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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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rvpiano OP
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This thread has been somewhat moribund lately.  I’d like revive it by posting a musical question.
”What is the greatest single movement in symphonic literature?”
 I’d like to posit a few suggestions off the of my head (in no particular order:)
3rd movement of Beethoven 3rd
1st mov. of Mahler 9th1st mov. of Brahms 1st.
4th mov. of Mozart’s 41st
1st and 4fh movement of Beethoven’s 9th

 These are only a few of my favorites.  I’m sure you have yours.



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rok2id
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LvB's 9th, 4th movement.

Cheers
jim204
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Last Mov. of Mahler's 9th
Last Mov. of Mahler's 3rd

That will have to do me as I'm quite at a loss to recall any more just now ( getting too old I think ) if you had asked about piano movements I would have rattled them off.
newbee
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The last movement of Mahler's 2d symphony - the 'resurrection' part of the symphony for me. Turn up the volume for this! It almost stands on its own. Almost......
jim204
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@newbee         Yes I completely forgot about that movement, that mighty crash from the beginning of that movement it' as if Heaven has been split asunder. Also Mahler was quite young when he penned it and a little aside , when he played one of the movements to Hans von Bulow he exploded at the end shouting to Mahler that it would never work. Thank goodness Mahler stuck to his guns is all I can say or ( maybe if he had been a better pianist !!! ).
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