One Maiden Composer - One Recording

[Papy Oli]

As the title says, for a given maiden composer, what would be your recommended recording as an entry point please ?

A couple of guidelines :
- strictly one recording only
- not OOP
- boxset possible provided it remains an introductory budget choice
- full work(s) only
- type of the work is up you

A few names off my exploration list to get things started  0:) Feel Free to add your request 

AHO
ALKAN
ALWYN
ARNOLD
BANTOCK
BARTOK
BAX
BERG
BOULEZ
BRAGA SANTOS
BRIDGE
BRITTEN
BUTTERWORTH
BUXTEHUDE
C.P.E. BACH
CANTELOUBE
CARTER
CASELLA
CORELLI
COUPERIN (François).
COUPERIN (Louis).
D'INDY
DALLAPICOLLA
DUTILLEUX
FROBERGER
FUX
GINASTERA
GLAZUNOV
HINDEMITH
HOLMBOE
HONNEGER
IVES
JANACEK
KODALY
LAANGARD
LIGETI
LULLY
MAGNARD
MEDTNER
MOERAN
NORGARD
NOVAK
PIAZZOLA
PIERNE
PROKOFIEV
PURCELL
REVUELTAS
RIHM
ROUSSEL
SALLINEN
STOCKHAUSEN
STRAVINSKY
SUK
SWEELINCK
SZYMANOWSKI
TIPPETT
TOCH
TUBIN
VASKS
WAGNER
WEBERN
XENAKIS
ZEMLINSKY


Thank you 

Edit : new names added, alphabetical listing for clarity

[Karl Henning]

Cool thread! Of course, I'm on a train.

Stravinsky: Symphony of Psalms, Mass, Canticum sacrum. Jas O'Donnell &al. Hyperion

Prokofiev: L'enfant prodigue, Le pas d'acier. Cologne Radio, Mikhail Jurowski. cpo

Langgaard: Sfærernes musik, Endens tid, Fra dybet. Thos Dausgaard, Danish Natl Symphony Orchestra & Chorus. Da Capo.

Bartók: Complete string quartets. Emerson String Quartet. DG.

Berg: Violin Concerto (with Schoenberg vn & pf cti). Szering (vn) & al.

[Karl Henning]

Ives. When the Moon. Richard Bernas, London Projects.

Piazzolla & his Quintet: Tango: Zero Hour

[Karl Henning]

Do you mean Louis or François Couperin?

[Papy Oli]

thank you for the first suggestions, Karl.

Do you mean Louis or François Couperin?

I meant François (the one who made Tic Toc Choc) - i'll edit my post for clarity.

[Papy Oli]

actually, Let's consider Louis as well 

Have added a few more names in the initial list as well.

[Drasko]

ALKAN
[asin]B000TT1QM8[/asin]

BRITTEN
[asin]B003T68VF8[/asin]

BERG
[asin]B000001G9D[/asin]
or if you are not into getting into full opera at once
[asin]B000001GWZ[/asin]

BARTOK
[asin]B0050R2768[/asin]

COUPERIN (Francois?)
[asin]B0009W4M44[/asin]

COUPERIN (Louis?)
[asin]B0030BYU5W[/asin]

HONNEGER
[asin]B00000JMZ9[/asin]

LIGETI
[asin]B00005Y34N[/asin]

LULLY
[asin]B000063TE8[/asin]

PIAZZOLA
[asin]B00000DC7J[/asin]

PIERNE
[asin]B002EYBOCI[/asin]

PROKOFIEV
[asin]B000007OTR[/asin]

ROUSSEL
[asin]B000003FOF[/asin]

STRAVINSKY
[asin]B000002A2M[/asin]

XENAKIS
[asin]B00005S8GA[/asin]

WAGNER
[asin]B0006ZFQP8[/asin]

You've added some names ... let's see

ZEMLINSKY
[asin]B0000012XJ[/asin]

REVUELTAS
[asin]B00000K2F1[/asin]

JANACEK
[asin]B00004TXVX[/asin]

BUTTERWORTH
[asin]B00005IA6B[/asin]

KODALY
[asin]B0000006U7[/asin]

[Papy Oli]

Thank you Drasko !

