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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Len have you ever heard The Corries sing Flower of Scotland ?.
Roy Williamson wrote the song and before it became our second national anthem when he and Ronnie were doing a concert anywhere the crowd would not let them leave the stage until they sang it and sometimes twice. A wee poser for you what's our first anthem, I say that because I haven't came across someone born after 2000 who could tell me our official anthem was.
I'm glad you have had you second jag as I have had my first and don't know when I get my second as it could be up to twelve weeks.
You take care Len.
Yes , I have heard the Corries , had a CD and gave it to a Scottish student at the U of MN . Have to top up.

I had pain with my first on 3rd day, this is my 3rd day on the 2nd and almost nothing at all .


I believe it was "Scotland the Brave"  ?

If I got to chose it would be  "A Mans a Man for A" That "  

Seems sinful not  have one from a man who stood with Dickens for the common man.
Bobby forever !
You got one right, Burns did write the words, it was Scot's wha hae.
I'm glad you're having no after effects from your second jab.
Take care.
Alexandre Kantorow
outstanding young Russian pianist
Brahms Bartok and Liszt (2020)
and
A la Russe (2017)
 WhaGot my Currentzis today.
Shows me one thing , it is done from an Eastern Christianity perspective where life is always hard and we do not deserve
anything else as sinners .

In Western Christianity we are still sinners but joy still stops by now and then . In American " born again " quarters it seldom leaves.

As an Anglican I’m somewhere in between .

In3, the Allegro molto vivace sounds like that band could play any thing . Going to look for more them and him.

4- is very good as well,

IMO all in all this is a legit rendition .

Jim , I should have thought of Scot’s wha hae . My uncles took me to Burn's Night where I sung in in my
           McDonald of the Isles kilt .