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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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twoleftyears ,

in my lifetime I have had the occasion to hear LARGE audiences cheer for music they never heard before over their favorite music simply because
the artist in the former was authentic and that in later was  not ..
It was a totally spontaneous reaction which convinced me that we humans
are hard-wired to know authenticity when we see or hear same .
And that we get a bit antsy when our culture presents us something we
unconsciously know is not .
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Schubert,

How did you ever guess!?  I was on a cruise ship, which is a germ generator.  As I write, I’m coughing my head off and wheezing out lyrics to songs.
I didn’t exactly get the flu, but something very close to it, and have been laid up all week. Not a happy camper!
I’ve been following the discussions, though.
I’ll contribute something when I feel more human.
schubert
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How?
Most logical thing when a retired music lover of the 1st order says he will post and does not . Don't do much for a week after you THINK you are all better .
Keep him in your prayers guys .

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Thank you, Schubert.
schubert
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I read the German blogs and classical reviews primarily in order to retain
my German language skills, such as they are .
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In last few years the rave revues on the young(ish) Chinese violinist Tang Yang
have been nothing less than spectacular .
I finally broke down and bought her Naxos CD of Saint-Saens "Works for Violin and Orchestra " which are seldom played .
I’ve not heard such perfection of technique combined with unreal sensitivity to the music itself in many a year .
I suspect she doesn’t get much press in US because she was offered scholarships by both Julliard and Curtis at a very young age but turned them down for a German scholarship in Chamber Music .

She still resides in Germany and has 6 recordings on Naxos,,which is a German Firm , I ordered the other 5 today .
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