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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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Well jim , IMO England and the Royal Racket have always used Scotland as cannon fodder and cheap labor . Simple .

The entire UK acts like the Queen is their mother , high road to never growing up .Makes a loser think he’s a winner .

I’m truly sad that Ayr has fallen on hard times .

But , though we may never see it the match is not over .If Norway can do it , certainly Scotland can do it as well .



jcazador
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Your comments on Scotland and education are very interesting, so I hope none will be offended if we wander outside of classical music.  I have never been to Scotland, but that is where 75% of my ancestors came from (the Sutherland clearances) and I feel a connection.
I know so little of the reality, e.g. about schools, that I do not pass judgment.  However, in the grand scheme of things governmental/political I firmly believe that Scotland has no need for Trident.  And it has no need for any governance but its own.
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twoleftears
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Dusted off the Busoni for today. An unusual, somewhat disconcerting composition. But I suppose that’s Busoni.

So... what is it with Scottish genes and classical music? 100% here, half and half Glasgow and Peterhead.
jcazador
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Jim
forgot to mention, I share your view of classical music post Shostakovich
My teacher once said: "if it is not in tune and it is not in time, then it is not music."
bima
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my favorite violinist this week is Scarlet Rivera!
(hope i don't get banned from this blog)
I'll go you one better, J, at risk of being burned at the stake. "Hurricane" is the greatest violin concerto of the 20th Century.
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