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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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schubert
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At over 90 Blomstedt is still in heavy demand world-wide , a true master !

  On records his Nielsen Symphonies 1,2 and 3 with the San Francisco on Decca is utterly magnificent ,one of the best outings I’ve ever heard .

Live , his Bach B Minor Mass with the Gewandhaus is burned into my soul .


Bamberg is not only one of the worlds most beautiful cities, its Symphony

is outstanding and has been so for a long time .

A great recording of the Bamberg is a Schubert 9th under Jonathan Nott

on Tudor 7144 . If you can find it you won’t regret it .















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twoleftears
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Claus Peter Flor did a wonderful set of the Mendelssohn with the Bambergers.https://www.amazon.com/Mendelssohn-Symphonies-Overtures-Concertos-Felix/dp/B0009A1AJG Six discs for $30.
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Re: Mahler Ninth, my preferred version of the some dozen that I own is, believe it or not, by a Russian: Kirill Kondrashin.

The Mahler Ninth may be my all-time favorite symphony.

The Kondrashin is probably still available on a marvelous sounding HDTT offering.
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phomchick
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 At over 90 Blomstedt is still in heavy demand world-wide , a true master

On records his Nielsen Symphonies 1,2 and 3 with the San Francisco on Decca is utterly magnificent ,one of the best outings I’ve ever heard

Let’s hear it for Nielsen, an under performed composer who deserves more attention  


schubert
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+ I for the Flor Mendelssohn !

   In Russia Kondrashin was considered  the ultimate conductor of Mahler .

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