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Great Classical Recordings

Hello Great Hive of Knowledge -- and Opinion --

I can’t find what I am looking for. I know many great classical performances but not one that is actually RECORDED well in the sense that Muddy Watter’s Falk Singer is a great recording. Best I can describe it is you hear instruments arranged in space (a sort of sculpture), not a mush of sound. I am especially interested in operas and symphonies. but would also like to hear about smaller ensemble work 

Thank you in advance.

petar3

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Beethoven Symphonies 5&7, Weiner Philharmoniker, Carlos Kleiber

DG  1975 / 1976 / 2003    SACD

This is much better than the original LP or CD but, imho, it ain't a great recording.  OTOH, it is a great performance.

Any recording by Jordi Savall is excellent, but mostly on CD/SACD.  He ranges the gamut from medieval to Beethoven. 

Yes and his recent Beethoven symphonies 1-5 are outstanding, especially in multichannel.

For consistency in recording quality, try these labels: Channel Classics, Challenge Classics, Alpha, Concertgebouw Live, 2L, Pentatone, Sono Luminus, TRPTK.

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I have Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos by Jordi Savall

ALIA Vox SACD      1991

Very Good.

This is much better than the original LP or CD but, imho, it ain’t a great recording. OTOH, it is a great performance.

I was not referring to this recording.  I was referring to Kleiber/Beethoven.

 

To me, IMHO, a great performance, is a great recording.

Sure, sure but we are talking about the quality of the reproduction here.  

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