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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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schubert
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https://youtu.be/ABGW92k2zU4?t=2 The National Anthem

Here’s a song that deserves to be sung in every civilized land .
It’s sung by a American iconic patriot artist who sang at President Trump’s Swearing -In, as one would expect .

Less than two weeks ago a nut slew 24 innocents randomly in Nova Scotia , such does not happen in Canada , unlike the USA .
For fifty years US government has refused to ban military weapons designed to solely to kill human beings, though a majority of the nation
would have it so , after children have been the dead in school time after time .

In Canada it took FIVE -days to ban all such weapons in Canada !!Period .



https://youtu.be/fkw6ASOuQVs?t=1


There is no better country !
schubert
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Jim . there is also a great old 9th with Joseph Krips. Best thing he ever did. .

To me the best LP I have ever heard .


https://youtu.be/Vi85_BDRFXo?t=10
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rvpiano OP
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Volodos on Idagio with Schuberts Piano Sonata in A Major. D. 959.
Pretty  wonderful.
schubert
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What virus ?
Nobody in the world can touch these ladies , or even come close .

https://youtu.be/UsDtmdWFBxU?t=5
Thanks for Volodos  on the D. 959 rv .  Truly wonderful  !
jim204
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@schubert     Len thanks for that link to the Schubert , it was a lovely interpretation.

@rvpiano  .  I also have listened to D.959 and think it is a truly wonderful

performance. I think Volodos is a wonderful player and a real favourite of mine.

If I might give a little recommendation of my own while I am typing at the moment I am listening to Natalie Clien playing the two Haydn cello concertos. I must say they are delightful and done on period instruments which always gives me a little nervousness with anyone playing on gut.
I can say the orchestral sound is superb , it has a beautiful fullness and no screeches anywhere ( can't say that for the rest of them ) Do try it as it is featuring on Idagio at the moment. 
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