What are you favorite artists and songs to listen to on your system?

lowrider57, I'm a fan of that Sinfonia Concertante.  I'd give high marks to Stern/Trampler, Perlman/Zukermann, and I. Oistrakh/D. Oistrakh versions.

I listen to classical (especially string quartets, especially played by Guarneri), jazz (a lot of Miles Davis 50's and 60's), rock (50s' through Nirvana, some newer) and assorted folk styles (blues, Irish, bluegrass, American...) Some recommendations (avoiding the obvious Beatles, Stevie Wonder, Pink Floyd, etc.):

Judy Collins:  Who Knows Where the TIme Goes (great songs, great sidemen
The Band:  Music From Big Pink, The Band (2nd LP)
Mahavishnu Orch.:  The Inner Mounting Flame, Birds of Fire
Lyle Lovett:  Lyle Lovett and His Large Band
Los Lobos:  lots of things, but start with Just Another Band from     East L.A. (20 year 2-CD anthology)
Guarneri Quartet:  Ravel (LP only)
                              Beethoven (3 sets:  early, middle, late)
Juilliard Quartet:  Bartok set (mid-60's stereo, RCA)
Alfred Brendel:  complete Beethoven sonatas for piano (Phillips)
Glenn Gould:  Bach Goldberg variations (2nd recording)
Paul Simon:  Graceland (maybe obvious but seldom mentioned)
Taj Mahal:  Phantom Blues (4th track, Here in the Dark, has a blistering, searing solo by Eric Clapton, his best pure blues work since Mayall)
Talking Heads:  Stop Making Sense (great concert tracks)

tosta, as a Guarneri fan myself  just a suggestion , try a Lindsay Qt. Beethoven  string Qt. recording .

Thanks, Schubert--I've heard them on the radio but not on CD or LP.  I'll check them  out.  My other faves are Budapest and Miro.

I mention Lindsay because they are a bit less "sweet" than the Guarneri, not better, just different .
I love the Budapest as well . A friend whose opinion I greatly respect swears the Leipzig on MMG is the best of them all . I'm going to A'zon them today .

Of currently working artists, Iris Dement is at the top of my list. Long-time favorites also include (amongst many others) Brian Wilson (song writer par excellence), Dave Edmunds (Rock n’ Roll master), Hank Williams (Hillbilly genius), The Everly Brothers (the most exquisite two-part harmony of all-time), Buddy Miller (the best producer working today, and a great singer/guitarist/arranger as well), and of course Dylan (THE artist of our time, imo). In Classical, most of the Baroque composers (J.S. Bach above all others, of course); I love the chords, their sequence and structure , the melody, harmony, and counterpoint, and brisk pace of Baroque. Plus almost all Bluegrass, the Baroque of Pop!