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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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 Schubert, re: Guarneri, Debussy/Ravel--there's an LP of the later edition of the Guarneri playing the Ravel only.  Two movements per side.  The playing and the recording are both very fine.  It's called "French Album No. 1" and well worth the money and effort if you can find it.
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This is a good opportunity to say it again--there's no better bargain than the 60 disc box set of the Beaux Artes Trio commemorating their 60th anniversary.  You can find it for around 100 dollars on ebay.  It will give you a life time of great listening.
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Alfred Brendel, Glenn Gould, Artur Rubinstein.
Aaron Rosand, Milstein, Heifetz, Itzhaak Perlman.
Guitarists Segovia, Bream, Williams, Oscar Ghiglia, Eliot FIsk, Manuel Barrueco, Jorge Caballero, Ana Vidovic, Adam Holzman, Eduardo Fernandez
all the obvious composers, plus:  D. Scarlatti, Ravel, Debussy, St. Saens, Prokofiev, Bartok--too many to list but those are favorites
Beethoven symphony #5, 9, 7, Mahler 1st
Beethoven violin concerto, Ponce guitar concerto
Prokofiev violin sonata #2, St. Saens #2, Bach unaccompanied violin partitas 1 and 3, sonatas 2 and 3, cello suites 1, 3 and 5
too many Beethoven piano sonatas to list  but Waldstein probably the favorite

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