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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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mahgister
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Vladmir Feltsman
Truly great pianist, love his Bach, Chopin, Beethoven, Scriabin.
His Well tempered klavier and Goldberg are my favorite at last.....


schubert
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Brendel was the first artist that made me see what Classical music 
can be with Schubert over 50 years ago. Will always  be my hero.

Great minds think alike 
jim,  I sat  not  20 feet away from Uchida at an outdoor festival in the Green Mountains of Vermont . It was a cool day in the mountains but 
her blouse was sopping wet  as she played Schubert. Got to talk to her
about Schubert , I spent 3 years in Japan in the Army but even for a 
Japanese she was very humble as she said " I love Schubert very much.". 

My 6th is on the way from Amazon , chose the 13$  CD version 
over the 55$ Vinyl  but might go back for seconds .

Best of Scottish luck,
Len 

P.S. I read the Tory Clown won't touch the Scottish Regiments on cuts .
Any more cuts and UK won't  have an Army .

All the Army Scotland really needs is one the size of the Irish .
And that's from a old war dog who gets his Enfield out of the closet
when the pipes whirl . Young Scots need to lose being cannon fodder
is somehow noble .It Ain't !
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stringreen
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Mahler 2nd with Bernstein.....wonderful sound 
jcazador
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ftm
Feltsman's "Tribute to Tchaikovsky" is superb.
jim204
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@schubert        Len  I hope Currentzis doesn't disappoint as being a canny Scot I hate wasting money ( grew up with none so do not want to waste what has taken me a lifetime to accrue).
You are so right about the state of the army here. We no longer have any Scottish regiments as everything was made into a national force with all officers now coming from Sandhurst. The ones I remember,
Argyle and Sutherland Highlanders
Cameron Highlanders
Cameronians
Royal Scots Fusiliers 
Black Watch
Royal Scots Greys
The Seaforth Highlanders
Highland Light Infantry
Gordon Highlanders
Kings Own Scottish Borderers
Royal Scots
Ayrshire Yeomanry
Atholl Highlanders

There are more which don't come to mind at the moment.
I will always remember those early films about World War One with those glorious charges on the German lines and nothing but a mass of kilts getting mown down by the German Maxim guns, it was absolute bloody slaughter. All the English Generals were 20 miles away in a French Chateau getting pissed on wine from the cellar.
Keep a light in your heart for Scotia.

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