Ten Classical Recordings That Stay Near Your CD Player

[Lisztianwagner]

Currently:

Wagner Der Ring des Nibelungen, Karajan on DG
Beethoven Symphony No.9, Karajan on DG
Beethoven Symphonies 5 & 7, Kleiber on DG
Neujahrskonzert 2012, Wiener Philharmoniker/Jansons on Sony
Dvorak Slavonic Dances, Chamber Orchestra of Europe/Harnoncourt on Teldec
Bartok Piano Concertos, Boulez/Zimerman/Andsnes/Grimaud on DG
Mahler Symphony No.5, Karajan on DG
Britten The Young Person's Guide to the Orch./Simple Symphony/Variations on a Theme of FB, Britten on Decca
Debussy Complete Piano Works, Ciccolini on EMI
Strauss Eine Alpensinfonie, Karajan on DG

[madaboutmahler]

Ansermet's 'The Seasons' is a great performance of a fine work.

I agree completely, Jeffrey! A recording I love very much, brilliant music and performance!

This is a question I have pondered since this thread's inception. My list would probably look like this (in no particular order) right now:

1. Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5, Bernstein, NY Philharmonic, Sony (1979 performance)
2. Janacek: Glagolitic Mass, Sinfonietta, MTT, London Symphony Orch., Sony
3. Casella: Sinfonia "Symphony No. 3," Alun Francis, Cologne Radio Symphony Orch., CPO
4. Mahler: Symphony No. 7, Simon Rattle, CBSO, EMI
5. Koechlin: Vers la Voûte étoilée, Le Docteur Fabricius, Heinz Holliger, Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orch., Hanssler
6. Lindberg: Graffiti, Seht die Sonne, Sakari Oramo, Finnish Radio Symphony Orch., Ondine
7. Honegger: Symphonies 3 & 5, Pacific 231, Neeme Jarvi, Danish National Radio Symphony Orch., Chandos
8. Prokofiev: On the Dnieper, Michail Jurowski, Cologne Radio Symphony Orch., CPO
9. Berg: Violin Concerto, Anne Sophie Mutter, James Levine, Chicago Symphony Orch., DG
10. Ravel: Piano Concertos, Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, Yan Pascal Tortelier, BBC Symphony Orch., Chandos

Great list, John - very glad to see some Mahler in there!

Dvorak Slavonic Dances, Chamber Orchestra of Europe/Harnoncourt on Teldec

[nico1616]

Currently:

Wagner Der Ring des Nibelungen, Karajan on DG
Beethoven Symphony No.9, Karajan on DG
Beethoven Symphonies 5 & 7, Kleiber on DG
Neujahrskonzert 2012, Wiener Philharmoniker/Jansons on Sony
Dvorak Slavonic Dances, Chamber Orchestra of Europe/Harnoncourt on Teldec
Bartok Piano Concertos, Boulez/Zimerman/Andsnes/Grimaud on DG
Mahler Symphony No.5, Karajan on DG
Britten The Young Person's Guide to the Orch./Simple Symphony/Variations on a Theme of FB, Britten on Decca
Debussy Complete Piano Works, Ciccolini on EMI
Strauss Eine Alpensinfonie, Karajan on DG

I can see why you call yourself a Karajan fan
Some great choices, especially the Karajan Ring. Listening to the Levine Ring, with its less than ideal cast, I am again convinced how great Karajan's is!

[Lisztianwagner]

I can see why you call yourself a Karajan fan
Some great choices, especially the Karajan Ring. Listening to the Levine Ring, with its less than ideal cast, I am again convinced how great Karajan's is!

I certainly agree, Karajan's Ring Cycle is absolutely a masterpiece!

[Brian]

My "currently" list will always be my MusicWeb review stack, so here it is right now...

Weinberg: Cello Concerto, Symphony No 20. Gothenburg SO
Shostakovich: Symphony No 11. Monte Carlo Philharmonic, Kreizberg
"Converging Cultures." Lone Star Wind Orchestra
Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Piano Concertos. Marangoni, Malmo SO
Neeme Jarvi Conducts Saint-Saens
Rafael Aguirre, guitar recital
Rachmaninov: Symphony No 2. Melbourne SO
Saint-Saens: Piano etudes. Geoffrey Burleson
Borodin, Glazunov, Arensky. Nash Ensemble
Great Czech Conductors: Rafael Kubelik (2CD)

[Mirror Image]

My "currently" list will always be my MusicWeb review stack, so here it is right now...


Shostakovich: Symphony No 11. Monte Carlo Philharmonic, Kreizberg

I bought this a few nights ago. Looking forward to digging into it myself.