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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Lenny and Ochida being prime examples. No one can feel that much passion, instantly on command.
Have you ever make love with someone you are confortable with?

The public disapear for some artist which are only with themselves and their own "daimon", and the feeling which  inhabit and haunted  them for a work they feel already for a long time is not "on command"....It is like jazz players mimics and odd gestures singing behind and tapping feet....
Nobody can deny that Uchida is a great Artist , I have many of her Schubert CD’s and have heard her live Schubert .
To my bystander ear Perahia does everything all at once , floats and is hyper-serious at the same time , a soulful poet .

rv, it is the same with a soldier , after 10 thousand rounds go downrange without a miss , you just do it .

This is the only  op 57 I own , Its old and fast and I make no claims other than I love it .
https://youtu.be/CcIdgp-vLgc?t=2
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I can not tell a lie, well not often.
My old brain remembered I have a Op57 I haven’t heard in at least 10years . A wonderful Germanic ( he’s Austrian) jewel .

My opinion of this guy is he doesn’t play LvB , he is him.
https://youtu.be/-_DIl_vmj0M?t=14