Some ideas (only if available in truly great SACD mix): Beethoven – Symphony No.5 in C minor Mozart Serenade No. 13 for strings in G major (Eine kleine Nachtmusik) J.S. Bach – Toccata and Fugue in D minor (on great organ) Vivaldi – The Four Seasons Georges Bizet - Carmen Johann Strauss II - An der schönen, blauen Donau J. Strauss I: Radetzky-Marsch, Op. 228 Maurice Ravel - Bolero Grieg’s Peer Gynt Suite Mozart – Overture from The Marriage of Figaro Rossini – Overture from ‘William Tell’ |
Additions to my list: Beethoven Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Ave Maria" by Charles Gounod "Messiah" by George Frideric Handel Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Serenade No. 13 in G Major, K 525, "Eine kleine Nachtmusik" Richard Strauss Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30 Wagner Die Walküre, WWV 86B (Ring der Nibelungen) Pachelbel Canon in D Major Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Suite |
I took a shot at it emphasizing recording/sound quality. For the smaller works and some others, there are too many options and I would not recommend buying a whole disc for one small work. Beethoven – Symphony No.5 in C minor Honeck/Pittsburgh (Reference Recordings FR-718SACD)
J.S. Bach – Toccata and Fugue in D minor (on great organ) Biggs (Sony Classical SS 87983) Vivaldi – The Four Seasons Podger (Channel Classics CCS SA 40318)
Maurice Ravel - Bolero Jarvi.Cincinnati (Telarc SACD-60601) Grieg’s Peer Gynt Suites Aadland/Cologne (Audite 92.651)
Beethoven Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125
"Messiah" by George Frideric Handel Davis/Toronto (Chandos CHSA 5176)
Richard Strauss Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30 Steinberg/Boston (Deutsche Grammophon 47986690) Wagner Die Walküre, WWV 86B (Ring der Nibelungen) Haenchen/Nederlans PO (Etcetera KTC 5501)
Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Suite Too many |
@kr4 Wow, I appreciate the details in your response. I need to start somewhere (with my first classical SACD). So if you have to pick (with emphasis on recording qualityh and use of SACD technicology), which would you order? |
