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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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Starting a few years ago, I pretty much lost all my interest in classical music from the common practice eras (1600-1900). I was not exactly happy about the situation, since a large part of my music collection has been sitting dormant since then.

I listen to more classical music than I ever have, but most of it is from the mid 20th century until the present era. As well as, Bartok, Stravinsky, Barber, Britton, and the 2nd Viennese school.

So, since my tastes lean toward the 'thorny', YMMV...

This LP on the Varese Sarabande label, has a huge, well defined soundstage, and great imaging. 

Ernst Krenek - Static and Ecstatic

Performed by the LA Chamber Orchestra

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIwJGEOS6mY


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simonmoon
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If this isnn‘t classical music I don‘t know what is.

I'll go with option B; you don't know what is.


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Here is one of my favorite violin concertos, Penderecki’s, Violin Concerto No. 2 (Metamorphosen).

This is from the second part of his career, after he became more tonal than he was during the early part of his career.

In all honesty, I tend to like thornier sounding atonal music than this. But for some reason this overcomes, for me, being more tonal. Might one describe it as "neo classical"?

Here is the debut, played by Anne-Sophie Mutter, who Penderecki wrote it for.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NrM-X0bhhc





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