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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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schubert
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Jim , IMO this is Classical Music .

My favorite when I hung around some lad’s from the Argyll and Sutherland in Germany . Still play it !

https://youtu.be/PDzP37DOhD0?t=1

Many of the National Service men stayed in Germany when they found out how well off the other side was.
And how the German lass’s had all their teeth .

More Classical .
https://youtu.be/XPcnZLeextk?t=2


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rvpiano OP
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An intensive rehearsal of Mahler’s Fifth Symphony with Leonard Bernstein:

https://youtu.be/UvBbe8Nkgz8



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rok2id
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Beethoven Complete Piano Sonatas:

Get it while you can, it will soon be in the clutches of "these sellers".  9CD Box. Sony.  Excellent packaging.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWpLVh6IIRA

Cheers

jim204
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@schubert       Hi Len I have just got round to good old Alfred's Emperor concerto and must say he and Mazur were certainly enjoying the experience. I also listened to some of your pipe band records and it took me back to the sixties when I used to play in the Ayr Pipe Band but gave it up because I was always getting tinnitus so I stayed with the guitar and lute.
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simao
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Listening to the Deutsche Grammophone recording of Grieg's "Peer Gynt" with Herbert von Karajan conduting. Superb sonics once I cleaned up the vinyl.
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