Such as? Name the piece you want and we can respond.
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? |
I have no idea. It would depend on my mood. That's why I keep a large collection. |
"Just listening to a spectacular CD from Analogue Productions of Rachmaninoff “Symphonic Dances” with the Dallas Symphony. Good as, if not better, than any SACD." OK. It was greatly feted in its time but I've always found it coarse and brash, both in sound and performance. Previn (EMI stereo), Oue (Reference stereo) and Jansons (RCO mch) are superior in every way. IMO, of course. 😎 |
Try the Presto music site in the U.K. They ship around the world and frequently offer significant discounts. You can search by format, such as SACD. Berkshire Record Outlet is another site that sells excess inventory from around the world. If you use Amazon, it helps to know exactly what you are looking for, and they don’t always clearly identify everything as SACD. “Popular Classical Music “ is a bit oxymoronic of a term, but let me recommend Beethoven’s Nine Symphonies on the Alia Vox label with Jordi Savall conducting. Savall also made a great recording of Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos. There was a pretty good Planets on the Naxos label a few years back. The labels BIS and Pentatone have large catalogs with lots of Classical Standards included |