Classical Corner Classical Music Corner (thread #67)

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  1. alankin1

    alankin1 Forum Resident

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    Now playing:
    Frederic Chopin – Waltzes: Grand Valse brillante Op.18, 3 Waltzes Op.34, Waltz Op.42 "The Two-Four Waltz", 3 Waltzes Op.64 (64/1 - "Minute Waltz"), 2 Waltzes op. posth.69, 3 Waltzes op. posth.70, Waltz in E minor (1830) — Arthur Rubinstein (RCA Victor)

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  2. vanhooserd

    vanhooserd Senior Member

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    This one is credited as being recorded at RCA Studios, Hollywood. So far I haven't been able to find out where that would have been at the time, but the NBC Studios might be a good guess.
     
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  3. alankin1

    alankin1 Forum Resident

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    Ludwig van Beethoven – String Quartet No.7 Op.59/1 "Rasumovsky"
    — Alexander String Quartet (Arte Nova—Sony Music GmbH) , from:
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  4. john greenwood

    john greenwood Senior Member

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    The nice thing about being a retiree - I could celebrate the first 55 degree day of the year by sitting in the park with a good book, an iPod and some audiophile buds (Etymotic).

    Mozart Concerto No. 11 - Perahia
    Beethoven Septet - Vienna Octet
    and of course
    Schumann Symphony No. 1 (Spring) - Haitink
     
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  5. Hawkman

    Hawkman Supercar Gort Staff

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    I may be opening a Pandora's Box here but some of you know from my previous posts in previous threads that I am dipping my toes into the waters of Opera. What I am curious to know is are there opera that are considered 'essential'? In other words, opera that no opera fan would be without.

    So far, (either via the Black Dog Opera series or DVD) I have these....

    I Pagliacci
    Cavelleria Rusticana
    The Marriage Of Figaro
    La Boheme
    Carmen
    La Traviata

    I toyed with getting the Ring cycle but that hasn't happened yet. :)

    I realize that it may be a mater of opinion but what are the 'must have' opera??
     
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  6. George P

    George P Notable Member Thread Starter

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    This is all my opinion, not necessarily general opinion:

    Die Tote Stadt is essential. For the orchestral music, I found that many other operas lack in this department. I have the Leinsdorf recording.

    I also say Debussy's Pellas is Essential. I have and love the Karajan recording.
     
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  7. Beholdentonoone

    Beholdentonoone Forum Resident

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    I hate you John :D. I had a lunch out of the office today and following said lunch I was wishing I could play hooky for the rest of the day and do EXACTLY WHAT YOU DID!!!

    Congrats…1st great day of the year here in NYC and sadly the office was no place to spend it!
     
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  8. Casagrande

    Casagrande Forum Resident

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    The Magic Flute.
    Ariadne auf Naxos.
    Parsifal.
     
    Casagrande, Mar 9, 2015
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  9. Hawkman

    Hawkman Supercar Gort Staff

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    Great! Thank you! A quick search had me surprised to see that Erich Wolfgang Korngold wrote this! I have several of his film scores!!

    DUH. I forgot to mention that I have The Magic Flute. :)

    Thank you for the other recommendations. I forgot about Parsifal. I love Arthurian myth. :)
     
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  10. drh

    drh Talking Machine

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    It began issuing LPs in the early 1960s, but as I mentioned above it issued 78s before that.
     
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  11. vanhooserd

    vanhooserd Senior Member

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    A 75-cent find from this weekend. Michaelson is not a professional clarinetist, although he was educated at Trinity College of Music in London & studied clarinet with Dame Thea King. He is the founder of Musical Fidelity, the hi-fi equipment manufacturer. Wonderful music, decent performances & pleasant sound.
     
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  12. coopmv

    coopmv Newton 1/30/2001 - 8/31/2011

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    Record companies have to make up for the money they lost to iTunes ... :agree:
     
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  13. coopmv

    coopmv Newton 1/30/2001 - 8/31/2011

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    Thanks for posting the wikipage ... :righton:
     
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  14. coopmv

    coopmv Newton 1/30/2001 - 8/31/2011

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    It is best to be safe than sorry. I was running a pair of Soliloquy bookshelf speakers with a 250 watts/ch Conrad Johnson amp in my study until 2008 and I got into an accident when the remote malfunctioned and delivered almost a full jolt of power to the speakers. One of the speakers is now staticky. Perhaps the voice coil or the crossover was damaged by that accident. I am now scouting for a new amp for my study, as my spare amps that are 20 - 25 year old are either losing one channel intermittently or generating hum (i.e. bad output transistor and bad transformer) ...
     
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  15. coopmv

    coopmv Newton 1/30/2001 - 8/31/2011

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    Now playing the following CD, which just arrived today for a first listen. The focus is of course Martha ...

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  16. Bachtoven

    Bachtoven Forum Resident

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    Two observations: 1) 12 CDs for $27 is quite a bargain and 2) the printed timings might give one pause, but due to the monumental and radiant performances, the music doesn't really seem all that slow. Beautiful sound, too.

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  17. coopmv

    coopmv Newton 1/30/2001 - 8/31/2011

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    Can't do the same here since I do not have an iPod ... LOL
     
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  18. coopmv

    coopmv Newton 1/30/2001 - 8/31/2011

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    Mozart Don Giovanni by Colin Davis is supposed to be excellent. I have the recording on a Philips LP set ...
     
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  19. coopmv

    coopmv Newton 1/30/2001 - 8/31/2011

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    Jean-Francois Paillard Orchestra was the grand-daddy of the original very non-HIP ensemble and I have a number of their recordings on Erato as well ... :righton:
     
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  20. john greenwood

    john greenwood Senior Member

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    That's a good start. I would add:

    Aida
    Don Giovanni
    The Magic Flute (consider the Bergman film)
    The Barber of Seville
    Another Puccini - Tosca or Madame Butterfly
    You need some Wagner, but the Ring is a big bite. Tristan und Isolde might be better. However, Solti's Ring is available on Blu-Ray (48/24) for less than $60
    And for the 20th Century, give a listen to Lulu and Peter Grimes.
     
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  21. George P

    George P Notable Member Thread Starter

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    Their Beethoven violin sonatas are excellent!
     
    George P, Mar 9, 2015
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  22. coopmv

    coopmv Newton 1/30/2001 - 8/31/2011

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    Just about all my non-Wagner (except Handel) operas are on LP. I have two Rings on LP, four Rings on CD and one on DVD.

    BTW, listening to Don Giovanni on LP (a 5-LP set) is a pain in you know what. Just flipping those LP's will give you Carpal tunnel syndrome ...
     
    coopmv, Mar 9, 2015
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  23. George P

    George P Notable Member Thread Starter

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    Wow, my set was like $75 more than that. Though mine came in jewel cases.

    I agree about the sound and performances! Glad you are enjoying the set! :wave:
     
    George P, Mar 9, 2015
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  24. George P

    George P Notable Member Thread Starter

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    Now enjoying more Beethoven sonatas from the above set.
     
    George P, Mar 9, 2015
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  25. ToddBD

    ToddBD Forum Resident

    I have this...fantastic playing IMO.
     
    ToddBD, Mar 9, 2015
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