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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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jim204
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@rvpiano       I couldn't agree more RV as I like my particular composers too, but there was a time when I would not listen to the likes of Stravinsky and Prokofiev . Over the course of 40 years though I have come to like a lot of their output and like you I still cannot listen to the Second Viennese School.  My allegence to Bach is still per eminent though and I don't think that shall ever change.
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jcazador
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now listening to Shostakovich plays ShostakovichIt is a Czech cd of broadcast recordings from 1955-7.I like it very much, especially the piano quintet, the cello sonata,and the preludes (one of them arranged for violin & piano).It also includes concertos which are fine, but less to my taste.


schubert
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I don't remember any recording from the Czech's  that was not at least very good .Many are superb .
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twoleftears
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Listening to Louis Lortie's recording of the complete Chopin Etudes.

Some fine playing from a little-mentioned pianist.  And some of these Etudes, listened to again, sound distinctly more "modern" than what one normally associates with Chopin.
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