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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@twoleftears          The recording is different from the commercial one in that the Albert Hall one is more improvisatory and has much more second repeat decorations. So all in all it satisfies two camps, the traditional and the improvisatory. I am glad I now have the two. 
Japanese:

They buy American, but they make sure it's assembled in Japan.  :)

They sure are buying a LOT of F-35s.

One of the problems with the Military / Industrial complex is, they must continually make "better" stuff.  They can never afford to shut down the assembly lines.  Hell, the F-15 is better than anything else in the world except our own latest planes.

But, history has taught us that there is a high price to pay for having second best equipment on the battlefield.   Such as, German armor in Normandy.

Interesting clip.

Cheers



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