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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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sevs
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@rvpiano Huge Thank You for opening this thread!!! 
I am torn between reading it/placing more goodies into my Amazon cart and offering my own discoveries. So far I am Shopping!!! Million thanks for all the suggestions!!!!!!
beautiful music from my heck of the woods is Giya Kancheli "Light Sorrow"
I cannot imagine my collection without it, played here as often as Brahms 1st, Manfred Symphony, Ligetti...
sevs
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@twoleftears "String Paths" by Tabakova is amazing, I am listening to it thru Tidal now but CD is already ordered. My first impression: "guilty pleasures"!! Can't wait to give it a proper spin thru my stereo. CD itself will be placed between Vasks and Gorecki, to give Peteris Vasks some rest ;-)
sevs
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@schubert Do not be lazy: once you place another gem onto your TT/CD spinner, just make a post here!!! I am trying to keep up with you, my Amazon shopping cart has never been so good!!! Million Thanks!!!!! 

This week I am rediscovering my Alan Hovhaness collection, keep wondering why did I waste so much time following recent Prog-Rock outfits: the answer was collecting dust in my collection!
sevs
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@scott_w my Oh, God! moment happened at the sweet age of 10+, when my parents dragged me, screaming and kicking, at Tchaikovsky's 1st Piano Concerto.  That a-ha moment was unforgettable! What a terrible blow to my convictions that BoneyM and BeeGees is an epitome of musical progression to Heaven!

sevs
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@schubert keep 'em coming!!! RVWilliams is buried somewhere in my CD collection, shall dig it out tomorrow. The beauty of spending all my "allowances" on music is that gems are hidden there just waiting to be discovered :-)
Reading Tchaikovsy's note: "worked a bit, walked in the park, cried a lot" I stopped being ashamed of crying while listening to Manfred or Pathetique: shall try to figure out what exactly u were recommending... 
sevs
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While searching for RVWillians thru all the shelves, cabinets, and boxes, I was listening to Alan Hovhaness Symphony No.50 "Mount St. Helens" (DELOS SE 3711)... By its 3rd Movement, The Eruption, I have almost s$%#t myself! I could not believe that my lowly Naim Audio can produce the sound of such Volcanic proportions! It is my favorite Holst and Kitaro combined, stunning!!! 
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