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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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rok2id
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Beethoven 9, 2nd movement:

I remember when this was the Theme for the NBC nightly news, with David Brinkley and Chet Huntley.  This was before we had channels devoted to either Left-wing liars or right-wing liars.  Back then, they just reported what happened that day.  Seems sort of quaint now.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8FnmdNi-Xc

I actually have this performance of the 9th on CD.  Did not realize until this very moment that it's on SACD!

Cheers
schubert
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How true rok , everyone of us not in the 1% has been the frog in the warming pot for decades .
"Fascism is when you can't tell the difference between the State and the
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orpheus10
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I liked Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9, 2nd movement, it had drama and movement.


Rok, everything that speaks the truth gets deleted. The 1% controls it all, they're even trying to control what we think.

I think this is one of the most beautiful things ever written


      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvFH_6DNRCY
scchengmus
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A shortlist of my favorites:
  • Many recordings from the LA Philharmonic catalog: https://www.laphil.com/about/watch-listen/la-phil-recordings
  • Steve Reich: All Nonesuch and Elektra-Nonesuch recordings
  • John Adams: All Nonesuch and Elektra-Nonesuch recordings  
  • Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring, Kent Nagano & London Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Los Angeles Philharmonic
  • Salonen: Cello Concerto, Yo-Yo Ma & Los Angeles Philharmonic
  • Ravel: Piano Concertos / Martha Argerich, Claudio Abbado & Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Schumann: Concerto For Piano And Orchestra In A Minor, Op. 54 / Sviatoslav Richter, Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra; Concerto For Cello And Orchestra In A Minor, Op. 129 / Mstislav Rostropovich, Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Bach: Harpsichord Concertos 1 & 2 / George Malcom Harpsichord, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra
  • Copland: Appalachian Spring Suite / Eiji Oue, Minnesota Orchestra
  • Bach: Brandenburg Concertos 1-6 / Münchener Bach Orchester
  • Barber: Symphony No. 1 & 2 / Overture: The School for Scandal / Adagio for Strings, Detroit Symphony Orchestra
  • Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 "Choral" / Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Faure: Violin Sonatas / Shlomo Mintz, Yefim Bronfman
  • Bill Evans: The Paris Concert
  • Keith Jarrett: Platinum Collection
  • Keith Jarrett: Selected Recordings (ECM)
  • Keith Jarrett: Budapest Concert
schubert
7,386 posts
 
Very interesting Modern Mass intended for The Death of Christ .
https://youtu.be/wVRLoUknC9o?t=1
Never stops amazing me how amazingly musical of the highest order the Czechs are .
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