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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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craigl59
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Monteverdi: Madrigals of War and Love, Book 8. Two 2017 releases by Delitiae Musicae/Longhini and Le Nuove Musiche/Koetsveld.
Remember those Telefunken days of the 70s? Discovering period performances, L'Orfeo, and the Vespers? And, especially, the Madrigals!
So, in a return to youth, decided to find a good modern recording of the 8th Book of Madrigals; yes, it really is the Beethoven 5th of the early Baroque.
First got the Koetsveld and it was not so much bad as it completely misses the point. Have no idea why they are recording all the madrigals.
Then, today, the Delitiae Musicae arrived.
WHOOOOOOO!
This is one of the finest early music performances I have heard along with superb recording, acoustics, and, especially, scholarship. The male vocalists and boy soprano are superb.
Won't waste any more of your time -- just get this Naxos CD as soon as you can. It's that good. Hope its out there for streaming somewhere. Recorded in 2005 but just released by Naxos (did it appear earlier somewhere else?).
craigl59
307 posts
 
Schubert:
Those sub-$2 finds are always the best! Will be exploring Scriabin much more in the future.
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twoleftears
5,313 posts
 
Years ago I was able to go to a concert of Prometheus: Poem of Fire with the color effects that Scriabin stipulated.  It was definitely fun, but not ultimately necessary.
schubert
7,386 posts
 
Only thing that is ultimately necessary is death .
schubert
7,386 posts
 
craig58,
 Got an even better deal today !
 Box of Bach Cantatas, the heart of his work, 19 CD's by  one of the best
 original instrument ensembles , Le Petite Bande/ Sigiswald Kuijken  for 43 bucks on Amazon . Had a few of these already, IMO they are among the best around , one voice to a part as you would have heard in Bach's time .
They were going to do all the Bach Cantatas but the label , Accent , was sold .
More to discover