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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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larryi
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For Pires fans, I recommend here recording with the violinist Dumay of Beethoven's Violin and Piano Sonatas on DG (3 CDs).  This is a terrific recording in all respects.

edcyn
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Do you guys ever randomly cruise the classical music sites for stuff you've never heard of by composers you've never head of? Right now I'm enjoying the heck out of an Idagio stream of orchestral pieces by Wranitzky, a contemporary and supposed buddy of both Mozart and Beethoven performed by the very capable Chamber Czech Orchestra of Pardubice.
jim5559
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I used to but few on here were interested .

That Chamber Czech Orchestra is indeed a winner !

 

mahgister , Music in a land with no soul will want Music with no soul.by at least

90 % of the people .

 

In North America Mexico is the exception .

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mahgister
13,173 posts
 

mahgister , Music in a land with no soul will want Music with no soul.by at least

90 % of the people .

Sorry but if i used the same stick as you to judge others there will be a problem...

I will stick to Jesus parable about the Straw and the Beam...

And i dont like to be intimidated in my taste for culture especially if this culture is a great one..

Stay out of politic in a music thread...

 

I will stick to the Russian school of piano anyway...

I will present this extraordinary pianist and composer in a piece i never listen before today amazingly played ....

 

 

«All lands  have soul, only some people sell theirs soul to propaganda on the two sides of the same coin: hate »-Anonymus Journalist

jim204
881 posts
 

Yes 5559 you stay out of politics because politics is how Russia invaded Ukraine and hardly anybody is interested now. I wonder if the pacifists would be interested if the Russians came up their street and kicked their door down !!!

Would they pick up a gun and start shooting at the invaders like the Afghans didn't do when the Taliban surrounded Kabul ?

Sod it Len Don't let them get you down mate. Best Jim.

 

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