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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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I really do think I am going to leave this forum for a while.
 I’ve recently invested many thousands of dollars in various upgrades and feel my system is not sounding as transparent it should.  It does, however, sound very musical, but so does Bose. I really don’t know which end is up at this point. So, it’s probably best to get my head out of the sound business for the time being and try to enjoy the music.

  We’ll see if I can hold my resolve.

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twoleftears
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You’ll be missed, but may be the healthiest move.

Over here, REALLY enjoying Litolff, Concerto Symphonique #2 and #4, Peter Donohoe, on, of course, Hyperion. Stirring stuff.
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rvpiano OP
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I think I’ve made a quick recovery.
 I’m enjoying the music now.
Listening to the aforementioned Schumann Symphony #2 with Heinz Holliger on IDAGIO, which now sounds better than the CD, amazingly.  In classical, anyway, IDAGIO is as good sounding as Tidal premium.
After this, will check out Litolff. 
jcazador
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Happy New Year all
now listening to Imogen Cooper,
Brahms Theme and Variations from String Sextet, Op. 18
wonderful, and I thought I did not like Brahms!
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I heard Ms. Cooper play Brahms and Haydn live last year in the superb acoustics of Macalester College music hall in St.Paul .A VERY powerful player and a very fine artist !
I have noticed people seem to appreciate Brahms later in life as he is not as bombastic and is more refined
than most of the other great composers .
But once the veil is lifted his greatness just grows and grows on you .
rvp, a dose of Schumann AND Holliger could raise the dead !
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