what are your most favored recordings ?

Last things first - all of these are recordings that especially communicate an emotion with which I connect. They are not necessarily the best in any way shape or form of anything, and I don't listen to them often. Special music for special times. I would never refer to them as 'favorites' - I've a lot more recordings that get far more play time than these - the list is too long and I really can't differentiate that finely. FWIW.........

Beethoven #5 Kleiber
Faure Requiem, Original Version, Herreweghe
Mahler 6, Sanderling
Sibelius 4, Von Karian
Eva Cassidy, "Over the Rainbow"

and a 6th for good measure -
Sibelius - "Songs for Male Voice Choir" which includes a reduction of Finlandia meant to be use by Solders in the war with Russia. If you have any sense of patriotism in your bones and you appreciate Sibelius and the history of Finland this will bring a chill and a tear!

Humm, only five. Well it's been newage and subwoofer week at my house.... I'll have to leave some good ones out I guess.

1. ARCHETRIBE...."Waterworks", (Matthew Davidson)
2. ARCHETRIBE...."Earthtones", (Matthew Davidson)
3. RABBIT-PROOF FENCE...."Long Walk Home", (Peter Gabriel)
4. COBALT BLUE...."Live At The Aquarium", (Michael Brook)
5. MICHAEL BROOK...."HYBRID", (Michael Brook, Brian Eno, Daniel Lanois)

To be honest...I have way to many "most favored" and could never pick only five...kind of a mood thing for me.

Dave

I agree -- very tough to pick only 5 or to be confident that this 5 is the right 5. That said, I would include, at least:

Joseph Flummerfelt and the Westminster Choir "Like as a Hart," for its choral sound and sensibility and because it includes Edward Bainton's And I Saw a New Heaven;

Emil Gilels playing the Brahms No. 2, because of the incredible broad tempo at the beginning and because it's Brahms (Let Nothing Ever Grieve You is also on the Flummerfelt);

The Sibelius Symphony No. 5 because I love the themes and the construction of it and (probably) because it appeals to the brass player in me;

Lyle Lovett's "Joshua Loves Ruth" because it draws me in and because of his ironic writing and his musicianship (Road to Empanada almost makes it entirely on the strength of "I'm a Long Tall Texan"); and

Shostakovich Preludes and Fugues, Ashkenazy, because it is such a towering achievement.

This leaves out so much -- Cassandra Wilson, Andy Bey, Prokofiev, string quartets, piano trios, Nojima playing Liszt, Shirley Horn, etc. Thanks, Newbee, for including the Faure and some Mahler. And thanks, Mrtennis, for the interesting task.

David

I agree with Dave---too many but here's a shot at 5 for now:
EGBDF--Moody Blues
Dream Seqence--Tangerine Dream
Boy's and Girls--Brian Ferry
Beggars Banquet--Rolling Stones
Annie Haslam--Annie Haslam

Bonus: Elvis is Back--Elvis Presley

Mike