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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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mahgister
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Bach clavier by Andras Schiff is a marvel of recoded engineering first and and interpretation second....

Barbirolli is a very great meastro indeed.... I am in love with his Mahler 5....
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mahgister
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I am in my third hours of listening Bach Schiff playing and unable to go with any other files.... :)

Help me!

Each time i put this Schiff playing , i am trapped for 4 hours....

Proof that my embeddings audio system methods are at least minimally good because piano is very hard to make subtle with all his hues and shades of colors....

Or perhaps it is also the perfect recording of this cd.....If i want to keep some modesty..... :)


jim204
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@mahgister      If you need a little break from Schiff and still need some Bach try The Goldberg Variations played by, Ekaterina Dershavina quite different from Schiff but also superb. It may be just what you are needing ,I love her playing.
jcazador
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Ekaterina Dershavina has also recorded 9 cds of Haydn, very nice.+ Alexy Stanchinsky, which i have not been able to find.+ Nikolay Medtner, 2 cds, unable to find.

jcazador
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now listening to Dershavina's Stanchinskyopener sounds like Tom stalking Gerrysome beautiful serious sounds too
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