anonymous
20 October 2007
Hi All,
I wonder if you guys can name for me some recent excellent
classical records. What I mean is both great performance and recording. I'm looking mostly for "heavy" stuff: Rahmaninov,
Stravinsky, Beethoven, Brahms, and late Mozart too.
Appreciate it very much.
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Bernie Grundman just put out a re-release of the Saint Saens Sym
Bernie Grundman just put out a re-release of the Saint Saens Symphony No. 3 with Munch in front of Boston on 200G vinyl. It's phenomenal.
This is quite simply the best orchestral recording I have heard
This is quite simply the best orchestral recording I have heard on CD.
http://www.referencerecordings.com/minnesota.asp#rr96
But this is also just mind blowing as well.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00005MG6F/?tag=r06fa-20
or the DVD is actually better, and the one to get.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000066C6K/?tag=r06fa-20
This recording of the Berlin Phil in full flight is quite astonishing and Gheorghiu is as close to perfect as you can imagine, a superlative musician and performer. In particular, the libera me (track 19) to the end is some of the most moving and powerful music rendered on disc. The shattering climax at the end, with the brass coming in and wrapping it up, makes you weep, its giving me goose bumps just typing about it. :)