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.


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I would really like someone’s opinion here.  Last weekend I picked up a collection of classical CDs from a retired doctor and I don’t know where to start in regards to listening.  I’m a classical music neophyte.  I bought the collection for what I considered to be a good price with hopes of selling the entire collection to make a few bucks.  The collection is listed for sale on Audiogon and consists of over 800 CDs of which 99% are classical.

Now im thinking there may be some diamonds in the collection I should listen to.

Could somebody help a brother out and give me a quick assessment of what I have? I am starting to come to the conclusion  that buying  these as a collection to resell might have been a mistake. 

I took the the time to enter all info on each CD (using barcode scan, catalog number and manual entry) and  have posted a link to the collection in the Audiogon listing.  The collection is listed on Discogs here - https://cloud.collectorz.com/sfseay/music.

Hopefully a kind soul here will give me an honest opinion of this collection.
Thanks to all you guys for the feedback!  This really helps to let me know what I have.  Again, I really appreciate all the responses.

Happy new year!!!