2. music
  3. 132810-89202

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.


rvpiano

Showing 3 responses by scchengmus

scchengmus
93 posts
 
A shortlist of my favorites:
  • Many recordings from the LA Philharmonic catalog: https://www.laphil.com/about/watch-listen/la-phil-recordings
  • Steve Reich: All Nonesuch and Elektra-Nonesuch recordings
  • John Adams: All Nonesuch and Elektra-Nonesuch recordings  
  • Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring, Kent Nagano & London Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Los Angeles Philharmonic
  • Salonen: Cello Concerto, Yo-Yo Ma & Los Angeles Philharmonic
  • Ravel: Piano Concertos / Martha Argerich, Claudio Abbado & Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Schumann: Concerto For Piano And Orchestra In A Minor, Op. 54 / Sviatoslav Richter, Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra; Concerto For Cello And Orchestra In A Minor, Op. 129 / Mstislav Rostropovich, Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Bach: Harpsichord Concertos 1 & 2 / George Malcom Harpsichord, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra
  • Copland: Appalachian Spring Suite / Eiji Oue, Minnesota Orchestra
  • Bach: Brandenburg Concertos 1-6 / Münchener Bach Orchester
  • Barber: Symphony No. 1 & 2 / Overture: The School for Scandal / Adagio for Strings, Detroit Symphony Orchestra
  • Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 "Choral" / Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Faure: Violin Sonatas / Shlomo Mintz, Yefim Bronfman
  • Bill Evans: The Paris Concert
  • Keith Jarrett: Platinum Collection
  • Keith Jarrett: Selected Recordings (ECM)
  • Keith Jarrett: Budapest Concert
scchengmus
93 posts
 
Living Stereo records with Reiner
@rvpiano My father's Living Stereo: Reiner pressings are in a class of their own, and that type of sound is lost in many modern vinyl recordings.
scchengmus
93 posts
 
  • Rachmaninoff: Piano Concertos piano concertos 1-4
  • Shostakovich: Piano Concertos 1-2
  • Elgar: Cello Concerto in E minor
  • Bach: B minor Mass  / Otto Klemperer, BBC Chorus & New Philharmonia Orchestra
  • Bach: The Complete Organ Works of J.S. Bach
  • Chopin: The Four Ballades (Evgeny Kissin -  Artur Rubinstein -  Krystian Zimerman -  Murray Perahia -  Vladimir Ashkenazy -  Sviatolsav Richter -  Emanuel Ax - Maurizio Pollini - Claudio Arrau)
More to discover