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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.


128x128rvpiano
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Is anyone familiar with this LP? Sibelius: Violin Concerto / David Oistrakh / Ehrling / Stockholm Festival Orch. 1954 on Angel

Just listened to it on YouTube and was very impressed.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1n-QHS888r4

What are some other notable recordings of this Sibelius work?


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mahgister
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I dont know if someone exist who cannot be impressed by that version of Sibelius... You are perfectly well and right ... 😊
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rvpiano OP
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Oistrakh, notwithstanding Milstein or Heifetz, may be the greatest violinist of them all.
schubert
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Great as Oiistrakh was/is I can think of 2 others I think better in the Sibelius.
Kyung Wha Chung , London SO/ Andre Preven/ Decca
Cho-Liang Lin Esa-Pekka Salonen/Philharmonia Orchestra /SonyThe Finn really brings it home .

To me this young lady, who died young, is the best of them all . Plane crash in 1940’s.
https://youtu.be/gWV6gkeUUyo?t=26Philharmonia/ Walter Susskind

This was made in 1945 and though the recording was not great she was .

In this recording everything is Great !
https://youtu.be/A2gni0hiIz4?t=5
schubert
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I had not heard this till now.
Will need a few takes on the Sibelius  with this band.

That said , I believe Julia Fisher is the greatest violinist alive .

https://youtu.be/hiwd2TUZ9gM?t=3 You Tell Me.
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