rok2id. Love the 2nd Piano Concerto. My favorite performance is a fleet, unaffected 1940's recording featuring pianist William Kappel and the NBC Symphony.
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.
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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edcyn, Could this be it? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abMfrAOdZOQ I started my musical journey with 78's, but I don't have anything by Kappel. Didn't really get into classical until the early 60's. I do remember the NBC Symphony. That's Toscanini's old outfit. Everything seemed to sound 'better' back in the day. Cheers |
Los Angeles Guitar Quartet LATIN Primarily a Classical group, but they do dabble. Carmen Suite https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moblmkgUF-Y -- toreadors https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kq01l9tnce8 -- gypsy dance notes:"no one can capture the essence of Spanish culture quite like a foreigner." Cuba https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jskxepO39tY -- La Trampa https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KK6pRoIO9bM -- Hasta Alicia Baila Central America https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34DgpjFUMek -- Danza de Jalisco https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1HgxeFsMpQ -- Fragile Spain https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulP6BL8eY1U -- Syzygy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TY1izSUO9tI -- En Aranjuez con tu amor Cheers |
Here’s a recording I hadn’t listened to in ages. Beethoven’s late string quartets 131 and 135 done by Bernstein with the massed strings of the Vienna Phil. Achingly beautiful. Also: is the slow movement of 135 really a significant foreshadowing of Mahler's slow movements... or is it just because Lenny's conducting it? |
rok2id -- Yeah. And how 'bout that, too! William Kappel on YouTube. The flipside of the record is even better. A blazing, take-no-prisoners run-through of Prokofiev's Piano Concerto #3. My dad gave me the record as a way to perhaps make me practice the piano more. The thing is, I didn't practice more. I just played the record all day long. How old was I? Eight? In any case, I still regularly play the Kappel Prokofiev Third. RCA reissued it on Victrola in 1970. |
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