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post #16 of 20
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Originally Posted by john53 View Post
I'm new into classical too,and i bought the beethoven symphonies 5&7 by carlos kleiber-Vienna philarmonic.
The next purchase for me will be the moonlight sonata,do you think the alfrend brendel is a good one on this.
And please give me a recommendation for the "fur elise".I'm thinking to go to the stores today and pick up these two.I would greatly appreciate if you give me recommendations about these two:moonlight sonata/fur elise

Also some recommendations for classical music which is a bit relaxing,emotional,maybe a bit melancholic,without vocals and without too much dynamic changes,something with the mood of that era and easy to listen too.(maybe something before beethoven?)
Brendel is essnetially at least good in all Beethoven and often great. It depends what sonata it is and what cycle you get....but you really can't go wrong. For the moonlight sonata I still think Gilels' is the best though.

Melancholic and emotional without too much dynamic change.......that's a toughie because emotion is tough to achieve without a wide dynamic spectrum. This isn't exactly classical........but I think the Keith Jarrett Vienna Concert may be ideal for your needs and it's one of the most beautiful works ever recorded.

I think also you should look into Arvo Part and Gorecki.......
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post #17 of 20
Thank you David Mahler.What about fur elise?Which recording do you think is good,both good sound quality and well performed?
post #18 of 20
Essential knowledge:

Vivaldi "Four seasons"
Handel "Fireworks music" and "Water music"
Mozart piano concertos 20, 21, 24, 25
Beethoven symphonies 3, 5, 6, 7, 9
Beethoven piano sonatas - the ones with names.
Schubert "Unfinished" symphony
Mendelssohn "Italian" and "Scottish" symphonies
Chopin piano music, especially the Preludes and Etudes.
Brahms symphonies 1-4
Wagner overtures
Bruckner symphony 9
Dvorak symphony 9 (the others are also very accessible)
Grieg "Peer Gynt" suite and piano concerto
Tchaikovsky ballet suites (Swan Lake, Nutcracker)
Mussorgsky "Pictures at an exhibition" arranged for orchestra by Ravel
Holst "The planets"
Elgar "Enigma variations"
Rachmaninov 2nd piano concerto
post #19 of 20
An indispensible start would be a Rubenstein recording of Chopin's etudes, waltzes, scherzos, etc.
post #20 of 20
Our friend Tyson has a good list of recommendations: http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f9/cla...g-list-205590/
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