Basic Repertoire

Long ago, in a different galaxy, Stereo Review published in instalments and also made available as a little brochure something called "The Basic Repertoire" of orchestral or symphonic music. I remember avidly buying on the basis of these recommendations. People with a massive library of serious music probably have multiple recordings of all these old chestnuts and don't need such a listing. Many others, though, could benefit from something similar, especially all those who are curious about how good a system performs when seriously challenged but are a bit gun shy about stuffy, old, serious or "classical" music. Audiophiles could also benefit from such listings for performances with the best sound quality. Is there anything similar already out there and, if not, maybe developing one here under the " music " heading would be a good idea. How to assess and validate all recommendations and to edit such a list would be a problem, it would seem. Any thoughts? Would keep a bunch of us from the well known equipment debates. I always wondered why such a list was not available for chamber music as well. Trying both would double our chances of keeping us out of mischief.