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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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twoleftears
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Sibelius 3, Simon Rattle, nice.
schubert
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Try because Schubert was in a place that no other composer knew about .
jim204
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@twoleftears    Yes Sibelius 3 that's my favourite of his and Rattle's performance with the Berlin Phil are my go to recording. Three or four years ago Rattle brought over the Berlin Phil to give a full Sibelius cycle and the BBC proms at the Albert Hall and BBC Radio 3 recorded each performance and each night I recorded them. I have thoroughly enjoyed them ever since but I have one small caveat, I do find them a tad refined in the brass section. I love the Scandinavian bands playing them as they tend to let their brass players a little more license but it is just a small grouch. I have watched and listened to Rattle's performances since he was first with the CBSO and I have to say he has illuminated a good few works for me.
jcazador
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Pardon me, this could be considered off topic.
I use a computer based sound system, with music on an external hard drive, going from computer to dac to preamps and amps.The sound quality was recently greatly enhanced by a very inexpensive simple addition: a POWERED USB hub between computer and dac.  Evidently the computer was not providing the dac with a sufficient flow, so the sound would cut out and then the dac needed to be reset.  I had consulted IT experts, including one with an advanced degree from MIT, and they could not fix my problem!
A powered usb hub costs as little as $10 on Amazon, that was all that was needed.  But it must be a powered usb hub, one that connects to your household ac.
schubert
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Thanks jczador . Never new that!
Nothing is off topic if you want to say it .
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