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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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jcazador
417 posts
 
thank you apd
just downloaded and now listening to Ekaterina Derzhavina
Haydn piano sonatas 9 cds
Somehow I had never heard of her

Gavrilov is one my favorites, his old recordings
(Rachmaninoff, Ravel, Schubert, Handel, Prokofiev, Schumann, Shostakovich, Bach , Balakirev, Scriabin, Tchaikovsky)
as well as his newer (esp Chopin nocturnes)
another USSR musician saga!


jim204
881 posts
 
I used to really like Gavrilov ,I have the two cd copy of his and Richters Handel keyboard suites. Why does R ichter start the Harmonious Blacksmith Variations with such a long note ? I find it most unsettling. I am going to linvestigate Ekaterina Derzhavina today so thanks apdxyk I shall let you know how I get on. I am into the second week of my take up of Idagio and I have to say that i am really enjoying it and I don't miss the fact that it is only CD playback. I find their playback very fullsome sounding but do miss the abillity to fine tune playback the way Qobuz does but if it is a recocording I like and want a hard copy of I can then record the music stream using Sound Tap and then put the recording into Sound Forge and edit it as I please.
jim204
881 posts
 
I have just had a look at my previous post and will you please forgive those awful spelling mistakes as i usually look at and correct before I post but my wife called me and I had to obey !!!This gives me a chance though to say something about Ekaterina Derzhavina . Well I am very pleased because I have only listened to her Goldberg Variations up to now but I am so pleased with them that I can safely place them up in my top tier of go to recordings.
schubert
7,386 posts
 
Not to worry jim , you have something to say that is worth hearing which no amount of spelling mistakes can erase .
bima
30 posts
 
I have only ever been to see Pollini perform once and it was in the seventies at City Halls Candleriggs in Glasgow. I even remember the program as it was so special because he directed from the piano Mozart's Piano Concerto no 24 
Pollini's No 24, playing and conducting, is on CD, along with Mozart 12, 14, 19, 20. Label: Exclusive EX92T35/36. Vigorous readings, without losing Mozart's lithe charm. I was surprised, as I always saw Pollini as a technician more than artist.

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