Famous and favorite recordings


Hello everyone,

I am a pretty new classical music lover, initiated mostly by my 8 years old son who is playing piano. For him and for me, I am kindly asking yu to help me with your recomandations. Please enumerate those famous (or your favorite) recordings, that will be an unmatched synergy between composition, conducting (if it is the case) and interpratation. I hope you understand what I mean - there are those strange magic irepetable moments when such things are happening (especially in music).

Thank you very much

PS If it will be easier for you, please post a link.
rmihai

Showing 1 response by pragmatist

Baroque Era:

--Bach,Brandenburg Concertos,Karl Richter and the Bach Orchestra of Munich.
--Bach,Goldburg Variation recording mentioned above.

Classic Era:
--Mozart,Symphonies 40 and 41,George Szell,Cleveland Orchestra
--Mozart,Piano Concertos 21 and 23 Clifford Cuzon
--Beethoven Symphones,George Szell,Cleveland Orchestra

Romantic Era:
--Chopin Preludes,Rubinstein

Modern Era:
--Stravinsky,Rite of Spring,Ormandy,Philadelphia

Many of classical music's composers taught private lessons and wrote music for their students. Here are some things that might appeal to an eight year old:

Bach,Anna Magnelina Notebook
Bach,2 part inventions
Mozart,Variations on Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
Beethovern,Fur Elise
Chopin,Preludes(two or three of them are for beginners)
Debussy,Children's Corner Suite

I might add a personal bias here as the first good music I learned as a piano student in my youth were from the magnelina notebook,the Mozart Twinkle variations,and several of the Chopin preludes.

Do you remember when you learned to read that you did so by watching the writing while someone read to you? Perhaps your eight year old would enjoy watching the scores while listening?