Are you sure this performance is on Blu-ray? Can’t find it anywhere.
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.
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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Looking through my Schumann Symphony collection I found a set I forgot I had (normal these days). Sounds like the original version and not like someone thinking they knew better than Schumann ! Haitink /Concertgebouw/ Phillips 416 126-2 Excellent sound , far more natural than most CD’s . Just wonderful performances . Schubert, Schumann and Brahms , three birds of a feather, flying together . Thank you , God . |
FTM When I listed my favorite classical pianists, somehow I left John Ogdon off the list. I especially treasure his Rachmaninoff. I am not really a big fan of Rachmaninoff, but I love the Preludes and the Corelli Variations. Also, when I mentioned Komitas, I left the best recording off the list. Grigory Sokolov plays Komitas, Six Dances for Piano on his "Live in Paris" recording, wwwnaiveclassique.com. Review of a book about Ogdon here: https://www.theguardian.com/music/tomserviceblog/2014/apr/07/john-ogdon-biography-piano-man |
I would like to revive this thread before it dies out. I was just listening to the “Decca Sound” box which has a section of classic performances issued on Decca. The first two I listened to were “knock your socks off” sounding blockbusters from the Decca catalog: The Alpine Symphony with Blomstedt and Mahler’s 8th with Solti. Then, rummaging through the collection I selected theShostakovich 5th with Haitink. As I listened I noticed the sound was markedly wrong compared to the first two. The Haitink was, sure enough, a digital original — completely wiped out of sonic excitement. Not that all digitals are bad. Some are spectacular. But it’s interesting that Decca didn’t do a better job of mastering for the “Decca Sound.” |
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