Which Classical Recording is Best?


I would like to buy a vinyl record of beethoven, bach,or mozart performed recently by london symphony. Which would you recomend I buy for a first listenig encounter. A little history, I like ELP, ELO, and Jethro Tull!!!!!
Thank You from Mario
imnewton
Ah. I missed the word vinyl but, as others have pointed out, there is no new classical vinyl nor has there been for many years.

There are, however, many new and excellent recordings on multichannel SACDs and those are what I referred to in my other post.

Kal
Hi, If you like ELO, ELP and Jethro Tull, you should check out Vivaldi- The Four Seasons as it has an almost rock like nature. The lead violin always remind me of lead guitar the way they are done.I have a Vanguard stereolab -BGS 5001 that I believe is from the late 50's, conducted by Antonio Janigro with Jan Tomasow on "lead" violin that sounds very dynamic, it was an easy switch from rock to this record. Check out some of the used record stores in your area and see what you can find. Good Luck
"Hi, If you like ELO, ELP and Jethro Tull, you should check out Vivaldi- The Four Seasons as it has an almost rock like nature. "

If you say so. I don't hear it.

Kal
ELP had many adaptions of classical music to Rock. That is their genious.

"Pictures of an Exhibition" is an awesome rendition of Russian composers Mussorgsky's piece. I have a few versions of this and love Mussorgsky and Keith Emersons version. Very heavy and dark.

Fan Fare for the Common Man is and Arron Copland piece.

ELP is real classic(al) rock
Hmmm..., There is a tiny bit of new classical vinyl being released. Tacet has been releasing some very good orchestral and chamber recordings; the Beethoven symphony series with Wojcech Rajski conducting the Polish Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra is well worth hearing. Classic Records has been doing a small series with Pavel Kogan and the Moscow State Symphony Orchestra. Fone has been releasing some new classical recordings on vinyl in limited quantity.

" there is no new classical vinyl nor has there been for many years."

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