Eeli08 - With all due respect, recommending the Emerson Quartet doing the Death and the Maiden Quartet is just absurd. Not only is the performance below several other competitors and below the Emerson's own high standards, the DG engineering is pretty bad. It is not even a successful recording, let alone the best.
Top 5 Classical recordings
HI all,
I was wondering how many of the AuidogoN fellows engaged in Classical Music would like to have a Thread to share top picks and recommendations, that hopefully will be useful for those looking to start or otherwise expand a collection.
In order to be of help not only to people already into it, but also newcomers, I would ask a double question:
A.- If you were to recommend a top 5 list of masterpieces of all time, to a person looking to get into classical music with no knowledge at all, which would be you recommendations?
B.- Your favorite 5 composers and his 5 top masterpieces.
I know just 5 may be very hard, for question one specially, but to keep it simple and of help to others I thought it may be a good number. And will be easier to to average in the different responses.
Also please provide a recommended recording of each piece if possible.
Lastly I would ask to indicate the number of disks each one owns of the category. It can be interesting to see if the responses changes with the experience of the individual. I don't mean an specific number... don't wanr anyone counting for 3 days 3,543 discs... but maybe a range like:
C.-
1.- < 10
2.- > 10 - < 100
3.- > 100 - < 1000
4.- > 1000
What do you think?
I will start myself:
A.-
1.- Mozart, Piano concerto No. 20 & 21:
Recommended recording: Mozart Piano Concertos 20-25, Decca, Vladimir Ashkenazy, ASIN: B0000041LF
2.- Beethoven, 5th symphony
Recommended recording: DG, Carlos Kleiber ASIN: B000001GPX
3.- Vivaldi, 4 seasons
Recommended recording: DG, Anne-Sophie Mutter ASIN: B00002DE2L
4.- Schubert, Trout Quintet
Recommended recording: DG, Amadeus Quarter, Emil Giles ASIN: B000001GXF
5.- Brahms, Piano trio no. 1
Recommended recording: Phillips, Beaux arts trio (complete trios), ASIN: B00000416K
B.- (in no particular order)
1.- Schubert
a) String quintet D956.
Recording, DG Late sting quartets, string quintet, Emerson Sting quartet. (Trio series). ASIN: B0001ZWGI8
b) String quartet death and the maiden D810
Recording, DG Late sting quartets, string quintet, Emerson Sting quartet. (Trio series). ASIN: B0001ZWGI8
c) Symphony no. 9 the great
Sony Classical. Bernsein century. Symphony no 8 and no. 9. New York Philharmonic and Bernstein. ASIN: B00003WGO4
d) Piano quintet The trout D667
DG, Amadeus Quarter, Emil Giles ASIN: B000001GXF
e) Piano trio in E flat D929
Decca. Schubert complete trios. Beaux arts trio, Grumiaux trio. (Duo series). ASIN: B00000417B
2.- Tchaikovski
a) Violin concerto no 1
Living stereo. Brahms/Tchaikovsky Violin concertos. Heifetz/Reiner. ASIN: B0009U55RE
b) String quartet no 1
DG Masters. Dvorak American quarter / Tchaikovsky quartet no 1 / Borodin Quarter no 2. Emerson String quartet. ASIN: B000001GO3
c) Piano concerto no 1
Living Stereo. Tchaikovsky piano concerto no 1 / Rachmaninov piano concerto no 2. Van Cliburn. ASIN: B0002TKFRC
d) Trio for piano op 50
DG. Shostakovich - Tchaikovsky trios. Argerich, Kremer, Maisky. ASIN: B00000JSAC
e) Symphony no 6 Pathetique
DG, Tchaikovsky symphonies No 4, 5 & 6, Karajan. ASIN: B000001GYJ
3.- Dvorak
a) Cello Concerto. DG. Dvorák: Cello Concerto, Op. 104 / Tchaikovsky: Rococo Variations, Op. 33. Rostropovich. ASIN: B000001GQ8
