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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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rok2id
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Franz Schubert

PIANO SONATAS

Mitsuko Uchida (piano)
Philips  2000

Notes: "Among Schubert's sonatas, D850 is the most brilliant and extrovert.  Its opening movement is unusually quick for a composer whose tempo indications characteristically include the qualification "moderato".  ...It is clear that Schubert intended the piece to be extremely energetic."

Schubert: Piano Sonata No.17 in D, D.850 

1. Allegro vivace
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xl0bk97FuEo

2. Con moto
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOE8NOgLlj0

 3. Scherzo (Allegro vivace)
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQg2D6TPJeA

4. Rondo (Allegro moderato)
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmG0GxcMuwc

Cheers
schubert
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Schubert and Mozart  were the only truly natural genius of all the great composers .

The greatest of them all had but one answer the many times he was asked how he did what he did .   

 " I work hard " .
jim204
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And that is why there will never be anyone from our age to equal him because todays people do not want to work hard other than the special instrumentalists we have today. Todays' composers spend days if not months "composing" a five minute piece of tripe and expect to be exalted to the highest levels for it. It's even so bad now that prior to a concert by the Scottish Chamber Orchestra we are "treated to a piece by a leading female computer games composer" yawn. Heaven help us, there is no future for new classical music. 
schubert
7,386 posts
 
In the Digital area are the youth have become unable to think for themselves.

In USA 40% think vampires are real .

Last winter I picked up a girl at the University of Minnesota who had
car trouble on a very cold day .

Now U of MN is not Oxford but only 10 % of a MN High School class
can try to get in and it is good enough to make Times 100 every year.

I found her in a row of 13 girls where every single one was on their smart
phone and not even looking at another much less speak to them .Robots !


My greatest fear is the virus has put a lot of Classical musicians out of a job .
And here both Classical and Jazz  together had less than 5% of the audience before that .
I do not go to any large group and don’t plan to myself, but I do send good amount to our 2 World Class bands .
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rok2id
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Franz Schubert

Symphony No. 8  

Wiener Philharmoniker
Carlos Kleiber
DG    1979

Notes:"The ethereal quality Kleiber brings to the final pages of the ["Unfinished"] symphony gives his readings a very special poignance unmatched by any other performance I have heard."
Stereo Review (1980)

Those were the days.  SR never steered you wrong on music.

Symphony No.8 In B Minor, D.759   "Unfinished" 

1. Allegro moderato
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHI9yCe8bVg

2. Andante con moto
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsxLHZ-Jz74

Cheers
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