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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.


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jim204
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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.

jim5559
604 posts
 

Well Jim , 3 days ago I’m pretty sure I got ominun? , the newer virus , all the first

night was coughs and head aches , but my breath was normal and that would make me a fool to go to a hospital , home of death . Better 2nd day and this day,

still coughs but less ,

Glad i had 2 jabs and a booster,not bad for in your 80"s,

Besides , being brave like 70 % Scottish and rest German , I would beat the hell of

the non-jab crowd down there crying for the doc to wave his magic wand .

In a way it has/ is been good , on the edge of death I had no fear .

 

jim204
881 posts
 

Oh Len I'm so glad you are getting through it. My thoughts are with you my friend. Take care , Jim.

jim5559
604 posts
 

Thank you and do the same ,jim.

 

rv , it was much easier before 11

It  is becoming a hell where all must lick the big shoes of the mighty.

Tried over 9o minutes for naught ,

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punkrock67
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What a great thread and so many great pieces.

I started listening to classical seriously when I was in Jr High and was at a JC, somewhere in PA where I heard a quartet playing Pachabel I believe. It was great so when I returned home I found a radio station that was a Classical Station called KkHi in SF. They played Mozart, Bach, Vivaldi and Tchaikovsky, Handel and Grieg and Debussy. So that started me on the journey of my addiction to home audio equipment and classical music. 
my favorite symphony 

So getting to favorite classical pieces, I lean more towards the Baroque Composers, the transition Classical period from Baroque and handful of Romantic period and the Russian composer onslaught of the 19th Century and I do like 20th century American Composers.

The labels or orchestras I buy are as follows in no particular order-

• Sir Neville Mariner and Academy of St. Martin in the Fields (Murat Perahia Bach Keyboard Concerto’s No 1, No. 2 and No. 3

Philips digital recording of Mozart Requiem 

Deutche Grammephon Digital Recording of various composers (Albion’s Adagio Pachebel Canon Berliner Philharmonic with Herbert con Karajan 

Telarc produced some good ones-Handel Water Music

These are just a handful of the awesome world of Instrmental Symphony, Orchestratrated and Quartet as well as Opera music to enjoy. 
 

 

 

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