b) Quarteto Americano. DG. Dvorák, Tchaikovsky, Borodin: Quartets. Emerson String quarter. ASIN: B000001GO3
c) New world symphony. Dvorák: Symphonies 8 & 9 / Kubelik, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. DG. ASIN: B000001GQ7
d) Piano Quintet. Dvorak: Piano Quintet, Op. 81/ String Quartet No. 10, Op. 51. Decca. Tacaks quartet & Andreas Haefliger. ASIN: B00001IVQR
e) Slavonic Dances. Sony. Cleveland Orchestra and George Szel. ASIN: B00005YD5H
4.- Rachmaninov
a).- Piano concert no 3. Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos 2 & 3 / Ashkenazy, Kondrashin. Decca. ASIN: B00001IVQT
b) Piano concert no 2. Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos 2 & 3 / Ashkenazy, Kondrashin. Decca. ASIN: B00001IVQT
c) Symphony no 2. Rachmaninov: The Symphonies. Ashkenazy. Decca. ASIN: B0000042HY
d) Piano sonata no 2. Horowitz Plays Rachmaninoff/Concerto for Piano in Dm; Sonata for Piano No2/Vladimir Horowitz. RCA. ASIN: B000003ER1
e) Piano concerto no 1. Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 - 4, Decca, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Andre Previn, ASIN: B00000427L
5.- Mozart
a) Piano concerto no 21. Mozart Piano Concertos 20-25, Decca, Vladimir Ashkenazy, ASIN: B0000041LF
b) String quartet no 14. (Hayden quartets). Warner Music. Alban Berg Quartet Mozart: String Quartets Nos. 14 - 23. ASIN: B000024MCP
c) Clarinet quintet. DG. Emerson String Quartet. Mozart / Brahms: Clarinet Quintets. ASIN: B00000IX73
d) Requiem. Mozart: Requiem / Tomowa-Sintow, Müller Molinari, Cole, Burchuladze; von Karajan. ASIN: B000001GK8
e) SYmphony no 41 Jupiter. Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 35, 36, 38- 41. DG. Karl Bohm. ASIN: B000001GQB
C) >100 - < 1000
Ok who is next... thanks
Eli
I was wondering how many of the AuidogoN fellows engaged in Classical Music would like to have a Thread to share top picks and recommendations, that hopefully will be useful for those looking to start or otherwise expand a collection.
In order to be of help not only to people already into it, but also newcomers, I would ask a double question:
A.- If you were to recommend a top 5 list of masterpieces of all time, to a person looking to get into classical music with no knowledge at all, which would be you recommendations?
B.- Your favorite 5 composers and his 5 top masterpieces.
I know just 5 may be very hard, for question one specially, but to keep it simple and of help to others I thought it may be a good number. And will be easier to to average in the different responses.
Also please provide a recommended recording of each piece if possible.
Lastly I would ask to indicate the number of disks each one owns of the category. It can be interesting to see if the responses changes with the experience of the individual. I don't mean an specific number... don't wanr anyone counting for 3 days 3,543 discs... but maybe a range like:
C.-
1.- < 10
2.- > 10 - < 100
3.- > 100 - < 1000
4.- > 1000
What do you think?
I will start myself:
A.-
1.- Mozart, Piano concerto No. 20 & 21:
Recommended recording: Mozart Piano Concertos 20-25, Decca, Vladimir Ashkenazy, ASIN: B0000041LF
2.- Beethoven, 5th symphony
Recommended recording: DG, Carlos Kleiber ASIN: B000001GPX
3.- Vivaldi, 4 seasons
Recommended recording: DG, Anne-Sophie Mutter ASIN: B00002DE2L
4.- Schubert, Trout Quintet
Recommended recording: DG, Amadeus Quarter, Emil Giles ASIN: B000001GXF
5.- Brahms, Piano trio no. 1
Recommended recording: Phillips, Beaux arts trio (complete trios), ASIN: B00000416K
B.- (in no particular order)
1.- Schubert
a) String quintet D956.
