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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
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jim5559
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+ 1 on the FRANCK, Wore out mine .

Here is the people in the world that when they really put there mine in to it.

the rest of us can just forget about it .

Good thing too, they made their Air Force twice, as big in 5 years and their pilots

are thinking about China .And let us have 5 air bases.

 

 

edcyn
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Currently getting lovely tone and vibrant, spacious 3D sound-staging from a,,,get this...CD level stream of Der Freischutz on Idagio. I'm a happy guy. Yeah, it's from Harmonia Mundi France.

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twoleftears
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@jim5559 The live Benny Goodman version from the Carnegie Hall concert will never be surpassed.

jim5559
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Pure Beauty 

 

 

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