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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
schubert
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Yes , I’ve noticed general knowledge is not your strong point , newbee.
What I do/ did best is teach History at a German University .
I gave my 12 year old daughter a complete set of the Beethoven String Qts. I did so because she heard me play them so much she wanted her own set .

Seriously , you two would do well to at least audit Logic 101 at a college near you .
elizabeth
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Beethoven is the #1 Classical Composer. All others fail to achieve the lofty heights of Beethoven. Sonatas, duos trios quartets, concertos symphonies... A few individual works of other composers might best some of Beethoven. (Like Shubert's Death and the Maiden quartet) but over all Beethoven is the MAN. (the one place he has little offer is in opera. Sad but true.)
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rvpiano OP
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Schubert,

 If I took your comments the wrong way, I apologize.
schubert
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Unless you are just using Classical as a time period about 90% of all
those enamored of this would give this title to Bach .If you are Mozart gets more votes . Not to say a good case can’t be made and is for Beethoven .
IMO Brahms tops LvB in most things other than his String Quartets .
More refined and elegant , listen to both violin concertos back to back.Listen to Clarinet Quintet Op 115 etc .
Of course at the end of the day, you like what you like .

schubert
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No problem at all rvpiano !The only reason I went on and on was I respect you as a musician . At one time I was part of the " family " of the second best band in Berlin
and knew well most of them . As a History Prof . I saw that their total
immersion in their craft left them with little knowledge of the society around them . Some were aware of that as Germany makes a
BIG effort to tell history like it is in a much more truthful way than we do .I talked to a lot of them about the world around as it related to them .
Some thanked me .

As I saw it musicians are like the best doctors and others in the most demanding professions . They live in a bubble, which is great for the music, but not always for them .


P.S . My buy of the Beaux Arts box was one of my better buys .That Pressler is a one-off .

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