HELP Classically ignorant, need vinyl insight

I would HIGHLY recommend the "now re-issued again" EMI boxed set of Ravel's Orchestral music!!

Cluytens was one of "the" Ravel interpreters,and it is a GORGEOUS multi disc album!!Amazingly good sounding,and though it ain't cheap,it will light any music lover's fire.

Of virtually every silly post I have ever made,THIS is the one I am most serious about!!

For once,someone will thank me,if you buy this masterpiece!!

Good luck.

Btw,I'd take a look at some of the online LP vendors,like The Classical Collector.Owned by Jerry Cantor...a super honest guy!...Don't spend any money until you've given yourself some time to familiarize yourself with pricing and desireability.

This was the "most" fun to me,when I began "a long time ago"!!

I also love the Bizet orchestral suites, particularly the Carmen and L'Arlesienne suites.

I particularly like the one on Columbia of Stokowsky conducting the National Symphony Orch. for the Bizet suites, for performance, hall acoustics, and sound quality.

 
Welcome back to vinyl - we've been waiting for you.

French Horn -
Franz Danzi: Concerto for Waldhorn
Strauss: various Horn concertos
Teleman: Horn Concerto
standard horn joke: the difference between a French horn and a lawn mower is that you can tune a lawn mower. (heh :-)

String music -
Felix Mendelssohn: Overture 'The Herbrides' - Fingal's Cave
Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending
Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez

Melancholy -
Rachmaninov: Isle of the Dead (pensive, forboding) and his Symphony No.2 - at least the start - find the Slatkin on Reference if you can.
Tchaikovsky: 6th Symphony, 'Pathetique' pretty much says it - Mehta's is good

Conan -
Brahms: Schicksalslied 'Song of Destiny' - I love big choral
Basil Poledouris: various Conan soundtracks on vinyl
And of course Wagner, already mentioned

For classical with nice sonics, here's a starter list

Wrt record cleaning, I use a Loricraft 3 and the Walker Prelude system augmented with Nerl Reagent Grade water.
 
Tim

String and melancoly try Strauss Metamorphosen, Albinoni's Adagio, Gorecki.
As for music to impale someone with, I don't think we dare tell you. Have you heard Woody Allen's comment about Wagner. He said he loved the music, but every time he heard it, he wanted to rush off and invade Poland. Poor taste I know, but very witty.

"Have you heard Woody Allen's comment about Wagner. He said he loved the music, but every time he heard it, he wanted to rush off and invade Poland".

Had I not just swallowed my coffee I would have spewed it all over the screen!

Thanks to all who have responded, it is very much appreciated.