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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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rok2id
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More "entry level", i.e. a good place to start.

My favorite, because of the Chorus.  Also available on SACD.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2Vpb9mRsOM

Cheers
schubert
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Every year towards Easter I play most of the greatest Religious Pieces.
On here 2 hours + will not fly . This Great Vesper from perhaps the Greatest Russian composer of modern times solves that and is fantastic .

https://youtu.be/XfDreatXYeU?t=3      Start



https://youtu.be/U2NSfTXjEPI?t=2    All Vesper

jcazador
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Been listening to Paul Badura-Skoda, some very old recordings.
some modern piano, some historic pianos.
"He is the only person to have recorded the complete piano sonatas of Mozart, Beethoven, and Schubert on both historic and modern instruments."
The more I listen, the more I like.
schubert
7,386 posts
 
I have almost every one of his LP]'s,. Have had them many years and , as you say , they just get better.
newbee
4,767 posts
 
Schubert, Irina Bogdanovich is one impressive alto, just plain marvelous!

Is this available on CD. I haven't been able to find it.
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