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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,

Indeed a sad letter to receive.  It is a sad situation, unfortunately one that started a long time ago.  
And yet, there are so many young people populating orchestras all over the world.
schubert
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The pandemic just raised the curtain on the shadow dance of the last 60 years   .





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Samuil Feinberg Piano Sonatas – Marc-Andre Hamelin

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUDurBG14yg
jcazador
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Jim
I found the Dershavina recording, thanks for the reference.

My preference, however, is Angela Hewitt.  She is calmer, the melody is prettier. 

Maybe it's just that I am an old man and have heard enough of the Rolling Stones.
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@jcazador     Hi Jeremy I had enough of the Rolling Stones the first time they hit the charts, an awful racket . I get you about Hewitt she has a very large following and I do listen to her sometimes. The Goldbergs are great enough for many many interpretations and I now have so many of them I could open up a record shop and make a tidy profit. Thank goodness my music is on hard drives now instead of discs as I was starting to worry in case my floor would subside. 
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