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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
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rvpiano OP
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Without the craziness of HiFi-mania, I generally get more consistently involved in the MUSIC with the car radio than with my set.  Oh well........

And yes, there was that girl ..................









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kef_lover
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rvpiano,

Please try the Nocturnes with Monteux again now that you have your preferred system back up and running. I'd like to get your opinion.
kef_lover
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To me, that Nocturnes recording is one of the few most neglected recordings from Golden era RCA. It never received a Classic Records or similar audiophile reissue on LP. Same for the West Side Story and Porgy and Bess Suites with Bennett conducting, and the Wagner Munch on RCA Victrola.
kef_lover
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rvpiano,

I just reread an earlier post in which you describe the differences between those whose focus was listening vs. playing music, specifically piano music. I listened for many years before taking piano lessons. It took me about 5 years of lessons and intense practice as an adult to convince myself that I'd NEVER be able to produce from a piano what I was hearing in my head. Even the "easy" pieces were far beyond my ability to recreate them as I wished, and only served to demonstrate that there really are no easy pieces. They may be easy to hit all the notes, but to extract the music that lies within is another matter altogether. Humbling.
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