I got my email as a SPCO
 fund  member . Will order mine tomorrow .
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This forum seems to have dried up since I was taken Ill.
Thank goodness, I’m feeling a lot better. I’d like to revive it.
I wonder if there are any Mahler lovers out there.
If so, who is your favorite Mahler conductor?
I know Horenstein is considered by many to be the non plus ultra, but I like Solti a lot, even though he’s put down by many Mahler aficionados.
Who do you like?  And for that matter, who are some of your favorite conductors in general?
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I've been hooked on Mahler for decades.

The first set of LPs I got were by Solti, so to a large extent I learnt them all in his interpretation, and as we all know, teenagers are impressionable, and his way has become for me in many ways the right way.

That being said, I will admit a soft spot for Bernstein.  His romantic way with the slow movements seems right--to me at least.

Then there are a number of other conductors' individual versions of symphonies that are great.

I'll pull out my favs and post a list later.

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