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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
jim5559
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Yes , I had forgotten that , did a paper about him about 50 years ago.

The Czech Republic is Industrial . Things I know ,Skoda auto , best VW gets ,

I know I had one . I was born a hunter , no longer have Czech hunting rifles, which cost a lot and were the best .Still are .

 

 

 

The Germans pushed the Rifle factory’s night and day , The Czech Mausers were

better then they could make .

P.S . anything Couperin is OK with me , her job was unreal !

 

P.P S . Science in last few years thinks someone like the boy genius is autistic .The scale is that, but extreme aka 1 in a million .

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mahgister
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I did not know about the Mauser...

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Couperin and Scarlatti between Bach pieces...It is a treat....

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P.P S . Science in last few years thinks someone like the boy genius is autistic .The scale is that, but extreme aka 1 in a million .

Comenius insisted on education at young age and a genius without stimuli at young age will shine way less....

The more honest and rational people and interesting people i encountered in my life were often asperger type...

I wrote a poem years ago in Rhymes resuming the life of Heinecken...

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jim5559
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jim5559
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Among the best in North America.

melm
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John Adams' recent "Must he Devil Have All the Good Tunes" with Wang, Dudamel and the LAPO is worth hearing.  IIUC is it available only on LP and on the usual streaming sources.

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