Starting a Classical Vinyl Music Collection

Thanks again guys!

 

If you want some lively classical music try Tchaikovsky and Shostakovich.

The Boston Symphony just did an amazing set of the Shostakovich Symphonies, I'm not sure if they were released on vinyl but I'm sure you can find them by others.

There's some classical music recorded direct to disc that sounds great too.

 

jjbeason14 OP

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02-01-2024 at 06:30am 

Thanks guys!

You've all been very helpful.

I'd like some new vinyl recommendations if possible.

👍
 

 

I’ll re-suggest - buy a few used (that are playable) and buy new (remaster?) of the same - content less important - see which (old vs new) suits you better as not everyone has the same preference in this regard. If you don’t, you’re not giving yourself anything of comparative value as to whether vinyl classical is a good direction for you. Better to try to determine this early on rather than once you’ve amassed a stack of something that’s even heavier than the same cubic footage in books! 😉

Start with anything from the Baroque period,especially Bach,Vivaldi,Boccherini,Telemann,vocal music of Lilly,Byrd. String Quartets are a perfect place to begin. They are many classical websites that will guide you to the best of the best. Then you can check them out on you tube. I would go with small group composition which are most accessible to our brains stay away from grandiose romantic mish mush like Wagner,Mahler,Mendelssohn and Tchaichovsky. Cheers,Chet

Bach

mozart

beethoven

schubert

schuman

brahms

chopin

mendelsohn

liszt

wagner

debussy

Tchaikovsky 

stravinsky

schoenberg

berg

webern

strauss

rachmaninoff

copland

barber

shostakovich

philidelphia orchestra / Eugene Ormandy recordings

cleveland orchestra/ George szell recordings

new York Philharmonic/ Bernstein recordings

Vienna, Berlin, concertgebow, orchestras.

good luck

 

steve girko