Granny meant all things come to an end Jim .
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.
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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Jim, I saw your Bag Pipe advice and right you are . I’m caught between being an old squatty and hating war . Well , the 51st HD was the best example of Scottish cannon fodder in English Military History in both WW1 and WW II and this IS Classical Music . https://youtu.be/_MBeVU4_oPI As you said sometimes you are never the same . |
Aye , and a little known fact . In both WW 1 and WW II the Canadians did better than ANY other allied troops . I was astonished to learn the Canadians with a wee 3 Divisions were the "British" shock troops for last 2 years and never were a day off the line ! They took so many casualties the German soldiers would not shoot at any wounded Canadian trying to crawl back to their lines .The Ultimate respect from one soldier to another. A nation with less than 8 million people put 600 , 000 men though its forces . The iconic film any in WW II D-day film is British soldiers with great elan up and at them jumping into waist-deep water . Only it is the Canadian 1st Division . Needless to say many of the Canadians in both wars were Scottish immigrants . |
Not only that but in the field of heroic action and superhuman one take a look at this real french canadian Rambo not the faked one ... :) Too many heroic feats for only one movie....And too incredible to make a good movie.... Rambo need help of this man.... :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mtzJPGmwTA In Italy the SS feared only the french canadians by the way...... You now have a clue why .... :) But back to music with this works of a 10 years old french canadian genius no one knows here like the "french Rambo" .... :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRAh533yY-c |
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