Classical Recommendation


Looking to get into a few 180 gm recordings where the woodwinds carry the melody, accompanied by brass/strings. What can you recommend?
xagwell
Mozarts Clarinet Concerto K622, I second that. Especially the second moment within this piece, It is miraculous.
Gershwin's Promenade, which was available on Reference Recordings heavy vinyl along with An American in Paris (Slatkin, St. Louis Symphony, an old Vox recording and a good one). If you want to go into chamber music, you can try the Dvorak and Mozart Seranades for Winds, which were on a Sheffield Labs disc with the Chicago players which has spectacular sonics, and if you want to try chamber music, the Brahms Clarinet Quintet is one of the great pieces of music for a small ensemble; there is a Super Analog Disc recording of this, probably still available. Copland also wrote a clarinet concerto, don't know of any heavy vinyl recordings of it though.
A little different take might be Frederick Fennell and the Cleveland Symphonic Winds doing Holst Suites #1 and 2, Handel the Music for the Royal Fireworks and Back Fantasia in G. An orchestra of only brass, percussion and winds might be enough different to give you what you seek.
Thanks for the feedback. I really love the sound of oboe/sax. Do any of your recommendations feature this combo?