Schubert, have you ever heard of "Hegel's Phenomenology of Geist"?
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.
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.
Showing 13 responses by orpheus10
This exploration into Classical is turning out better than expected. So far I find that Debussy takes me back to a previous life. He takes me back to someplace I've never been before, consequently, that's the only explanation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ea2WoUtbzuw&t=1346s |
Schubert, you mentioned Gustav Mahler; what do you think of this? It's from the movie "Shutter Island" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWtqr4VJiCo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmmJsgfNSIM |
Schubert, I'll pass on Bach, but I have a Beethoven to submit; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JaHvcEiMBc As well as a "Carmen"; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1c2CRp56dg |
I find this most interesting ; does anyone have comments? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5poSw7tFLB4 |
I never thought about it before, but that's so true, our genre chooses us. That's why so many great jazz musicians are from Detroit and Chicago. I was in Detroit when it was "the" greatest city in this country for the working man. It seemed everybody drove a brand new car, dressed well and lived in a nice home. Michael Moore, who's from that area, thought they were rich when he was a child; he always got what he wanted for Christmas and his family went on a vacation every year. His father worked on an assembly line, the same as other people in the Detroit area who enjoyed a high standard of living. Len, I think I'll try to learn about Classical music, but I didn't like Bach. |
I liked Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9, 2nd movement, it had drama and movement. Rok, everything that speaks the truth gets deleted. The 1% controls it all, they're even trying to control what we think. I think this is one of the most beautiful things ever written https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvFH_6DNRCY |
Schubert, since you know about all things German, I thought I would ask you about Hegel. It's for sure that's where you would have ran into Hegel. It only took me twenty years to understand what he was talking about, so it's not something we can discuss in a thread, but you answered my question and that's the end of Hegel. |
Rok, I've discovered some things that I like, but this is not my "universe"; I'm like a football player with cleats on a basketball court, or a basketball player on a football field. We created "Jazz For Aficionados", but there is no way I'm going back unless you got my back, and I know you know what I mean. |