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.


rvpiano
Here are a few that I’ve enjoyed (all stereo):

Mozart PC #25 Brendel/Marriner Philips

Prokofiev VC #1, 2 Chung/Previn London

Prokofiev V Son. #1, 2 Perlman/Ashkenazy London

Stravinsky Rite of Spring Dorati/Detroit London

Horowitz "Late Russian Romantics" (Rachmaninoff, Scriabin) Sony CD

Mozart Complete P Sonatas Eschenbach DG

Haydn "London" Symphonies Davis/Concertgebouw Philips

West Side Story/Porgy and Bess Suites Bennett RCA

Brahms PC #2 Ashkenazy/Haitink London

Stravinsky Firebird complete 
von Dohnanyi/VPO London

Shostakovich Sym. #5 Bernstein/NY Columbia/Sony (’59?)

Beethoven Sym. #5 Kleiber/VPO DG

Debussy Nocturnes Monteux/BSO RCA

Holst Planets Mehta/LAPO London

Brahms Sym. #2 Munch/BSO RCA

Respighi Pines/Fountains Reiner/CSO RCA

Copland Appalachian Spring Dorati/LSO Mercury
I just realized: the Prokofiev sonatas with Perlman/Ashkenazy are on RCA, not London.


A few more just came to mind:

Ravel Mother Goose Suite Munch/BSO RCA

Bloch Concerti Grossi Hanson Mercury

Mendelssohn Sym. #3/Hebrides  Maag/LSO London

Bach Organ Works Karl Richter DG

Beethoven Archduke Trio Frank/Parnas/Borok Sine Qua Non
I have LP’s of a lot of the older recordings you mention (e.g Hanson, Mercury, Maag, London, Munch,RCA)
They still sound wonderful.