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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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jim204
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My dear friend Len , so good to see you in print again ( I thought you were in the huff with us. Right enough I haven't been contributing either and it's been too hot for headphones as well. Thank goodness it's piddling with rain here now as I can get back to my beloved Bach and I am as happy as a wee pig in s**t just now listening to Maria Jiao Pires playing the masters' Partita No 1 in B Flat Major. What a wonderful pianist she is,  playing as if she's spinning gold.
I hope you are keeping ok Len." Lang may yer lum reek." Jim.
schubert
7,386 posts
 
Scotia  ain Jim !   I'll have to check that B Flat Major .Lang may yer lum reek as well .
schubert
7,386 posts
 
Might as well let Pires be heard by all Jim .

https://youtu.be/Ry44Kvr39eE?t=9

Sublime !
schubert
7,386 posts
 
Jim , my fav Goldburgs .

I think Bach would love her contrapuntality and tempo .


https://youtu.be/bOrmEMqW714
jim204
881 posts
 
I'm so glad you liked Pires playing the Bach Len, she really is a wonderful pianist. Len I can see why you like Tureck so much measured ,crystalline and so so accurate , not a note or inflection out of place anywhere. I am going to keep that Goldberg close for a long time to come. 
Has anyone heard Zimmerman's new traversal of the Beethoven piano Concertos. Absolute magic and a wonderful accompaniment from Sir Simon Rattle , all the slow movements are measured and a luminous quality pervades the whole set . Zimmerman as usual is superlative in his accuracy and phrasing and his playing is astonishing. The main movements are brisk and his runs are super even with not a note clipped or out of place. The recordings are full and enjoyable if maybe a bit on the  side but you do hear everything that's going on.
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