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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.


rvpiano
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twoleftears
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John Field, Piano Concertos, 1-7.

Paolo Restani, Orchestre Philharmonique de Nice, Marco Guidarini.

There are moments that remind me of Mozart, others of Chopin.  Not a bad combination.  The slow movement of #1 had me thinking about the slow movement of Mozart's #21.
mahler123
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I've been into American Composers lately, particularly Symphonists of the first half of the Century.  Howard Hanson, Walter Piston, Charles Ives, William Schuman primarily.  I've been less enamored with Menin, Diamond, and Perischetti, but still American Composers are so underrepresented compared to their European counterparts
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goofyfoot
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Arthur Foote was from Boston. 
schubert
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This guy was from Lucca .
https://youtu.be/GZf0JHbrtpg?t=1

https://youtu.be/Lvkti1MlcLQ?t=1

https://youtu.be/gtnpMDYeZDo?t=3

Gods Mirror .

schubert
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https://youtu.be/gtnpMDYeZDo?t=3

Tried to get a better sound on Maestro Puccini ’s 3rd Masterpiece above which was still sung as a human being can sing, bad sound and all . 14 years latter the drink had taken its toll .
Here Jussi sings" O’Holy Night’ in his native Swedish and you will never hear it done better !


https://youtu.be/ofKk_Etapq4?t=2

Sweden does Christmas   the best I  have seen .
More to discover