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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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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
7,386 posts
 
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.
jim204
881 posts
 
A great big yes to Julia Fischer for me , she is a supreme virtuoso and probably the best of todays bunch . She is dammed near as good on the piano also. My love affair started with her a number of years ago when she was playing the Dvorak Concerto at the Proms and got a rapturous applause from the audience. She came back on a number of times and then came back with her violin and stood stock still as if pondering something. After a short time she looked up and apologised for saying nothing so she told us that when she walked on she didn't know what to play and since there was twenty four of the we knew then that it would be Paganini's 24 Caprices but she said it so matter of factly that we all knew she had them all at her fingertips. What a performer, no other today like her.
Now about the Sibelius Violin Concerto for me it's another young lady I listen to , it's Lisa Batiashvhili who captured me . She is wonderfully accompanied by Daniel Barenboim at the helm of the Staatskapelle Berlin. there are parts that the playing just takes your breath away.
jim204
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@rvpiano     RV I noticed your comment abut Milstein and yes I would definitely put him with the other two but I doubt if there was anyone who could play the sonatas and partitas of Bach like him his sense of structure and ability to land on a note after the most ferocious arpeggios with perfect intonation is nothing short of staggering. I listen to the D Minor Partita from him at least once a week  
schubert
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I heard the Barenboim several times Jim.Like everything he does it was done very well.
I heard his orchestra many times when it had other names
and he has lifted to a higher level.

But , I still think E-P Salonen is a better conductor and Cho-Liang Lin gives an immacaculate performance from the first to last note, second to
none !
Of course we all hear what we hear.
I hope Scotia hears they had better get off the T- vessel built on Clyde-Side /
















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