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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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jim204
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I some time ago listened to and read about   Nyiregyhazy  and came to the conclusion of are we talking about the same person here, because the Nyiregyhazy portrayed here and the one I listened to were totally different. I came to the conclusion that this man didn't care a jot about a concert technique as his playing is all over the place just like Cortot another pianist viewed through rose tinted lenses. I shall stick with Arrau who along with` Horowitz kept a good technique into their eighties.
jcazador
417 posts
 
Yes Jim.With you there re Arrau, the epitome of classical piano.
He really took us there, and he so loved driving the bus.
As for Cortot, I love the "million dollar trio" - with Casals and Thibaud,especially their Beethoven and Schubert.  I keep a photo of the threeyoung men, so confident.  They were the Beatles of their time.
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twoleftears
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Hey, what about Bolet?  I have a few recordings of him that I really like.
jim204
881 posts
 
@twoleftears      Yes Bolet was another Titan of the keyboard , I will always remember a fabulous Rachmaninov 3rd piano concerto from him in the City halls in Glasgow and after it he came back on and his encore was the Bach / Busoni chaconne, it brought the house down. Do you have his disc of the Schubert / Liszt song transcriptions he deserves to be remembered for that alone.
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mahgister
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I doubt that Schoenberg would had written about Arrau and ask  to Klemperer to cross the Atlantic ocean to listen to him...It is impossible to understand Nyiregyházi with the analytic brain and look for perfection...It is necessary to listen to the heart and the force of emotions...Nobody listen the same it seems...
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