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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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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...

:)
jcazador
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I have only one cd by Zhukov, and it includes only one Bach piece, i.e., Passacaglia in C Minor.  And I like it very much.
The rest of the cd is Schumann, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov, and Prokofiev.
The CD is vol. 16 of a series "Russian Piano School".
What else should I look for?
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