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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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rok2id
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

SINFONIA CONCERTANTE IN E-FLAT K364
Vilde Frang (violin)
Maxim Rysanov (viola)
Arcangelo  --  Jonathan Cohen
Warner Classics    2015

allegro maestoso
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXdYvB3rACs

andante
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zfSICtEEIM

presto
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0A896-KCG4

From the Notes:  "If Mozart was a good but unwilling violinist, he was more comfortable with the viola.  It was on this lower-timbred, usually supporting instrument that he played in string quartets with Haydn, and for which he composed some of his most personal works, including the 'Kegelstatt' Trio K498 and the Sinfonia concertante K364...is a milestone of compositional maturity."

Cheers
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mahgister
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My second best pianist.....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izCfrtFuYAc
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mahgister
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Brahms by him

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTrQUJ4okM4
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rvpiano OP
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This has nothing to do with music but I have a question about sound.  If you’ve heard both Qobuz and Idagio, do you notice a difference in SQ between the two services?
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@rvpiano      I have had both Qobuz and Idagio and I have noticed a difference between the two in that on CD quality 16/44 files there is not much difference. I do notice that Qobuz definitely has the edge in the higher resolution files with a blacker noise floor and a more dynamic presentation. The Idagio site on the other hand is far superior in the sheer diversity in it's classical library compared to Qobuz. If I look up something on Qobuz it will come up with a few different Artists and bands. If I look it up on Idagio there are a whole lot more to chose from and if your tastes are a bit eclectic then Idagio is certainly for you.
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