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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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Johann S. Bach

SIX CONCERTOS
for the Margrave of Brandenburg

European Brandenburg Ensemble
Trevor Pinnock
AVIE  2007

Concerto No. 6 in B flat major, BWV 1051

[Allegro]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74FAN8RdrOE

Adagio ma non tanto
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nl5B-60n7Gk

Allegro
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0R_ulgQWi8

Cheers
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rok2id
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Johann S. Bach

BACH CONCERTOS

Hilary Hahn (violin)
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
Jeffrey Kahane
DG 2003

Notes:Hahn gives her thoughts on Bach and his music.  Nice booklet with pictures.

Concerto for Violin, Strings and Continuo in A minor, BWV 1041

Violin Concerto No.1 In A Minor, BWV 1041 - 1. Allegro moderato
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pocz2yoAcsY

Concerto No.1 In A Minor, BWV 1041 - 2. Andante
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYfIkZUY0wE

Violin Concerto No.1 In A Minor, BWV 1041 - 3. Allegro assai
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruMJp4Hfk0I

Another wunderkind, from the now defunct BMG record club.

Cheers
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rok2id
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Johann S. Bach

BACH CONCERTOS

Hilary Hahn (violin)
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
Jeffrey Kahane
DG 2003

Concerto for Oboe, Violin, Strings and Continuo in C minor, BWV 1060
(the you-tube post is mislabeled)

allegro
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVpuT7g5QwI

adagio
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6sga6PIksbc

allegro
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOH1LTmsWJM

Cheers
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Here is one of my favorite violin concertos, Penderecki’s, Violin Concerto No. 2 (Metamorphosen).

This is from the second part of his career, after he became more tonal than he was during the early part of his career.

In all honesty, I tend to like thornier sounding atonal music than this. But for some reason this overcomes, for me, being more tonal. Might one describe it as "neo classical"?

Here is the debut, played by Anne-Sophie Mutter, who Penderecki wrote it for.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NrM-X0bhhc





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A long time ago someone recommended Kiril Kondrashin's semi-historic (1981) recording of Mahler 6, which I finally acquired and am listening to.

Reviewers resort often to the adjective "brisk" to describe this interpretation, and one can immediately understand why.  Still I enjoy his rubatos, and the recording itself is remarkably good.
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