hi fab 4.. how 'bout string quartets-you might like some of haydns performed by the kodally string quartet. they're cheap to buy and the musicians are great (on naxos). op.76 is nice. then you can move up to beethovens :) i hope you don't dismiss beethoven- have you heard his violin concerto? hilary hahns is good and you'd get a bernstein serenade as well. also to break into mahler you might go with symphony 4 which is awesome and maybe not as 'heavy' when you think of mahler. a classic is szells with the cleveland orchestra (& again, cheap to buy) i really like bernsteins 4th as well and you get digital sound. sorry to be brining up some stuff you're not fond of, BUT in my opinion bernstein doing coplands apalachin spring is one of our great "classical" recordings.. i only mention it as you like bernstein :) good thread fab4..
Suggestions, please...
Can anyone give me some suggestions for expanding my knowledge of classical music?
I tend to prefer Vivaldi, Mozart, Saint-Saens, Rachmaninoff, Gershwin (I know Rachmaninoff and Gershwin aren't technically "classical"), and some Chopin. I will be up front and say I hate Wagner and Copeland, and am not too keen on Mahler, either. Not much of a Beethoven fan, except for parts of the 7th and 9th.
I am interested in learning works of some other composers, though, so I would appreciate any suggestions.
Thanks
I tend to prefer Vivaldi, Mozart, Saint-Saens, Rachmaninoff, Gershwin (I know Rachmaninoff and Gershwin aren't technically "classical"), and some Chopin. I will be up front and say I hate Wagner and Copeland, and am not too keen on Mahler, either. Not much of a Beethoven fan, except for parts of the 7th and 9th.
I am interested in learning works of some other composers, though, so I would appreciate any suggestions.
Thanks