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Let's Talk Classical.
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| couch-potato |
So with my parents demanding that I desire gifts for the holidays (how American of them), I've decided I may as well do CDs.
Specifically, I'm looking for a good recording of Schumann's (only) piano concerto, A minor, Op. 54. I've two recordings already (both pirated); the trouble is on one the piano soloist has forceful impulses on every ing key while the orchestra sounds wonderful, and on the other the piano playing is brilliant (Sviatoslav Richter) but the orchestra sounds like it's packed in a jack-in-box that never springs out. Having not paid a dime for them I suppose that's what I deserve :p
I am also seeking the symphonies of Brahms, and while I'm at it a pristine recording of just about opera by Wagner.
Saving the best for last: waltzes! Big fan of Johann & Josef Strauss and if anyone would point me towards more that'd just be bitchin'-sweet. :toocool:
While my OP focuses on notable CD recordings, I figure we can chat about composers, cellos, crescendos and the like. :) |
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| pozz |
| dunno much about the above (although I have some cds with Richter lying around the house). Have you ever heard anything by Alexander Scriabin? Some eerily beautiful piano compositions. |
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