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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We can defend ourself without hating and without using propaganda...

I dont like hating condemnation of CULTURES...Russian or American one here...

Biden is not America nor Putin is Russia...

I reacted to an insane remark about my musical post...

I like russian school of piano...

And i dont like to be intimidated...

I dont have the intention to ban Russian Samuil Feinberg from here , one of my favorite piano sonatas ... Period ...

Feinberg was a disciple of the great Scriabin and his 12 sonatas are spiritual journey where the piano vertically  spoke and not only sing horizintally  like in poetry...

I was in shock when i listened to him the first time few years ago... I cannot imagine someone composing at the level of Scriabin... I was wrong...

 

😁😊

 

I wonder if the pacifists would be interested if the Russians came up their street and kicked their door down !!!

«True warrior act without hate»- Anonymus gladiator

 

This is my favorite version...

Hamelin is very good for sure too...

But i begin my Feinberg journey with this one very good interpretation too, where the touch is less cerebral than Hamelin so great he is....

Anyway we all need spiritual understanding now ....

 

I dont understand why it is your "hate" that must dictate my musical choices HERE in this thread...This is my reality: a musical thread about different cultures...

Now, not only you speak your mind but you want to bully people... i dont think i am the only one who love music from Russia HERE or any other countries you may decide you dont like.....By the way i listen music from China too....

One thing is sure, i despise censorship and propaganda of any kind...

If you dont like my musical choices stay where you are yourself...

Are you a concious being?

Accusing others is not my way of communication and bullying them either...

You are NOTHING more than me HERE...

You dont have to decide where i will go...Nor deciding like some policeman who will say what or who will be silent about ANY composers from any country... Is it clearer?

Banning Rachmaninov or Stravinsky is not a solution to political problem or a solution to war especially in a musical thread...

But i am stupid to speak to you it seems about common sense...

BUT I DONT ACCEPT TO BE BULLIED....

But i am a democrat: take a referendum and i will go out of this thread if the majority of contributors here are formed in the same mold as you , and if they all want to ban Russia from musical history...If not, you MUST go out yourself if you are a man of your words...

If you don’t like realty then stay where you are .

 

This is my last discovery...

Very surprising synthesis of orient and occident cultural trends..

This composer Tan Dun is very gifted because he integrated, china and classical european musical influence with Nature and musical discourse exploration...

I am very glad and enthusiastic about this quatuor...

No "deja vu" here....

He present his work and after near 7 minutes it begins....