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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
7,386 posts
 
How a baroque violin concerto should sound .

Absolutely magnificent by Midori Sieiler and the Bremer Barockorchester !


https://youtu.be/b42vwZmG6k0
schubert
7,386 posts
 
I have little doubt that Georg Philipp Telemann is one the most neglected , outside Germany, Great composers .

This clips of beauty beyond beauty is one that shows how great he was .


https://youtu.be/ufGl19HiAC0


https://youtu.be/vFH__jwWwzo
schubert
7,386 posts
 
One more from Prague .



jim204
881 posts
 
You don't hear a lot from Midori nowadays Len but she does have a wonderful tone though doesn't she.
schubert
7,386 posts
 
Yes , but this is not the American  - Japanese .one but a Bavarian- Japanese one who who  grew  up in Salzburg .
Her tone is nice but  just control of her instrument  is unreal !
She is the Queen of  original violin in Europe .

Type up her Bio , it is hard to believe the amount she has done , 
one of the best I ever read on wiki .
If I ever get back to Germany {unlikely) I would go a long way to hear her.

Bremen is the most blue collar  of all the German cities , a wonder it has 
such a good  little band .

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