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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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Robert Schumann

Sonata No. 1

Evgeny Kissin (piano)
RCA Red Seal   2001

Wiki:
Evgeny Igorevich Kissin is a Russian concert pianist and composer. He became a British citizen in 2002 and an Israeli citizen in 2013. He first came to international fame as a child prodigy.
Born: October 10, 1971 (age 49 years), Moscow, Russia

Piano Sonata No. 1 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 11:

I. Introduzione. Un poco Adagio - Allegro Vivace
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IOHYrOY3Ug

II. Aria. Senza passione, ma espressivo
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1si32Caz_c

III. Scherzo. Allegrissimo - Intermezzo. Lento
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGQ0qrIJwBM

IV. Finale. Allegro un poco maestoso
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjMpHztvnIA

Cheers
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rok2id
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Robert Schumann

STRING QUARTETS

Doric String Quartet
Alex Redington(violin), Jonathan Stone(violin),
Simon Tandree(viola), John Myerscough(cello)
Chandos Records    2011

String Quartet in A Minor, Op. 41 No. 1:

I. Introduction. Andante espressivo - Allegro
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbQbs76hk0Y

II. Scherzo. Presto - Intermezzo
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0v7E_gvHLBQ

III. Adagio
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-nS54Kh630

IV. Presto
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ihHXy8lUWk

Cheers

newbee
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A special thank you to Jim for his recommendation this spring of the music by Zlata Chochieva. I got it all presently available. I'm especially fond of her Etudes by Chopin.  Lyrical and then some. :-)
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I just got Jan Lisiecki's Etudes, and now comes this recommendation...
edcyn
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PRIMEPHONIC, the Classical streaming service is giving up the ghost and touting Amazon as its replacement. What do you dudes/dudettes think of classical Amazon streaming? Should I go for Idagio, the German classical streaming service instead?  Yeah, Qobuz is pretty good with classical and, in the main probably even has better fidelity than Primephonic has(had). But I'd like to hear from you guys.
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