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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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frogman
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Schubert, I own Schnabel’s The Complete Sonatas. If I’m not mistaken, his is the first ever release of the entire cycle. I like the recordings very much. Obviously, a brilliant musician. Actually, I find quiet a few similarities between his and Perahia’s Appassionata. Schnabel’s sense of the architecture of a work is pretty amazing. He did not exaggerate the dynamic contrasts and the climaxes occur in their proper musically logical place. IMO, many players treat the work as a Romantic work when it is squarely in the Classical tradition; hence the frequent, what I refer to as, “excess” of dynamic contrast. This, in spite of the liberties that he took by deviating from classic sonata form.

Thanks for the reminder; it had been a while.
schubert
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Exactly what I thought .Years ago. I liked those " dynamic ’ moves etc,now I think they just get in the way. I had The Complete Sonatas but
tend to gave a record away to young people just starting to try Classical .

The 2 boxes nobody gets are the Beecham a Last 6 Mozart Symphonies/Royal Phil /odysey/and all Schubert Piano Sonatas /Willhelm Kempff./DG We both know that and most don’t that a German is best with Germanic , etc,
etc.
To my hears the most important case is Czech .Any Czech PO / Supraphone I see, I buy, knowing all is well, if you’ve not been to Prague go,.If ever possible again that is .
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rok2id
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Franz Joseph Haydn
String Quartet Op. 71
The Griller String Quartet
Vanguard Classics

Quartet In B-flat Minor, Op. 71, No. 1: III. Menuetto
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtJ3ud6BMHQ

Quartet In B-flat Minor, Op. 71, No. 1: IV. Vivace
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nqbAayZpzs

Quartet In D Major, Op. 71, No. 2: III. Menuetto (Allegro)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BURIF3F4vck

Quartet In D Major, Op. 71, No. 2: IV. Allegretto
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEG5fnudsRo

Cheers
schubert
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Vanguard was owned by a group of real music lovers who made nothing but the best out of love. Of course that got them to financial death .

If I see a Vanguard for sale , any Vanguard, my wallet goes into auto no matter what it is or how much they want . Period .

Here is a fine Vanguard with Rameau who seems to me the most neglected Great in USA .

https://youtu.be/Vazk7Ixzz7Y?t=1
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mahgister
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Franz Joseph Haydn
String Quartet Op. 71
The Griller String Quartet
Vanguard Classics
This interpretation is out of the race of comparison between less or more...

Heartfelt and moving....
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