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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.


rvpiano
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Yes indeed, love Helene Grimaud.
Her 5 cd collection (Brilliant Classics)
Water (2016)
Her collaborations with Sol Gabetta and with Mojca Erdman.
Thanks for the tip about Memories, will try to find that.
I have been listening to a lot of Lazar Berman, wow.
His Rachmaninoff of course, being Russian, but all else as well.
I never could get into the Schubert vocal pieces, something about voices.
But now listening to Berman playing Liszt transcriptions of Schubert,and they show the beauty of Schubert's melodies.
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newbee
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If you haven't already, you might enjoy Berman's  performance of Liszt's 'Annes' on DG. One of the best I think, although it is hard to find a performance I don't enjoy.
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rvpiano OP
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Correction: The title of the Grimaud album is “Memory”. Not “Memories.”
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rvpiano OP
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Spending the afternoon streaming Rachmaninoff performances as pianist.
Just finished listening to his own playing of his First Concerto.

Heaven on earth.
newbee
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Talking about Rachmaninoff doing Rachmaninoff ...

Telarc made two recordings of piano rolls performances by Rachmaninoff doing his own works for solo piano on one CD and the works of others on a second one. The CD's are titled 'A Window in Time'. Amazing works realized by Wayne Stahnke.  It is facinating that they could do this at all, let alone so well. I suspect that most listeners would, initially at least, think that these are live recordings of a real performing person (Rachmaninoff).
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