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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As you know rv, they both drank from the well of Hungarian folk music .

To be honest I don't really know myself , often takes me a half -hour for one.

Often I can't  do the one I want .

 

 

Jim, point , Brits march much better than we do .

What you have left is world class .

On the Anglican Drill Field  a post  says "WAR IS WON ON THE  DRILL FIELD "

Point . Discipline !

@jim5559      Yes you certainly got that one right but you have illuminated another point , in music like the drill field Discipline rules also . Where would we all be without our scales arpeggios, thirds fifths and octaves. Yes that is why the drill has to start early at three onwards. I pity that life and thank providence for the product of those years.  

Jim , in US lately we hear a bunch of trash , which is passed off as the future of Classical .

Discipline is needed in everything , just heard some MIT Scientists say the pollution of the seas is beyond fixing .

My heart aches for the little ones .

Yes Len I surely do agree with you and sympathise at the same time. I also think it is too late to reverse what we yes We have done to this planet. 

And I really don,t think the wee poison dwarf will win us our independence.

As Rab said "Sold for a passel O' silver " and it still goes on. Scotia forever.