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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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gdnrbob
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Can anyone recommend some good classical music FM music stations that I can access with my Bluesound app?

Here in NY, we have what is left of WQXR, but it is a sad memory of what we once had
-That is, remembering WNYC, WNCN, and others I have forgotten. And hosts who knew music-They have gone the way of dinosaurs..
I feel sorry for the current generations, they have missed a lot musically.
Bob
schubert
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From Bluesound I don't know, but Classical Minnesota is very good as is Wisconsin Public Radio  out of Madison .
gdnrbob
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@schubert .
Thanks for the post. Can you give me the call letters? Bluesound app doesn't seem to find them by name.
B
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rvpiano OP
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KING 
WMFE
WSHU
BBC3

If you download the TuneIn Radio app and type in “classical,” you should be able to find more.
jcazador
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Now listening to Rameau keyboard suites, Angela Hewitt.So fine.In fact she is one of my favorites, so listenable.Faure, Back, Beethoven, Liszt, Chopin, Debussy, Couperin, Chabrier,Schumann  + many duets and trios
More to discover