[North Star]

Janacek:
[asin]B0001Y4JH0[/asin]

[Papy Oli]

I have that one lined up in my shopping basket already - nice to see that recording confirmed 

[TheGSMoeller]

Ives. When the Moon. Richard Bernas, London Projects.

Piazzolla & his Quintet: Tango: Zero Hour

BIG seconds on these recommendations.

For Britten I'd say...

[asin]B000002SS5[/asin]

...has three of his most well-known pieces with good performances.

[Wanderer]

Alkan:
[asin]B0000030PK[/asin]

Bantock:
[asin]B000VR055C[/asin]

Bartók:
[asin]B002DZX958[/asin]

Berg:
[asin]B0000B09Z4[/asin]

Britten:
[asin]B0001HAHHS[/asin]

Buxtehude:
[asin]B0013V9RNQ[/asin]

d'Indy:
[asin]B005AFMI0K[/asin]

Dutilleux:
[asin]B00005MO1X[/asin]

Fux:
[asin]B0007X9TQ6[/asin]

[Wanderer]

Hindemith:
[asin]B0000012WN[/asin]

Holmboe:
[asin]B0000016P9[/asin]

Ives:
[asin]B000I8OIH0[/asin]

Janáček:
[asin]B000071JX7[/asin]

[Wanderer]

Langgaard:
[asin]B000GNOHIC[/asin]

Ligeti:
[asin]B0000029P0[/asin]

Medtner:
[asin]B000VOEI6W[/asin]

Prokofiev:
[asin]B00365QS5C[/asin]

Stravinsky:
[asin]B002XDFOGM[/asin]

Szymanowski:
[asin]B0013D8JXI[/asin]
(but don't hesitate if you find this:[asin]B0006FGH10[/asin])

Tippett:
[asin]B000WPJ5S6[/asin]

Tubin:
[asin]B000083MHD[/asin]

[Wanderer]

Wagner:
[asin]B00006I0AU[/asin]
(here, for a pittance), although if you insist on whole works even for Wagner:
[asin]B0000254UX[/asin]
(amazon.co.uk)

Zemlinsky:
[asin]B00008MLU3[/asin]

[Wanderer]

I'm taking the liberty to add one more name. Totally worth it.

Schreker:
[asin]B000FVQUN0[/asin]

[kishnevi]

Amplyifying on Britten and Ligeti:
I'd suggest the Rattle/Britten box on EMI (which includes Ian Bostridge in a very fine performance of Illuminations, Nocturne and Serenade for Tenor Horn and Strings), and the "Ligeti Project" box on Teldec, which includes the Ligeti CD Drasko suggested.  The CD of Ligeti piano works Wanderer suggested is also very good (and available as part of a different Ligeti box from Sony); or try the String Quartets, of which I have two excellent performances, one by the Artemis Quartet on Virgin, and the other on Naxos by a quartet whose name I don't remember at the moment.

For Carter and Tippett you can try the string quartets, which can be found on Naxos performed by the Pacifica Quartet and the Tippett Quartet--that would be, however, two CDs for each set of quartets, but at Naxos pricing you'd be paying no more than you would for a single disc on some other labels, so I don't think that would be stretching your guidelines too much.

[The new erato]

I'm taking the liberty to add one more name. Totally worth it.

Schreker:
[asin]B000FVQUN0[/asin]

Definitely!

For Lully, the best single disc of his music I know in glorious sound:

[asin]B000071XA6[/asin]

[Papy Oli]

My wallet will love you all !! 

[The new erato]

My wallet will love you all !! 

My wallet is in a coma since long ago, so it has no feelings.