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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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shostakovich
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I'm chiming in with a few of my favourite recordings:

Mahler Orchesterlieder, Montreal/Nagano/Gerhaher

Mahler 5, Berlin/Rattle

Mahler 9, Berlin/Abbado

Shostakovich 5, Berlin/Bychkov

Beethoven Piano Trios--du Pré/Barenboim/Zukerman

Schubert Die Schöne Müllerin, Wunderlich/Giesen

It's too late for me to go vinyl.  I have these and many others on CD.  I get them used for 2-6$ a pop at a wonderful place in Montreal.
andrake
47 posts
 
I'm also a Schutz lover. Once you get someone who listens to choral to hear him, they're converted.
Though not nearly as popular as the big four or five, Mendelssohn string quartets are very fine.The same could be said of the Sibelius quartets
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twoleftears
5,315 posts
 

Here's an old chestnut that's more than worth repeating in case somebody missed it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKj1iK2WKS8

schubert
7,386 posts
 
IMO , this is the least heard great String Qt.  there is .

https://youtu.be/1HomVPLyZCo
jcazador
417 posts
 
Listening to Idil Biret play Rachmaninov Etudes.
I am in love!
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