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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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mahler123
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I hi haven’t heard any Julia Fisher recordings since she left Pentatone, but I have all those recordings and play them in MC constantly.  I also got to see her live at the Aspen Music festival back when she was making those Pentatone records, once playing the Brahms Concerto and once in a Mendelssohn Tirol with Muller-Schott and damned if I can remember Pianist now...anyway, in concert she sounds a lot more electric than in the studio 
jcazador
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Schubert
Wow, thanks.  I am on a search for a flac version of this piece.So beautiful.
Story about music and unwell child:
When my son (now 6.5, 210 lbs) was very young, he had terrible earaches, agony.  We watched.  Finally I got out my stand up bass and played really simple tunes, and the sound penetrated his body, and after awhile he stopped struggling, stopped crying, began listening, and finally fell asleep.  This happened many times until he finally "outgrew" the problem.  Some medication helped too.
schubert
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God didn’t give us music just to entertain us , it can cure our body and soul as well . Many hospitals now play Mozart in the child rooms .

Part can stand with the best of religious composers of any age .

Your story makes my day , so glad to hear it jcazador !

schubert
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Just my opinion rv, but this is one of the the best recordings of the Master I know about .


https://youtu.be/CCVnO6tbYEM?t=4
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rvpiano OP
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Schubert,

Thanks so much for sending this to me.
It indeed is a distinguished performance!
One of  the very few pieces written in the second half of his life.
Makes one wistful for what could have been.
More to discover