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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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I like Bruckner , not in love like Bach or Brahms , but enough to listen
now and then .

This is my favorite recording .

The Maestro had come home to his Orchestra of 20 years for his last time.https://youtu.be/Az-kHLRQhsk?t=45
He was on deaths door in his 90’s and all , including him, knew it .
He was beloved by the Minnesota and they gave him ALL they had
and in a few months he passed . Just opening with Minnesota .

For whatever reason the label has a clip for every page. I have a full recording on second paste , about 6 months
before with the Frankfort Orchestra , you can see how frail he was yet he still was the most sought after Bruckner
Conductor in the world .

https://youtu.be/JNRzpASlh00?t=2


https://youtu.be/Az-kHLRQhsk?t=45







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mahgister
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Thanks i did  not know this maestro in Bruckner....

interesting story behind the cd....
schubert
7,386 posts
 
Don't ask me why I got the clip from the Frankfort Radio Symphony in 
the middle of my first paragraph  , Mister "Puter is acting up .
Just get the 2 at the bottom .

None of the German Radio Bands were ever second -rate .
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rvpiano OP
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BTW, Brahms couldn’t see anything in Bruckner either.

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mahgister
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BTW, Brahms couldn’t see anything in Bruckner either.
Even genius own an ego...

Bruckner is the greatest symphonist, and Mahler was in the obligation to reinvent it in his own way to be there.... I love the 2 but Bruckner is a geometer and a poet, Mahler a poet...
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