I have been thinking about this thread and have come to the conclusion that it is an almost impossible task. I have more than 1000 classical CDs ranging from Renaissance polyphony to the present. I would, however, make two small contributions. For a Mahler newbie, his first symphony may be the most approachable and a good bridge to his later symphonies; there are many excellent recordings. The BIS recording (Nils-Erik Sparf and Drottingham Baroque Ensemble) is rarely mentioned, but is a worthy contender that brings a fresh approach to the Vivaldi Four Seasons.
Top 5 Classical recordings
HI all,
I was wondering how many of the AuidogoN fellows engaged in Classical Music would like to have a Thread to share top picks and recommendations, that hopefully will be useful for those looking to start or otherwise expand a collection.
In order to be of help not only to people already into it, but also newcomers, I would ask a double question:
A.- If you were to recommend a top 5 list of masterpieces of all time, to a person looking to get into classical music with no knowledge at all, which would be you recommendations?
B.- Your favorite 5 composers and his 5 top masterpieces.
I know just 5 may be very hard, for question one specially, but to keep it simple and of help to others I thought it may be a good number. And will be easier to to average in the different responses.
Also please provide a recommended recording of each piece if possible.
Lastly I would ask to indicate the number of disks each one owns of the category. It can be interesting to see if the responses changes with the experience of the individual. I don't mean an specific number... don't wanr anyone counting for 3 days 3,543 discs... but maybe a range like:
C.-
1.- < 10
2.- > 10 - < 100
3.- > 100 - < 1000
4.- > 1000
What do you think?
I will start myself:
A.-
1.- Mozart, Piano concerto No. 20 & 21:
Recommended recording: Mozart Piano Concertos 20-25, Decca, Vladimir Ashkenazy, ASIN: B0000041LF
2.- Beethoven, 5th symphony
Recommended recording: DG, Carlos Kleiber ASIN: B000001GPX
3.- Vivaldi, 4 seasons
Recommended recording: DG, Anne-Sophie Mutter ASIN: B00002DE2L
4.- Schubert, Trout Quintet
Recommended recording: DG, Amadeus Quarter, Emil Giles ASIN: B000001GXF
5.- Brahms, Piano trio no. 1
Recommended recording: Phillips, Beaux arts trio (complete trios), ASIN: B00000416K
B.- (in no particular order)
1.- Schubert
a) String quintet D956.
Recording, DG Late sting quartets, string quintet, Emerson Sting quartet. (Trio series). ASIN: B0001ZWGI8
b) String quartet death and the maiden D810
Recording, DG Late sting quartets, string quintet, Emerson Sting quartet. (Trio series). ASIN: B0001ZWGI8
c) Symphony no. 9 the great
Sony Classical. Bernsein century. Symphony no 8 and no. 9. New York Philharmonic and Bernstein. ASIN: B00003WGO4
d) Piano quintet The trout D667
DG, Amadeus Quarter, Emil Giles ASIN: B000001GXF
e) Piano trio in E flat D929
Decca. Schubert complete trios. Beaux arts trio, Grumiaux trio. (Duo series). ASIN: B00000417B
2.- Tchaikovski
a) Violin concerto no 1
Living stereo. Brahms/Tchaikovsky Violin concertos. Heifetz/Reiner. ASIN: B0009U55RE
b) String quartet no 1
DG Masters. Dvorak American quarter / Tchaikovsky quartet no 1 / Borodin Quarter no 2. Emerson String quartet. ASIN: B000001GO3
c) Piano concerto no 1
Living Stereo. Tchaikovsky piano concerto no 1 / Rachmaninov piano concerto no 2. Van Cliburn. ASIN: B0002TKFRC
d) Trio for piano op 50
DG. Shostakovich - Tchaikovsky trios. Argerich, Kremer, Maisky. ASIN: B00000JSAC
e) Symphony no 6 Pathetique
DG, Tchaikovsky symphonies No 4, 5 & 6, Karajan. ASIN: B000001GYJ
3.- Dvorak
