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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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jim5559
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Last week we did not praise to the sky the birthday of Mozart, a despicable act.

I most give one of Schubert’s greatest pieces a rendition on his 225th this Monday.

Praise be to him from Brahms "He is the greatest of us all " !

They sleep next to next for infinity in the Wein City Ground .

 

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jim5559
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This Scottish lament was played for the Duke of Edinburg as he was laid to rest .

Came to me, this is also played as every Canadian Soldier , Sailor and Airman

, no matter where they have Fallen., The lament is played by a lone piper as six men bring the dead to the tarmac from the belly of an RCAF plane .

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I was a bit sad for the Duke but very few had a life like he.

Those young Canadians had so very little.

That’s to cry for .  

 

 

jim204
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This lament was penned after the the battle of Flodden in 1513 when King James the Fourth and nearly all the Scottish nobility were wiped out.

jim5559
604 posts
 

Thank,Jim.

The German " I had a Kameraden " is sung by soldiers in many Armies .

USA being one. Canada will stay with Scotia Forever .

I’d like to hear the Burn’s "Soldier Returm""’ sung . No luck

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