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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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mahgister
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Well, you did have the luck of Quebec schools ,

My luck was I never had to go American High School . (no joke)
I had great luck or the misfortune, it depend of the perspective, to study Latin and Greek, English and French writing and reading for all my college years....

In sciences we studied basic but in our college it was not so worthy than learning how to read....I hated science course and particularly mathematics... Funny because i study mathematic by myself for decades   beginning the year i quit college with my first chosen english book about numbers...

I guess learning to read was the goal or something fateful  for me.... I go playing my all life work with this gift....

I was in ectasy after Bach discovery with Josquin Des Prez very young .. A music so spiritually high that it add something to my life forever...

My best to you....
schubert
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Yes, when you come to the top of the mountain you don’t want to skip-rope .

This Perahia Brahms Op 79 I’m about to put on is because IMO he understands
Brahms perfectly as both don’t have a phony bone in their body .
There might be better takes , I don’t care , for ME this is the best .The little fills and great bass of Brahms,,,,,,,,,,

Same with say , the Beethoven 5th with.Bernstein might well be the best,
I would not ague with anyone or call him anything but to ME he seems
phony waving about hither and yon .

I would go to and do go to Herbert Blomstedt,, in his 90’s and still wanted world -wide .
He uses his baton no more than needed and I know he is a very pious
Christian .
For ME he is the best !


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rok2id
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I would go to and do go to Herbert Blomstedt

Yesterday I received LvB Nine Symphonies, Staatskapelle Dresden, Blomstedt.

They stuffed 5 CDs in one jewel box!! What’s wrong with putting them in cardboard sleeves in a cardboard box?

Cheers
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rvpiano OP
2,688 posts
 
I listened to most of the Beethoven Blomstedt set on Qobuz.
Outstanding!
schubert
7,386 posts
 
Has a lot to do with fact the players love him .

After rehearsal  he asks what do they think.
And he means it ! I have seen him say " good ideal"  and change 
to the players idea .RIAS Berlin .

That's easy rok. the Staatskapelle Dresden is  a Jewel !
For a person with education , culture and class Dresden is the best city 
in Germany .
More to discover