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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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schubert
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I learned a lot when few years ago when the Minnesota had about 18
months out.

It has always been a good orchestra but Osmo Vanska made them a
Great Orchestra , with great musicians playing better than they thought
they could .

Twin Cities have a lot of Forbes 500 firms and natch some of the CEO’s
were on the board .
Guys making 20 times (or More) though it was a crime for someone
who just plays music to make and who did more work in a month they
did in a year, to make 90,000 $ a year.
schubert
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How it's possible for Schubert  to do so much in so short a life is unreal.

Brahms  who was a Schubert fan, said ,( He did in 15 minutes what the rest of us took 6 months ) !
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rvpiano OP
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A performance of a gorgeous  Bach cantata in state of the art sound:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RowYzRTHTWA



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rvpiano OP
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schubert.

Brahms was so right!
schubert
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The Netherlands in many ways are the most progressive nation in the world .
One way is to fund their Bach Orchestra and to make every outing as
clean as a hounds tooth . I’ve head much of their work but not 42.
Thanks , rv .

Truly a Jewel !

P.S . If anyone takes a trip there put a Canadian patch on your jackets , in WW II they were starving to death
and many did because 20 SS Divisions ate all the food and all the allies could could not move them.
Ike and Brits decided to send in the best troops they had, the 3 Canadian Divisions do or die.

16, 000 Canadians did die but in six months the Germans were beaten . Dutch LOVE Canadians !
Send 100,000 Tulips every year free to Ottawa .
More to discover