2. music
  3. 132810-89202

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.


128x128rvpiano
gg107
74 posts
 
In case it hasn't been mentioned before, I'll put in a recommendation for Rameau's Imaginary Symphony, as conducted by Marc Minkowski:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOZxiPU7wo4

https://www.amazon.com/Rameau-Une-Symphonie-Imaginaire-Jean-Philippe/dp/B000935TV8

A delightful recording, in excellent SACD sound.  It's hard to imagine anyone who likes classical music not finding this enjoyable.  
schubert
7,386 posts
 
One would think so but Americans seem to ignore him .
rok2id's avatar
rok2id
7,859 posts
 
George Gershwin
PORGY AND BESS (highlights)
Simon Estes / Roberta Alexander
Rundfunk - Sinfonieorchester Berlin
Leonard Slatkin
Recorded 1984

Another one with the German sales price sticker still attached. DM39.95

From the Notes: Talks about the deeper meaning of the piece. The ’complex’ relationship between Porgy, Crown and Bess. Porgy and Bess, Good and innocent, vs the evil Crown etc... They were not written by Gershwin, so they should be taken with a grain of salt. I think it was, just like most music, entertainment.

A German Radio Band????  It will be played to 'perfection'.

Act 1 - Introduction - Jazzbo Brown Blues - Summertime
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2btC1lleG5k

Act 1 - My Man’s Gone Now
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyGnw2aO6R4

Act 2 - I Got Plenty O’ Nuttin’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L76mHyEIQCA

Act 2 - I Ain’t Got No Shame - It Ain’t Necessarily So
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVv-GgJtlMQ

Cheers





rvpiano's avatar
rvpiano OP
2,653 posts
 
Just listening to Mozart’s “The Marriage of Figaro” (in the recent Teodor Currentzis recording.)
A miracle of Western civilization.
jim204
881 posts
 
@rvpiano    I must look into that one RV.
More to discover