For two classic performances of the violin concertos:
Heifitz: Beethoven Violin Concerto Munch/BSO, and
Brahms Violin Concerto Reiner/CSO RCD1-5402
Heifitz: Beethoven Violin Concerto Munch/BSO, and
Brahms Violin Concerto Reiner/CSO RCD1-5402
Recommendations for a few high SQ classical CDs
George, I have an interesting recommendation for you. Welsh Rock ’n’ Roll guitarist/singer/producer Dave Edmunds (well known as producer of The Stray Cats, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, The Everly Brothers and others, and member along with Nick Lowe of the great band Rockpile) was in a band before in 1970 starting his solo career, named Love Sculpture. Inspired by Keith Emerson’s reworkings of Classical compositions for ELP (Mussorgsky’s "Pictures At An Exhibition", of course), Dave and the two other Love Sculpture members recorded a Rock band version of Khachaturian’s "Sabre Dance". I am in general no fan of Rock versions of Classical music, "Sabre Dance" being the lone exception. Love Sculpture released two albums on British EMI. |
It's much more than you asked for, but the Belohlavek set of Dvorak symphonies and concertos with the Czech Philharmonic on Decca is beautifully recorded and there are good prices on Amazon Marketplace: https://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B00JOX77GE/ref=tmm_acd_new_olp_sr?ie=UTF8&condition=new&... There are also 24/96 downloads available. |