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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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ei001h
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Paul badura-skoda playing pianoforte (period instrument) 
complete Schubert and Beethoven sonatas.  Absolute magic, piano forte sounds so sweet and warm, it transforms the music and you hear it the way great masters did when they composed it.  Bedura- skoda was one of the few to record all Schubert and Beethoven sonatas On both piano and pianoforte. Truly sublime sound and exquisite virtuosity  
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mahgister
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Badura-Skoda in Mozart is my first choice, in spite of all others pianists interpretation...

The reason is simple,Mozart wrote his pieces on this instrument and it is evident by the hard contrasts this instrument made possible to express...


The Schubert is very interesting ....

I will recommend the Mozart like an absolute must.....

Anyway a very great instrumennt well served by a musician of the first order....

Peace to his soul.....
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rok2id
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Brahms / Tchaikovsky

VIOLIN CONCERTOS

Jascha Heifetz (violin)
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Fritz Reiner
RCA / Sony     1955 -1957 / 2005    SACD

Notes:"When in the spring of 1878 Tchaikovsky completed his violin concerto, he dedicated it and presented it to Leopold Auer, who was perhaps the most noted virtuoso and certainly the greatest teacher of his time.  The composer must have been bitterly disappointed when the master would not undertake the concerto, declaring it unplayable --- so terrifying were its difficulties."


Johannes Brahms
Violin Concerto in D, op. 77
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJFJgVYFQh4&t=700s


Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Violin Concerto in D, Op. 35
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxGp1Ii4r8M&t=59s

Cheers
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rok2id
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Max Bruch

VIOLIN CONCERTO NO. 1

Jascha heifetz (violin)
New Symphony Orchestra of London
Sir Malcolm Sargent
RCA Red Seal / Sony 1962 / 2006   SACD

Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26

I. Vorspiel: Allegro moderato
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRD0mrIfKHk

II. Adagio
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gFQnq3z4FA

III. Finale: Allegro energico
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJohucp0WZY

Cheers
ei001h
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Mahgister

Excellent advice on Mozart. I love it! Thanks 
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