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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
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I'd be lying if I said Mahler's Symphonies were down my alley but his vocal
works are .
The greatest recording  I know of is his "Ruckert-Lieder " with the incomparable Janet Baker and the New Philharmonia Orchestra/ Barbirolli .
Warner Classics 566 9812.

To list everyone I like would go into the hundreds/thousands .
 To make it easy for an old man I'll just list my favorite 3 composers of the last century in no particular order .
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Leos Janacek
Bela Bartok
schubert
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Oh, on a closing note, my candidate for most unappreciated and underplayed Master of the last century is Paul Hindemith .
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rvpiano OP
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Hindemith is certainly underplayed.
kef_lover
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Here are a few that I’ve enjoyed (all stereo):

Mozart PC #25 Brendel/Marriner Philips

Prokofiev VC #1, 2 Chung/Previn London

Prokofiev V Son. #1, 2 Perlman/Ashkenazy London

Stravinsky Rite of Spring Dorati/Detroit London

Horowitz "Late Russian Romantics" (Rachmaninoff, Scriabin) Sony CD

Mozart Complete P Sonatas Eschenbach DG

Haydn "London" Symphonies Davis/Concertgebouw Philips

West Side Story/Porgy and Bess Suites Bennett RCA

Brahms PC #2 Ashkenazy/Haitink London

Stravinsky Firebird complete 
von Dohnanyi/VPO London

Shostakovich Sym. #5 Bernstein/NY Columbia/Sony (’59?)

Beethoven Sym. #5 Kleiber/VPO DG

Debussy Nocturnes Monteux/BSO RCA

Holst Planets Mehta/LAPO London

Brahms Sym. #2 Munch/BSO RCA

Respighi Pines/Fountains Reiner/CSO RCA

Copland Appalachian Spring Dorati/LSO Mercury
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rvpiano OP
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Kef_lover,

Many wonderful recordings in that list!
More to discover