Great post....
Dvorak is a genius for always underestimated...
Dvorak is a genius for always underestimated...
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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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart AMADEUS - SOUNDTRACK Academy of St. Martin-In-The-Fields Neville Marriner Metronome 2CD Set El cheapo packaging. No notes, no nothing. Just the track listings. Not even the date. The music deserves more, but it is still glorious! Maybe the most effective soundtrack ever. Symphony No.25 In G Minor, K. 183, 1st Movement https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNZGarhNKbA Piano Concerto In E Flat, K. 482; 3rd Movement https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNeuVVhy5iQ Le Nozze Di Figaro Act 3 Ecoo La Marcia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3t9EUvFSH1s Le Nozze Di Figaro Act 4, Ah Tutti Contenti https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EodlyMbd9A don't you just hate it when they leave you hanging? Don Giovanni, K 527; Act 2, Commendatore Scene https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9786j94XY4 Cheers |
Johann S. Bach WORKS FOR TRUMPET Alison Balsom (trumpet) Colm Carey(organ) EMI Classics 2005 Notes: "Bach composed no dedicated chamber piece for the trumpet (if we discount Brandenburg Concerto No.2), yet his great choral works contain the most varied and demanding repertoire for the instrument before the 19th century. ...That none of the pieces here was originally conceived for the trumpet would not have bothered Bach unduly; he was the master adaptor who always promoted musical imagination and flair above debilitating dogma and restrictive thinking." Always great to see the brass get a little love. Concerto in D Major, BWV 972 (after Vivaldi's Violin Concerto in D Major, RV 230) : I. Allegro... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cA4raC4S2Mc Concerto in D Major, BWV 972 (after Vivaldi's Violin Concerto in D Major, RV 230) : II. Adagio... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFVgPVjD8BQ Concerto in D Major, BWV 972 (after Vivaldi's Violin Concerto in D Major, RV 230) : III. Allegro assai... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOyIqIC29Pk Cheers |
Johann S. Bach BACH CONCERTOS Julia Fischer (violin) Alexander Sitkovetsky (violin) Academy of St Martin in the Fields Harvey de Souza -- Concertmaster Decca 2009 in London. Notes: Tell of her love for Bach and the influences on her development, mainly, Yehudi Menuhin and her teacher in Munich. She looks very young on the cover photo. Concerto for two violins in D minor, BWV 1043 Strings, and Continuo in D minor, BWV 1043 - 1. Vivace https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qy1UWNX6xc Strings, and Continuo in D minor, BWV 1043 - 2. Largo ma non... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eZqyQYd73o Strings, and Continuo in D minor, BWV 1043 - 3. Allegro https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ILv2nqULho Cheers |
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