Classical Music for Aficionados


I would like to start a thread, similar to Orpheus’ jazz site, for lovers of classical music.
I will list some of my favorite recordings, CDs as well as LP’s. While good sound is not a prime requisite, it will be a consideration.
  Classical music lovers please feel free to add to my lists.
Discussion of musical and recording issues will be welcome.

I’ll start with a list of CDs.  Records to follow in a later post.

Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique.  Chesky  — Royal Phil. Orch.  Freccia, conductor.
Mahler:  Des Knaben Wunderhorn.  Vanguard Classics — Vienna Festival Orch. Prohaska, conductor.
Prokofiev:  Scythian Suite et. al.  DG  — Chicago Symphony  Abbado, conductor.
Brahms: Symphony #1.  Chesky — London Symph. Orch.  Horenstein, conductor.
Stravinsky: L’Histoire du Soldat. HDTT — Ars Nova.  Mandell, conductor.
Rachmaninoff: Symphonic Dances. Analogue Productions. — Dallas Symph Orch. Johanos, cond.
Respighi: Roman Festivals et. al. Chesky — Royal Phil. Orch. Freccia, conductor.

All of the above happen to be great sounding recordings, but, as I said, sonics is not a prerequisite.


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he Minnesota IS the best Sibelius in the world .
Of course they have the best Finnish conductor in the world .

One thing will still be here , as this is the ground zero for Choral Music.
As it is also ground zero for the Lutheran brand of Christianity , count on it

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Skrowaczewski was the only great conductor the Minnesota orch ever had  on the podium as far as recordings. I know the finnish conductor you are refering to .
His Sibelius is the very worst I ever heard.
The only Sibelius I have left in my collection are a  few of his tone poems and his great Kullervo sym
His syms, after 5 full sets, are now long gone.

So Minnesota , LutheranISM is popular there. 
I too you up on that and googled 
*Lutheran churches Minnieapolis** 
and what do you know,,, There are dozens if not at least 100 Lutheran hits.
This is good to know, as a  student of religious studies/mediveal, etc.
Luther was a  rascal, and thats being nice. 
I can not say what i really think about that guy on a  public forum.  
And we have ostenisible christian groups employing this guys name.
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My mother was german from Ohio, I think there are lots of germans up there in MN.
WOW those germans, 
I guess they choose not to read  what Jung has to say about them. 
Modern man, not much different from medieval man. 

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Josquin des Prez is without doubt one of the Greatest composers of all time .
I cannot concur enough....
Well, you did have the luck of Quebec schools ,

My luck was I never had to go American High School . (no joke)