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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Der Hirt auf dem Felsen, Op. 129, D. 965 · Anna Lucia Richter
The clarinetist is not Leister tough....But he play well with the female voice...Not one beside the other...


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frogman, you are a music maker and a upper level one at that.
I’m just an old guy that has listened to a lot of music.I as much said my clarinet sucked , so Elly and Schubert is more than enough for me .I’m in 1% in love for Schubert and her.

Tone everyone can hear, only a star listener always hears pitch, someone
like Jim . I only said Stolzman was good because he was American. I could take him or leave him , he was the star for years.
My jury is in for Frost he plays like he wrote the music .

Had do, he knew how it really should be .

Jack is my uncle , at least I think he was.


I was always listening to Karl’s tone , he could give the conductor what he wanted with a blink of an eye.Makes me feel better than any other I have heard on his instrument Simple.

Thank you for your class . I truly appreciate them .
Jim , your fantastic good taste is beyond belief .

If I did not know that every day you are made ever better and better by the tonic of Scottish breezes off Scottish waters   I would be jealous !

Our breezes are down to -4 c at the moment Len so it's lovely spring weather we are having here Len. 
That’s good Jim, you deserve it.Here in North America we used to have Spring for 2-3 months , down now to 2-3 weeks at best.


Seems to me that the pana thing is just showing that everything is related to everything . Mother nature seems fed up with the human race which has about killed her and it’s time for her to use what she has, the last card.

I fear for the young humans, most of the older ones care not .