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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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mahgister
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After Mompou discrete spiritual awakenings...

My beloved Scriabin by the great Michael Ponti, the recording alas! is not great but i listen to it with pleasure....(the recording is surprizingly better than it was in my improved audio system wow)

All piano of Scriabin for peanuts...

Scriabin and Bach are my gods.....

With Bach the emotions are reflected in an ideal mirror, and the soul is invited to be elevated freely to a higher dimension...Some angel gives to you his hand.....

With Scriabin the emotions are transmuted in more intense dynamical one and the soul is projected against his own will in a bath of never encountered new colors where man begins to discover himself greater than he is....(daimonic) Man is raped by an angel here.....




jcazador
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Mag,
If you love Scriabin, you owe it to yourself to listen to Sofronitsky, whomarried Scriabin's daughter, and carried the flag for many years.  Sofronitsky died in 1961.
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mahgister
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Thanks Jazcador, you are very kind.....And someone else must read your post...I will concur with you....

But Sofronitsky is already my favorite pianist for Scriabin....

I listen to all great artists able to play Scriabin.... Like for Bach i enjoy all interpretation....

:)


But do you know also Boris Zukhov interpretation?

It is among the best....
jcazador
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Igor Zhukov ?
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mahgister
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oups sometimes my head is nowhere to be seen....

Igor for sure.........But i guess you know him already...

:)
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