Classical "Gems"


I've a decent collection of classical records and cd's but want to expand it. Please add your favorites here as they come to mind. My records have been in storage but I'm bringing them out.  I'll be noting albums I enjoy that also have good sound; and will include details so others can try them if interested. We should end up with a wonderful list of Gems. I'm partial to Chamber Music and hope to discover much more than I've experienced. Cheers 🍻 

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It’s a very broad topic.  Internet Radio probably offers stations that specialize in chamber music as a practical way to explore.  Most of these chamber works greatest hits have many recordings, most of which I haven’t heard

Mozart Clarinet Quintet- dozens of recordings but try one with Martin Frost on the BIS label for  superb sonics 

Schubert-Trout Quintet  I like the Marlboro recording with Rudolph Serkin

Beethoven String Quartets I would start with the Middle Quartets (Razumovsky, Harp, Serioso). My favorite is hard to find; the Tackacz Quartet is a good alternative 

Beethoven Archduke Trio- the Sitkovisky Trio again on BIS

Brahms- Clarinet Trio and Quintet-Frost on BIS again

Schumann-Piano Quintet-Leon Fleischer and the Juliards

Franck-Violin Sonata-Perlman-Azhkenazy

Janacek String Quartet-s-Mandelring Quartet, because it adds an alternate recording of the second with Viola de Amore

Shostakovich-Eight SQ-Borodin Quartet 

Shostakovich Piano Trio #2 Stern-Rose-Ma

Bartok-String Quartet s-Emersons 

Bach-Solo Violin Sonatas and Partitas-Nathan Milstein

Corelli-Violin Sonatas. Manze

Debussy Sonatas Boston Chamber Players

I could be doing this all day and these choices barely scratch the surfaceÂ