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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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jim204
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@schubert     Len your lovely Gaelic message to me in Glasgow is
                        "The Big Man's askin fur ye"
As Robert Burns was want to say,
                         Wha's like us naebody the're a' deid.
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https://scroll.in/video/982703/legendary-pianist-fou-tsong-dies-of-covid-19-watch-his-captivating-pe...
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Shostakovich and Rochberg...explore!
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more links to Fou Ts’ong recordings & videos
https://www.forte-piano-pianissimo.com/Fou-Ts-ong.html




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@jcazador          Jeremy I remember in the eighties my friend and I travelled up to Glasgow to catch a concert with Fou-Ts'ong playing Tchaikovsky' 1st Piano concerto. When the  piece stared he launched into the the opening with the wrong chord sequence and continued playing wrong chords until the main piece was established. My pal and I were horrified and wondered why they didn't stop and start the piece again.
At the end of the piece we all gave him a huge ovation and we could see a look of massive relief on his face. he made a little speech after that and said how he loved the Scottish people and would try to do more concerts up here and then he treated us to three beautiful Chopin pieces.
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