Recommended Classical CD

Any recommendations for a great classical CD specifically containing symphonies with alot of cymbols works? I am trying use it to test speakers auditions. Many thanks

3chihuahuas07-23-2001 12:04am

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megasam Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 798 posts 07-23-2001 at 12:13pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Borodin - Polovtsian Dances, from Prince Igor Rimsky Korsakov - Capriccio Espagnol, Scheherazade shipwreck scence Tchaikovsky - Capricio Italien (mentioned above), closing of Trepak movement (Russian dance) from Nutcracker Mussorgsky - Gates of Kiev, final movement from Pictures at an Exhibition I see a pattern here.....Russian music!
megasam Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 798 posts 07-23-2001 at 12:26pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Also you can buy many versions of Rimsky-Korsakov "Sheherazade" which has great Cymbal clashes in the shipwreck movement, that is paired with Borodin's Polovtsian Dances, double the cymbal pleasure! If you are mainly interested in getting best possible sound for this pair, try the Telarc label version with Mackerras/London Symphony Orch., has great dynamic range.

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