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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.


rvpiano
jim5559
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That Glazunov has so MUCH to say,I have one somewhere but doubt if it could

begin to do this Milstein .

I listened to it three times yesterday and my small brain said 3 times Glazunov is telling his life .

In any event he has something that is as good as any other and better than many!

The orchestra is stunning .

 

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jim5559
604 posts
 

Seems like he has Meditation to me.  I love this .

 

 

 

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rvpiano OP
2,822 posts
 

The Glazunov is a very great concerto!

frogman
7,561 posts
 

Lovely “Meditation” by Perlman. Meditation of a different kind:

 

jim5559
604 posts
 

Indeed., I put mine in with "the Lark " .

More often than not Perlman is , great as he is, a bit thick for me. Just thought

I’d try him and he seemed on the spot with Glazunov .

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