a) Cello Concerto. DG. Dvorák: Cello Concerto, Op. 104 / Tchaikovsky: Rococo Variations, Op. 33. Rostropovich. ASIN: B000001GQ8
b) Quarteto Americano. DG. Dvorák, Tchaikovsky, Borodin: Quartets. Emerson String quarter. ASIN: B000001GO3
c) New world symphony. Dvorák: Symphonies 8 & 9 / Kubelik, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. DG. ASIN: B000001GQ7
d) Piano Quintet. Dvorak: Piano Quintet, Op. 81/ String Quartet No. 10, Op. 51. Decca. Tacaks quartet & Andreas Haefliger. ASIN: B00001IVQR
e) Slavonic Dances. Sony. Cleveland Orchestra and George Szel. ASIN: B00005YD5H
4.- Rachmaninov
a).- Piano concert no 3. Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos 2 & 3 / Ashkenazy, Kondrashin. Decca. ASIN: B00001IVQT
b) Piano concert no 2. Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos 2 & 3 / Ashkenazy, Kondrashin. Decca. ASIN: B00001IVQT
c) Symphony no 2. Rachmaninov: The Symphonies. Ashkenazy. Decca. ASIN: B0000042HY
d) Piano sonata no 2. Horowitz Plays Rachmaninoff/Concerto for Piano in Dm; Sonata for Piano No2/Vladimir Horowitz. RCA. ASIN: B000003ER1
e) Piano concerto no 1. Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 - 4, Decca, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Andre Previn, ASIN: B00000427L
5.- Mozart
a) Piano concerto no 21. Mozart Piano Concertos 20-25, Decca, Vladimir Ashkenazy, ASIN: B0000041LF
b) String quartet no 14. (Hayden quartets). Warner Music. Alban Berg Quartet Mozart: String Quartets Nos. 14 - 23. ASIN: B000024MCP
c) Clarinet quintet. DG. Emerson String Quartet. Mozart / Brahms: Clarinet Quintets. ASIN: B00000IX73
d) Requiem. Mozart: Requiem / Tomowa-Sintow, Müller Molinari, Cole, Burchuladze; von Karajan. ASIN: B000001GK8
e) SYmphony no 41 Jupiter. Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 35, 36, 38- 41. DG. Karl Bohm. ASIN: B000001GQB
C) >100 - < 1000
Ok who is next... thanks
Eli
I was wondering how many of the AuidogoN fellows engaged in Classical Music would like to have a Thread to share top picks and recommendations, that hopefully will be useful for those looking to start or otherwise expand a collection.
In order to be of help not only to people already into it, but also newcomers, I would ask a double question:
A.- If you were to recommend a top 5 list of masterpieces of all time, to a person looking to get into classical music with no knowledge at all, which would be you recommendations?
B.- Your favorite 5 composers and his 5 top masterpieces.
I know just 5 may be very hard, for question one specially, but to keep it simple and of help to others I thought it may be a good number. And will be easier to to average in the different responses.
Also please provide a recommended recording of each piece if possible.
Lastly I would ask to indicate the number of disks each one owns of the category. It can be interesting to see if the responses changes with the experience of the individual. I don't mean an specific number... don't wanr anyone counting for 3 days 3,543 discs... but maybe a range like:
C.-
1.- < 10
2.- > 10 - < 100
3.- > 100 - < 1000
4.- > 1000
What do you think?
I will start myself:
A.-
1.- Mozart, Piano concerto No. 20 & 21:
Recommended recording: Mozart Piano Concertos 20-25, Decca, Vladimir Ashkenazy, ASIN: B0000041LF
2.- Beethoven, 5th symphony
Recommended recording: DG, Carlos Kleiber ASIN: B000001GPX
3.- Vivaldi, 4 seasons
Recommended recording: DG, Anne-Sophie Mutter ASIN: B00002DE2L
4.- Schubert, Trout Quintet
Recommended recording: DG, Amadeus Quarter, Emil Giles ASIN: B000001GXF
5.- Brahms, Piano trio no. 1
Recommended recording: Phillips, Beaux arts trio (complete trios), ASIN: B00000416K
B.- (in no particular order)
1.- Schubert
a) String quintet D956.
