The one recording you believe everyone should own

[The new erato]

My all time favorite disc:

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...........I think.

[mszczuj]

For me the most successful attempt to play the music of the Classical Era.

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[jlaurson]

If I had to pick...

this:


D. Scarlatti,
Keyboard Sonatas,
M.Pletnev
Virgin

When I worked at Tower Records (RIP), I wanted to make an example of what enthusiasm and quality combined could do... and sold something like 500 copies of that disc. As long as I worked there (about two years, I think), this recordings wasn't in the internal Top 10 only three or four weeks.

[eyeresist]

My all time favorite disc:

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...........I think.

Definitely an entrant for the Terrible Record Covers thread.

[Dancing Divertimentian]

Sibelius's violin concerto, Ida Haendel violin, Berglund conducting the Bournemouth SO.







Perhaps more commonly seen in EMI's original edition (not sure how the sound compares to the Unesco Classics, though):

[jwinter]

If I had to pick...

this:


D. Scarlatti,
Keyboard Sonatas,
M.Pletnev
Virgin

When I worked at Tower Records (RIP), I wanted to make an example of what enthusiasm and quality combined could do... and sold something like 500 copies of that disc. As long as I worked there (about two years, I think), this recordings wasn't in the internal Top 10 only three or four weeks.

Yes, I was introduced to Scarlatti, and largely to baroque keyboard music in general (other than JS Bach) by that disc.  Great stuff!

[Beale]

One classical CD that could be given to anyone is the Tchaikovsky ballet suites

[Mandryka]

The Haydn Cello Concertos as performed by Hogwood/Coin. The closest to perfect classical music CD of my collection.

This is extremely good I think -- thanks for pointing it out to me.

It lead me to Coin's record of the Jeunehomme (he's conducting the Ensemble Baroque De Limoges with Patrick Cohen playing piano ), which is equally fine.

[The Raven]

First CD of this twofer:

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[DavidRoss]

First CD of this twofer:

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I have that but when I try to listen to him nowadays I just can't get past what a moronically bigoted asshole he is.

[DavidRoss]

Sibelius's violin concerto, Ida Haendel violin, Berglund conducting the Bournemouth SO.

Great pick -- the Berglund/Bournemouth 5th is a great one, too!

[Brian]

I have that but when I try to listen to him nowadays I just can't get past what a moronically bigoted asshole he is.

Can you hear that in the music??

[jlaurson]

I have that but when I try to listen to him nowadays I just can't get past what a moronically bigoted asshole he is.

Then you might like this... http://ionarts.blogspot.com/2006/04/political-piano-zimerman-at-shriver.html

[jlaurson]

Then you might like this... http://ionarts.blogspot.com/2006/04/political-piano-zimerman-at-shriver.html

Oh, that wasn't quite the article I had in mind, after all... or I wrote something different than I thought I had.

There is one review, and I thought it was after another Zimerman experience, where I let go on "abuse of platform" -- that I don't go to concerts to hear their thoughts on world affairs and the state of the Union (even if I were to happen to agree with their point of view), just as I don't go to Heritage or New America Foundations Luncheons and expect the resident scholar on immigration policy to play the Hammerklavier Sonata.

Hmm... maybe Zimerman got me angry, and then I took it out on the Israeli Ambassador -- who was the right person to do a little political stump speech, but did it at the wrong event: http://ionarts.blogspot.com/2007/04/jerusalem-quartet-at-libr.html

[The new erato]

Definitely an entrant for the Terrible Record Covers thread.

Yes, but since this isn't a thread about record covers you should own, I recommended it anyway.

[Mandryka]

I have that but when I try to listen to him nowadays I just can't get past what a moronically bigoted asshole he is.

What's the story? Why is he bigoted?

[Karl Henning]

... "abuse of platform" -- that I don't go to concerts to hear their thoughts on world affairs and the state of the Union (even if I were to happen to agree with their point of view)

This.

[Florestan]

What's the story? Why is he bigoted?

http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2009/apr/28/krystian-zimerman-missile-defence-poland

I'm not sure bigoted is the right word. To me it looks more like a personal vendetta (see the last two paragraphs).

[eyeresist]

Funny how a musician saying a few words between numbers becomes a crazy, oppressive thing to do.


And how could any sane person object to their country being turned into a weapons platform for a foreign power?

[Karl Henning]

Funny how a musician saying a few words between numbers becomes a crazy, oppressive thing to do.

Not if the words are few enough, and are about the music.