Arthur Foote was from Boston.
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.
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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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 . |
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 . |
i am going on always with Pachelbel organ works....It is really a gift....His writing is so perfect that i cannot even choose a best of or a cd among the others.... Incredible perfection in the organ waving with pulsative melody....like i already said he was the very loved master of the older Bach brother, and Bach copied these partitions for himself with total devotion for sure.... How to improve Pachelbel ? Only Bach could in his way, he has improve it by his complex counterpoint, his complex harmony reaching a level that will never be exceeded.... But even Bach works hard to improve the unerring, foolproof, infaillible simplicity of Pachelbel; he succeed with his chorals, slightly more complex but paradoxically gifted with the same humble and powerful efficiency .... Really an underscored miraculous work; and between the complex beauty of Bach work and the soothing simplicity of this one, it is impossible to choose.... We need these 2...These 2 are me favorite organ composers .... I am very stun by the pleasure to flow so easily in the river of time with Pachelbel, and the pleasure of going so forcefully out of time with Bach.... Like Bach, Pachelbel is indeed irreplaceable..... The 2 goes hand in hand, the mathematician touch more the brain/spirit, the poet more the heart/soul....The 2 are heart/brain/soul/spirit perfect catalyzers.... 2 integrals of Pachelbel are not too much, even a third will not be too much.... Like the many interpretations i own of Bach klavier.... If you dont love the organ, this is your luck , try Pachelbel, if you dont like it, forget the organ forever.... :) |
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