Audiogon "RECORDINGS TO DIE FOR" list


I've been listening to some of my favorite recordings this weekend and was wondering what others on Audiogon felt were there favorites. We have all seen the Stereophile "Records to Die For", The Absolute Sounds recommended list, Music Directs' list, The Golden Ear, etc. now I'm hoping to assemble the Audiogon "Recordings To Die For". Please list your five favorite recordings, the ones you listen to over and over or play for friends. I would assume the sonic quality is excellent in that this is an audiophile site. The performance and enjoy ability should also be excellent. Please leave your top five, even if they are already chosen so we can discover the very top for the Audiogon listeners. ALSO PLEASE REFRAIN FROM CRITICIZING OTHERS OPINIONS AND JUST LEAVE YOUR FAVORITES!

August 2002: I have compiled a summary and a full printer-friendly list of all of the recommendations below.
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blood on the tracks sacd version/the band,a history-5dics&the last waltz dvd-audio version/the gratefull dead,americanbeauty&workingmans dead both dvd-audio versions/jennifer warens famous blue raincoat 25th anniv/any first 4 tom waits albums/ANTHING by leonard cohen/ANYTHING by sinatra esp september of my years-1965-especially "once upon a time"/eric clapton 401 ocean blvd-sacd version bobbmd no one has submitted anything in 6 months
How could I resist and I'm wondering if anyone else agrees with any one of these here listed. These are not in order of 1 through 6. All are still in print and on CD.

Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert: Sonatas / Haskil

Release Date: 02/27/2007
Label: Orfeo Catalog #: 706061 Spars Code: ADD
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ludwig van Beethoven, Franz Schubert
Performer: Clara Haskil
Number of Discs: 1 
Recorded in: Mono 
Length: 1 Hours 8 Mins.

Brahms: Violin Sonatas / Korol, Grigorieva

Release Date: 04/08/2008
Label: Challenge Catalog #: 72194 Spars Code: na
Composer: Johannes Brahms
Performer: Natalia Grigorieva, Ilja Karol
Orchestra/Ensemble: Moderntimes_1800
Number of Discs: 1 
Recorded in: Stereo

Haydn: Symphonies 91 & 92, Etc / Jacobs, Fink, Et Al

Release Date: 05/12/2009
Label: Harmonia Mundi Catalog #: 2961849 Spars Code: n/a
Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn
Performer: Bernarda Fink
Conductor: René Jacobs
Orchestra/Ensemble: Freiburg Baroque Orchestra
Number of Discs: 1 
Recorded in: Stereo 
Length: 1 Hours 9 Mins.

Songs Of Debussy And Mozart - Juliane Banse, András Schiff

Release Date: 04/29/2003
Label: Ecm Catalog #: 461899 Spars Code: DDD
Composer: Claude Debussy, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer: Juliane Banse, András Schiff
Number of Discs: 1 
Recorded in: Stereo 
Length: 1 Hours 0 Mins.

Schumann: Sonatas For Violin & Piano 1-3 / Faust, Avenhaus

Release Date: 08/15/2000
Label: Cpo Catalog #: 999597 Spars Code: DDD
Composer: Robert Schumann
Performer: Isabelle Faust, Silke Avenhaus
Number of Discs: 1 
Recorded in: Stereo 
Length: 1 Hours 7 Mins.


Schubert: Die Schöne Müllerin, 3 Lieder / Wunderlich, Giesen

Release Date: 09/17/1996
Label: Dg The Originals Catalog #: 447452 Spars Code: ADD
Composer: Franz Schubert
Performer: Fritz Wunderlich, Hubert Giesen
Number of Discs: 1 
Recorded in: Stereo 
Length: 1 Hours 12 Mins.
dr. john the night tripper w/gris gris gumbo yaya LP
# 1) the famous sounds of three blind mice v.1 from japan -extremely well rcorded & played by phenomenal japanese artists
janis joplin's kozmic blues album
deborah henson conant's round the corner w/somewhere over the rainbow
chick correa's leprecaun w/gayle moran LP
" " armando's rumba LP
enya's watermark
chuck mangione land of make bellieve LP
herbie mann live at the village gate LP summertime,ain't necessarily so, im comin' home
otis redding's cigarrettes & coffee
jerry lee lewis sound track album w/d, quaid, moms m, etc
correct name for armando's rumba is "My Spanish Heart" by c.correa
enya's watermark was my first cd & the reason i brokedown & bought a cd player (cal audio tercet III) - it wasn't available on vinyl!
Tony Williams Lifetime CD is probably the best I have heard on my system. George Benson's White Rabbit disc is also beautiful sounding, full of nuance.