Classical R2die4 ?

Only "five" !^%(&%$#@
1. Beethoven: Symphonies 5 & 7, Carlos Kleiber, Vienna phil. Deutsche Grammophon #47400
2. Beethoven: Symphony #9, Szell/Cleveland, Sony Classical/National Public Radio Millennium
3. Holst, The Planets, Charles Dutoit / Montreal Symphony, London/Penguin Classic
4. Moussorgsky: Night on Bald Mountain; Pictures at an Exhibition, Maazel, Telarc
5. Mozart: Symp.40&41,Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra/Leonard Bernstein;Deutsche Grammophon 445 548-2
Happy Listening!
Don

1. Haydn String Quartet Opus 76: Quatuor Mosaiques - Astree
2. Beethoven's Symphony Cycle: Barenboim - Teldec
3. Bach Italian Concerto: Monica Hewitt - Hyperion
4. Rachmoninoff Symphonic Dances: MSO - Reference

If I had more time I would give you a short list of my very favorite 500 recordings. :)

Jonathan

I only listen for the performance, sorry.

Mozart Piano Concertos 20 & 27; Clifford Curzon with the English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten.

For the Holst, I would listen to John Elliot Gardiner / Philharmonia Orchestra.
(Sounds great too!)

Shostakovich 10th, Herbert Von Karajan / Berlin.

Dvorak Cello Concerto; Rostropovich/Von Karajan, Berlin
with Tchaikovsky Rococo Variations

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Stravinsky, Rite of Spring; Ben Zander; Boston Philharmonic.
(Sounds great too!)

For chamber music, anything by the Beaux Arts Trio.

Beethoven Cello Sonatas, Rostropovich/Richter

Compete 5 piano concertos by Saint-Saens, Pascal Roge, Montreal/Charles Dutoit

Rachmaninov 2nd Piano Concerto, Ashkenazy piano; London Symphony/Previn.
1972 on London/Decca (careful; there are others).