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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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rvpiano OP
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jcazador,

Thanks for that article on Debussy. Very informative, though it cut off in the middle for me.
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stargazer3
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Wagner’s Lohengrin, Kempe and Vienna Philharmonic, from 1964. Super duper.

Is this on Cd?

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geoffkait
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You betcha! EMI label. Printed in Germany. 3 CD box set.
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Schubert,

I just got the Sarasate set (4 CDs!). 
Youre right, Tianwa Yang is quite the violinist!
 I’m surprised she’s not better known.

btw, In an earlier post, you mentioned that you saw Ashkenazy in a high school auditorium.  That’s where I first saw him as well.  Strange he would give performances in that venue. He was already known by then. Saw him also at Carnegie in a stupendous performance of Prokofiev’s 2nd Piano Concerto.
schubert
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rv, I assume you got the box with the duos, I have them coming .
I have the 4 CD Sarasate for Violin and Orchestra .
First time she did a war horse I had to play it 3 times just to get a handle
(i hope) on her playing . Got a Julia Fischer out on same piece.
I’d say they are equal , just different , which is saying a lot !

FWIW , to me, Tianwa is a chamber musician who also plays with Orchestra AND listens to it !
AND , never misses a beat . 
















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