Recommended CD's for classical good recording ?


HI,

I have been checking around and purchasing CD's (I am getting more and more into classical music) but several of the recommended classic recordings were done back in the 40's and 50's, and don't sound all that dynamic in my system. They are somewhat flat and 1-dimensional. Perhaps they are better on vinyl? Most of the best recordings I have were recorded either recently or back in the 70's.

What are some good recordings to seek out? There is a good classical music store nearby
dawgcatching
Harmonia Mundi is a good place to start as is Naxos. The 70s were a good period for recordings. Only recently has digital recording become competitive with good analogue recording. A lot of early digital was bad. Check classical reviews for sound quality. THE GRAMOPHONE publishes a guide, or use to. Check their web site.
Hi,
Look for
TACET
Fonè Signoricci
and JVC and FIM XRCD's
as well as the labels mentioned before

Here's an older thread on the topic that may be of interest
Reference Recording of Classical on CD's

Good luck
Karel
I find that some of the smaller labels often have the best recordings: Alia Vox, Reference, Two-L, Gimmel, BIS, etc. The only downside is that the smaller labels tend to have focused interests. The Arkivmusic website collates reviews and recommendations of most recordings. It is a good resource.
if you want good, I mean really good classical recordings, I suggest checking some SACD's for example RCA Living Stereo SACD series, Mercury Living Presence SACD's, Esoteric DECCA SACD's...