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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
417 posts
 
Mozart/Grieg - Sonata K.545 - Richter/Leonskaya
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qp1XG2lT8JQ

Leonskaya interview here:
https://www.theartsdesk.com/classical-music/theartsdesk-qa-pianist-elisabeth-leonskaja
goofyfoot
1,342 posts
 
Thanks jcazador. I have her Brahms cd on D&G and the Chopin Etudes on Teldec, both excellent. It was a good while back when I lived between Paris and Cologne, I miss those times.
recluse
268 posts
 
Does anyone know why the MPR classical station on Chromecast has been playing Beethoven's greatest hits for a week now, over and over again.

I checked MPRs website playlist and they apparently do not parallel like they used to.

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schubert
7,386 posts
 
Because  station in St Paul is having a LvB week.
It feeds a lot of other stations.
More to discover