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post #1 of 13
9/24/11 at 3:07pm
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Hi guys, i'm gradually building up my lossless collection and i have a pretty good cross section now of everything that i enjoy listening to but i don't really have any classical at all. The closest i have is film scores.....

Can you suggest any classical (but not too dark / brassy) that's pretty easy to get a hold of in lossless? For listening to on my HD 600s and (as of nest week) LCD-2s

 

Thanks in advance

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post #2 of 13
9/24/11 at 4:25pm
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Originally Posted by cricketbaby View Post

Hi guys, i'm gradually building up my lossless collection and i have a pretty good cross section now of everything that i enjoy listening to but i don't really have any classical at all. The closest i have is film scores.....

Can you suggest any classical (but not too dark / brassy) that's pretty easy to get a hold of in lossless? For listening to on my HD 600s and (as of nest week) LCD-2s

 

Thanks in advance

 

Do you like the sound of violins? Or do you prefer a full orchestra?
 

 

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post #3 of 13
9/24/11 at 4:32pm
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I'd say  "prefer" a full string ensemble, but i'm open to anything :-)

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post #4 of 13
9/25/11 at 12:15am

Vivaldi - Four Seasons. 

Elgar - Salut d Amour 

Saint Saens - the swan (from Carnival of the animals)

Holst's Jupiter

Kreisler - Liebesfreud

Bach's double violin concerto

Debussy's Claire de Lune

Piazolla - Libertango, Oblivion

Stanley Myers' Cavatina

Rachmaninoff - Vocalise

Bach - Sheep may safely graze (Cantata BWV 208)

Massanet - Meditation from Thais

Schubert - Ave Maria

Beethoven's ninth symphony

Tchaikovsky - Melodie

 

It's all I can think of right now. rolleyes.gif

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post #5 of 13
9/25/11 at 3:19am
Thread Starter 
Thanks, my search will begin!
Jupiter is probably my favourite ever piece redface.gif
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post #6 of 13
9/25/11 at 6:00am

No worries!!popcorn.gif

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post #7 of 13
9/25/11 at 11:37am
Handel's Music for the Royal Fireworks and Concerti Grossi
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post #8 of 13
9/25/11 at 11:46am
Thread Starter 
Thanks, I'll look into that next. I prefer it to be as uplifting as possible. Perhaps that's the wrong adjective for classical, I'm used to trance!
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post #9 of 13
9/25/11 at 12:30pm
Try Mozrt's Piano Concerto 17 and 21 by Geza Anda (Elvira Madigan) you can get the CD for a bargain price and I guarantee you it will instantly become your favorite classical cd.
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post #10 of 13
9/26/11 at 12:14pm
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£4.96 shipped on Amazon with brilliant reviews. The sound quality is meant to be brilliant as well. Should have my LCD-2s next week depending on shipping as well!! 

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post #11 of 13
9/29/11 at 10:46pm

bigshot, 

Do you like Paganini? I have Hahn (No.1),  Accardo and Kaler (No. 1 & 2). I've really been taken by Paganini's Concerto No. 1, and consider it one of my favorites for the violin.

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post #12 of 13
9/29/11 at 11:36pm
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bigshot,  Do you like Paganini? I have Hahn (No.1),  Accardo and Kaler (No. 1 & 2). I've really been taken by Paganini's Concerto No. 1, and consider it one of my favorites for the violin.

I have the Accardo and I like it a lot. Plenty of flash and entertainment value. I posted a video of a Paganini piece in the 1900-1960s recommendation thread. Check it out and see what you think. It's always amazing to be able to see how the performer is accomplishing all those pirotechnics.
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post #13 of 13
9/30/11 at 4:09pm

^ Absolutely, seeing the performance is a core element of the experience.

 

edit: the 2nd and last movement

 

 

 


Edited by pigmode - 9/30/11 at 5:16pm
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