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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rvpiano -- currently listening to the Qobuz/Blomsted/Beethoven Sixth. A treat...even if the 'buz dropped the stream of the First Movement part of the way through. So I clicked on the Second Movement. Superb so far (fingers crossed).
mahgister, thank you for the wonderful Neuhaus and Pollini clips.  I enjoyed them immensely.  What a great teacher of interpretation Neuhaus was.

“(Play it) a little more worried”, “...as if there is a sigh”

 Wonderful!
Kathleen Battle - Wynton Marsalis

BAROQUE DUET
Kathleen Battle(soprano), Wynton Marsalis(trumpet)
Orchestra of St. Luke's  --  John Nelson
Sony Classical  1990-1991

Wynton has the facial expression of the cat that caught the canary.  Informative booklet with nice photo of Kathleen and Wynton on the back.  And front. :)

Scarlatti: from 7 Arie con Tromba Sola: 1. Si suoni la tromba (Voice)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzwGzgdL9QY

Handel: Let the Bright Seraphim from Samson, HWV 57 (Voice)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7TPce4xLm0

Bach: Cantata No. 51 "Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen", BWV 51
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TAg5H81xh4

Cheers