Shostakovich: Stalin's Composer? - WW2 Biography Special
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=827zsCiQ_YY&t=69s
From a very good WWll series.
Cheers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=827zsCiQ_YY&t=69s
From a very good WWll series.
Cheers
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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Giacomo Puccini THE ULTIMATE PUCCINI COLLECTION London Compilation 1998 Notes give a brief synopsis of each song plus talks about movies in which Opera comprises much of the soundtrack. Turandot / Act 3 - "Nessun dorma!" (Luciano Pavarotti) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6mhrP00MGs&list=OLAK5uy_kFBSHKyaD46JLJRU26j-1dzn-htr584bM&i... Gianni Schicchi - O, mio babbino caro (Dame Kiri Te Kanawa) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EIixBWoI5U&list=OLAK5uy_kFBSHKyaD46JLJRU26j-1dzn-htr584bM&i... Madama Butterfly / Act 2 - "Un bel dì vedremo" (Regine Crespin) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBh9aG89Jhg&list=OLAK5uy_kFBSHKyaD46JLJRU26j-1dzn-htr584bM&i... Tosca / Act 2 - "Vissi d'arte, vissi d'amore" (Birgit Nilsson) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQhGuOyKiYw&list=OLAK5uy_kFBSHKyaD46JLJRU26j-1dzn-htr584bM&i... Cheers |
IMO Prokofiev is bested by only Sibelius and Carl Nielsen among modern composers . IMO, his best " Romeo and Juliet" is the Previn /LSO outing is the greatest. Most of all he did with the LSO is never been bested. Celbidache did a stunning Classical and his 3rd Piano Concerto with the Berliners but is hard to find on Urania. Ormandy also did an fine 1and 5 .As did Thomes Sandard with Royal Scottish on Linn . Valery Gergiev had the Russian touch on many labels and is can’t miss on all of them. My fav piece is his his 6th . Mravinsky’’LenPoPraga/67 my best outing. Nothing wrong with Ormandy's 6 either. Cheers |
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