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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 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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rvpiano OP
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Schubert,

Funny you should  mention it.  Right now I’m listening to Schumann’s complete orchestral works with  Holliger.  Not one rotten egg in the bunch.  Even the unknown overtures are sublime works, especially in Holliger’s hands.
Recorded sound is wonderful too.  Listening on IDAGIO.
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twoleftears
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My travels down the byways of 19C pianism have led this afternoon to a couple of concert pieces by Raff.  Not going to change the world, but worth a listen...
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