Recording, DG Late sting quartets, string quintet, Emerson Sting quartet. (Trio series). ASIN: B0001ZWGI8
b) String quartet death and the maiden D810
Recording, DG Late sting quartets, string quintet, Emerson Sting quartet. (Trio series). ASIN: B0001ZWGI8
c) Symphony no. 9 the great
Sony Classical. Bernsein century. Symphony no 8 and no. 9. New York Philharmonic and Bernstein. ASIN: B00003WGO4
d) Piano quintet The trout D667
DG, Amadeus Quarter, Emil Giles ASIN: B000001GXF
e) Piano trio in E flat D929
Decca. Schubert complete trios. Beaux arts trio, Grumiaux trio. (Duo series). ASIN: B00000417B
2.- Tchaikovski
a) Violin concerto no 1
Living stereo. Brahms/Tchaikovsky Violin concertos. Heifetz/Reiner. ASIN: B0009U55RE
b) String quartet no 1
DG Masters. Dvorak American quarter / Tchaikovsky quartet no 1 / Borodin Quarter no 2. Emerson String quartet. ASIN: B000001GO3
c) Piano concerto no 1
Living Stereo. Tchaikovsky piano concerto no 1 / Rachmaninov piano concerto no 2. Van Cliburn. ASIN: B0002TKFRC
d) Trio for piano op 50
DG. Shostakovich - Tchaikovsky trios. Argerich, Kremer, Maisky. ASIN: B00000JSAC
e) Symphony no 6 Pathetique
DG, Tchaikovsky symphonies No 4, 5 & 6, Karajan. ASIN: B000001GYJ
3.- Dvorak
a) Cello Concerto. DG. Dvorák: Cello Concerto, Op. 104 / Tchaikovsky: Rococo Variations, Op. 33. Rostropovich. ASIN: B000001GQ8
b) Quarteto Americano. DG. Dvorák, Tchaikovsky, Borodin: Quartets. Emerson String quarter. ASIN: B000001GO3
c) New world symphony. Dvorák: Symphonies 8 & 9 / Kubelik, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. DG. ASIN: B000001GQ7
d) Piano Quintet. Dvorak: Piano Quintet, Op. 81/ String Quartet No. 10, Op. 51. Decca. Tacaks quartet & Andreas Haefliger. ASIN: B00001IVQR
e) Slavonic Dances. Sony. Cleveland Orchestra and George Szel. ASIN: B00005YD5H
4.- Rachmaninov
a).- Piano concert no 3. Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos 2 & 3 / Ashkenazy, Kondrashin. Decca. ASIN: B00001IVQT
b) Piano concert no 2. Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos 2 & 3 / Ashkenazy, Kondrashin. Decca. ASIN: B00001IVQT
c) Symphony no 2. Rachmaninov: The Symphonies. Ashkenazy. Decca. ASIN: B0000042HY
d) Piano sonata no 2. Horowitz Plays Rachmaninoff/Concerto for Piano in Dm; Sonata for Piano No2/Vladimir Horowitz. RCA. ASIN: B000003ER1
e) Piano concerto no 1. Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 - 4, Decca, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Andre Previn, ASIN: B00000427L
5.- Mozart
a) Piano concerto no 21. Mozart Piano Concertos 20-25, Decca, Vladimir Ashkenazy, ASIN: B0000041LF
b) String quartet no 14. (Hayden quartets). Warner Music. Alban Berg Quartet Mozart: String Quartets Nos. 14 - 23. ASIN: B000024MCP
c) Clarinet quintet. DG. Emerson String Quartet. Mozart / Brahms: Clarinet Quintets. ASIN: B00000IX73
d) Requiem. Mozart: Requiem / Tomowa-Sintow, Müller Molinari, Cole, Burchuladze; von Karajan. ASIN: B000001GK8
e) SYmphony no 41 Jupiter. Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 35, 36, 38- 41. DG. Karl Bohm. ASIN: B000001GQB
C) >100 - < 1000
Ok who is next... thanks
Eli
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