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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Radu Lupu dead at 76

“Why should I make a big show of the whole thing?”

 

Ah!

This remind me i am almost 71 years old and this remind me that he is a giant for sure...

Sad...

I will listen to him tonight with a prayer

...

It does not take more than few seconds to discover an interpretion by him which is supremum...

 He walked on  embers  with an internal pulse that is never outside of the music, the music played him more than he play it...

 

Radu Lupu was a Giant , no one was like him .

This Requiem is for us, he needs none. .

He was a deeply kindly .modest ,and a wonderful friend.

Jenny Vongel . his manager said he died peacefully at his home in Switzerland on Suday eve, April 17 . No better than that .

 

 

 

RADU LUPU
COMPLETE RECORDINGS
Includes COMPLETE DUETS
with PERAHIA, BARENBOIM,
CHUNG & HENDRICKS
Murray Perahia · Daniel Barenboim
Kyung Wha Chung · Barbara Hendricks