Recording, DG Late sting quartets, string quintet, Emerson Sting quartet. (Trio series). ASIN: B0001ZWGI8
b) String quartet death and the maiden D810
Recording, DG Late sting quartets, string quintet, Emerson Sting quartet. (Trio series). ASIN: B0001ZWGI8
c) Symphony no. 9 the great
Sony Classical. Bernsein century. Symphony no 8 and no. 9. New York Philharmonic and Bernstein. ASIN: B00003WGO4
d) Piano quintet The trout D667
DG, Amadeus Quarter, Emil Giles ASIN: B000001GXF
e) Piano trio in E flat D929
Decca. Schubert complete trios. Beaux arts trio, Grumiaux trio. (Duo series). ASIN: B00000417B
2.- Tchaikovski
a) Violin concerto no 1
Living stereo. Brahms/Tchaikovsky Violin concertos. Heifetz/Reiner. ASIN: B0009U55RE
b) String quartet no 1
DG Masters. Dvorak American quarter / Tchaikovsky quartet no 1 / Borodin Quarter no 2. Emerson String quartet. ASIN: B000001GO3
c) Piano concerto no 1
Living Stereo. Tchaikovsky piano concerto no 1 / Rachmaninov piano concerto no 2. Van Cliburn. ASIN: B0002TKFRC
d) Trio for piano op 50
DG. Shostakovich - Tchaikovsky trios. Argerich, Kremer, Maisky. ASIN: B00000JSAC
e) Symphony no 6 Pathetique
DG, Tchaikovsky symphonies No 4, 5 & 6, Karajan. ASIN: B000001GYJ
3.- Dvorak
a) Cello Concerto. DG. Dvorák: Cello Concerto, Op. 104 / Tchaikovsky: Rococo Variations, Op. 33. Rostropovich. ASIN: B000001GQ8
b) Quarteto Americano. DG. Dvorák, Tchaikovsky, Borodin: Quartets. Emerson String quarter. ASIN: B000001GO3
c) New world symphony. Dvorák: Symphonies 8 & 9 / Kubelik, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. DG. ASIN: B000001GQ7
d) Piano Quintet. Dvorak: Piano Quintet, Op. 81/ String Quartet No. 10, Op. 51. Decca. Tacaks quartet & Andreas Haefliger. ASIN: B00001IVQR
e) Slavonic Dances. Sony. Cleveland Orchestra and George Szel. ASIN: B00005YD5H
4.- Rachmaninov
a).- Piano concert no 3. Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos 2 & 3 / Ashkenazy, Kondrashin. Decca. ASIN: B00001IVQT
b) Piano concert no 2. Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos 2 & 3 / Ashkenazy, Kondrashin. Decca. ASIN: B00001IVQT
c) Symphony no 2. Rachmaninov: The Symphonies. Ashkenazy. Decca. ASIN: B0000042HY
d) Piano sonata no 2. Horowitz Plays Rachmaninoff/Concerto for Piano in Dm; Sonata for Piano No2/Vladimir Horowitz. RCA. ASIN: B000003ER1
e) Piano concerto no 1. Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 - 4, Decca, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Andre Previn, ASIN: B00000427L
5.- Mozart
a) Piano concerto no 21. Mozart Piano Concertos 20-25, Decca, Vladimir Ashkenazy, ASIN: B0000041LF
b) String quartet no 14. (Hayden quartets). Warner Music. Alban Berg Quartet Mozart: String Quartets Nos. 14 - 23. ASIN: B000024MCP
c) Clarinet quintet. DG. Emerson String Quartet. Mozart / Brahms: Clarinet Quintets. ASIN: B00000IX73
d) Requiem. Mozart: Requiem / Tomowa-Sintow, Müller Molinari, Cole, Burchuladze; von Karajan. ASIN: B000001GK8
e) SYmphony no 41 Jupiter. Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 35, 36, 38- 41. DG. Karl Bohm. ASIN: B000001GQB
C) >100 - < 1000
Ok who is next... thanks
Eli