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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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jim204
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Len my friend thank you for your words , you are very kind. We seem to be on the same planet regarding lots of things and especially music. I have always loved Kurt  Masur  and did you know that none other than Claudio Arrau revered Masur especially when going over Europe concertizing. We are in good company then. I also love deep in my heart the German Romantic tradition, Wagner excepted. I am glad that music in Germany is still in rude health. The new German Baroque Orchestras that have sprung up in the last 10 years has been so great with the Freiburg band a notable example. 
I hope you are feeling a bit safer now you have had your 2 jabs.
Be safe my friend ,  slangevar Jim.
schubert
7,386 posts
 
I used to say what was the difference between an American house -painter and a German one .

Ans . Neither knew LvB ’s music from a rock , but the American says he doesn’t listen to that uppity trash, and the German said , O’ Great man, Great man !

When you get into the German grove, hard to live anywhere else , you always know where you are and where you are likely to be.

I did know that about Arrau . My wife and I often went down to Liepzig
in the DDR to hear the Gewandhaus and Masur , About 3 bucks US .
Americans could do that anytime .

At times we had been at the Berlin with von
Karajan the day before . Many the day we both thought Masur and company the better of the two.

Every man in the Gewandhaus was trained in the Leipzig School and
with the original Mendelssohn scores , Now . that’s old school !

Cheers .
Len

P.S., Jim , here is another Piano man who liked Masur . https://youtu.be/76DXQLbXEks?t=1
         I've said it and I don't regret it , You just don't need more .
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rok2id
7,859 posts
 
More "entry level", i.e. a good place to start.

My favorite, because of the Chorus.  Also available on SACD.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2Vpb9mRsOM

Cheers
schubert
7,386 posts
 
Every year towards Easter I play most of the greatest Religious Pieces.
On here 2 hours + will not fly . This Great Vesper from perhaps the Greatest Russian composer of modern times solves that and is fantastic .

https://youtu.be/XfDreatXYeU?t=3      Start



https://youtu.be/U2NSfTXjEPI?t=2    All Vesper

jcazador
417 posts
 
Been listening to Paul Badura-Skoda, some very old recordings.
some modern piano, some historic pianos.
"He is the only person to have recorded the complete piano sonatas of Mozart, Beethoven, and Schubert on both historic and modern instruments."
The more I listen, the more I like.
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