When I sit down at the piano nowadays, it's the book of Chopin manuscripts that I open first. Of course, I go for the easier pieces but that doesn't mean they're easy. In any case, no matter how how easy or difficult a Chopin work may be, they never fail to totally enthrall.
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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Antonín Dvořák & Max Bruch VIOLIN CONCERTOS Julia Fischer (violin) Tonhalle-Orchester Zurich David Zinman Decca 2013 Dvořák: Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 53 1. Allegro ma non troppo - Quasi moderato https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYmM2trDVro 2. Adagio, ma non troppo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jlFaOXB7Ck 3. Finale (Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUAKS-j-cAk Bruch: Violin Concerto No.1 in G minor, Op.26 1. Vorspiel (Allegro moderato) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYBkAYgh9Y0 2. Adagio https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwD0QC-xHHs 3. Finale (Allegro energico) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeKELatEDVY Cheers |
Antonín Dvořák
and Max Bruch: Notes: "There is one rather sad difference between these marvellous concertos. Whereas Dvořák was encouraged by his publisher Fritz Simrock to write the A minor concerto and was decently paid for it, also receiving performance royalties, Bruch unwisely sold the G minor concerto outright to a publisher for a fixed fee. A royalty contract would have given him a handsome pension at the end of his long life, when he was living in poverty. As an old man, he was even cheated out of the promised sale of the manuscript score." Tully Potter Some things never change. Cheers |
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