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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
881 posts
 
The state of this country is an absolute disaster Len.
I see auld Lizzie was up in Edinburgh today for the state opening of parliament, here's hoping she and me shall still be around for the dissolution of the whole sorry mess.
gg107
74 posts
 
I am listening to Annie Fischer's complete Beethoven piano sonatas (Hungaroton CDs).  If you prefer your Beethoven piano full-bodied and fiery -- as I do -- rather than cool and classically restrained, Fischer has to be a top choice.
schubert
7,386 posts
 
Thanks , Jim , sad indeed !

This is a wonderful play of an Elgar Sonata VERY ever seldom 
 heard  in US  by 
one of the best musicians alive ,
A true Jewel !




https://youtu.be/2X96YaspfK0

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jim204
881 posts
 
@schubert  
Yes Len she is a really good fiddler now since her days as a new generation artist at the Beeb. I think I told you before that she was educated in the same town I live in and I used to see her and her mum shopping on a Saturday morning in the High Street. A couple of years ago James McMillan (the composer) opened a music festival in Cumnock his birth place about 10 miles from me and Nichola was there and I heard her play the Bach Chaconne and very impressive it was. It sure was great being about ten feet from a very beautiful Strad.
re. Annie Fisher's Beethoven ,very exciting on a par with Richter, just a pity about recording quality which could be variable.
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