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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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RV

I have been listening more to Eric Yu and although not endowed with a blistering Volodos technique I do concur that he is very special pianist indeed.
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rvpiano OP
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Jim,

Again, I have apologize for my late response.
I’m just not getting my emails from Audiogon.
Yes, I hope he’ll get the recognition he deserves soon.
jcazador
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Vikingur Olafsson

Big praise in NYT for this pianist.
So I downloaded his Bach and his Glass.
Very nice.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/20/arts/music/vikingur-olafsson-debussy-rameau.html

Also in NYT, article about Heinrich Schütz 
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/20/arts/music/heinrich-schutz.html?action=click&module=Well&...


jim204
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I discovered Olafsson last year through a Wigmore Hall Concert by BBC Radio 3. I am very impressed by his Bach which is exceptionally clean and the counterpoint is peerless in my opinion. I even discovered a disc of Bach on Idagio, but I have tried to listen to his twentieth century recordings and I can't get my head around it. My appreciation of piano music seems to stop with Rachmaninov and I can't seem to get any further than that. If he brings out more Bach I will snap it up in a Jiff but the other stuff it just doesn't seem to make any sense to me.
jcazador
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I have listened to his 2 Bach cds.  The first is quite traditional, the second adds electronic musicians (not to my taste).The Glass piano works are fine, but I am not a big fan of Glass, so will say no more.  I have not yet found the Rameau/Debussy album which NYT praises so highly. It may not be available yet.
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