twoleftears,
Thanks so much for the recommendation
It’s just as you describe.
What musicianship!
Thanks so much for the recommendation
It’s just as you describe.
What musicianship!
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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Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov SCHEHERAZADE Chicago Symphony Orchestra Fritz Reiner RCA Living Stereo / BMG SACD 1960 / 2005 Notes: "Deems Taylor once wrote that thrice-familiar staples of the concert repertoire should periodically be placed under a five-year moratorium, during which time their existence would be conveniently be forgotten. The five-year ban elapsed, one would presumably return to them with ears refreshed and musical appetite eager to relish them again. There are those who argue that 'Scheherazade' merits a moratorium." It seems to have obtained "warhorse" status. Scheherazade, Op. 35: I. The Sea and Sinbad's Ship https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKOAvPxpDu0 II. The Story of the Kalender Prince https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yx3keUuPGJ8 III. The Young Prince and the Young Princess https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRSllaa15DU IV. Festival at Bagdad - The Sea - The Ship Breaks Against a Cliff https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtZ-TlpqSnE Cheers |
Gioachino Rossini IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA Thomas Allen, Agnes Baltsa Academy of St Martin in the Fields Sir Neville Marriner Philips 1962, 1963 / 1983 (Highlights) Act 1 - No.2 Cavatina: "Largo al factotum" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fC4okbDrqNU All`idea in quel Metallo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yc7XQ-3EmCQ Act 1 - No.5 Cavatina: "Una voce poco fa" - "Io sono docile" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwJ-IUMZMP4 pace e gioia sia con voi https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y97nKnplAjQ Finaletto II: "Di sì felice innesto" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anqQU7zp21w Cheers |
Gioachino Rossini OVERTURES Orpheus Chamber Orchestra DG 1985 Notes: "...many of these masterpieces of wit and rhythmic vitality were performed in versions the composer would hardly have recognized as his own, The basic structure and spirit were still Rossini’s, but the musical details were often drastically transformed." "These overtures embody what Stendhal called Rossini’s "candeur virginale". And their special qualities are immeasurably enhanced when, as here, they are performed by a chamber ensemble using scores faithful to the composer’s intentions." L’italiana in Algeri - Overture https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ay9rjkgCmRU Il barbiere di Siviglia - Overture (Sinfonia) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRMpzy6GG4E Il Signor Bruschino - Overture https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLlA4SR8PVQ A Rosette Recording: The penguin guide to Compact Disc. Cheers |
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