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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.


rvpiano
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rvpiano OP
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Schubert,

 I just did a search on Amazon with the search words “Glazunov Oistrakh” and it came up as the first listing.  If you can’t find it, I’ll be happy to buy it and send it to you gratis if you PM me with your address.
I have the Shaham recording.  Excellent, but not the passion of Oistrakh.
No, I haven’t heard any of that Royal Scottish Glazunov set.  Sounds interesting.
I’ll look for the Steven Coombs set.

schubert
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Thanks rv, kind of you But I did find a Russian one of several of his concertos where folks said the Glazunov was the star .I already had a CD of his 6 with Royal Scottish which is very good .Barton-Pine is very easy on the ear at worst .
jcazador
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Richter plays Glazunov Concerto #1 here
https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-beginning-of-the-legend-mw0001552153
" his Glazunov First Concerto makes the work sound like the most cogent, charming, and appealing concerto written by a nineteenth century Russian -- pace Tchaikovsky "
jcazador
417 posts
 
David Oistrakh Edition Vol 3 / Oistrakh, Richter
here
http://www.arkivmusic.com/classical/album.jsp?album_id=93218&album_group=14
includes
19. Sonata for Violin and Piano no 2 in A major, Op. 100 by Johannes Brahms
Performer:  David Oistrakh (Violin), Sviatoslav Richter (Piano)  20. Sonata for Violin and Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 108 by Johannes Brahms
Performer:  Sviatoslav Richter (Piano), David Oistrakh (Violin)  21. Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major, M 8 by César Franck
Performer:  David Oistrakh (Violin), Sviatoslav Richter (Piano)  22. Sonata for Violin and Piano no 1, Sz 75 by Béla Bartók
Performer:  David Oistrakh (Violin), Sviatoslav Richter (Piano)
23. Sonata for Violin and Piano, Op. 134 by Dmitri Shostakovich
Performer:  David Oistrakh (Violin), Sviatoslav Richter (Piano)
jcazador
417 posts
 
also includes
16. Raymonda, Op. 57: Entr'acte by Alexander Glazunov
Performer:  I. Kollegorskaya (Piano), David Oistrakh (Violin)
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