[eyeresist]

On a bit of a Saint-Saens kick tonight. A while back, someone asked about good recordings of the Organ symphony. De Waart has recorded it a number of times, and one of these ended up on a bargain disc with symphonic works conducted by Dutoit. It's a great way to grab the best of Saint-Saen's purely orchestral works on one disc. Apart from the symphony, it includes: Danse Macabre, Phaeton, Le Rouet d'Omphale, Introduction & rondo capriccioso, & Marche militaire Francaise.

http://www.amazon.com/Saint-Sa%C3%ABns-Introduction-Capriccioso-militaire-francaise/dp/B00016XMX0

 

[icebear]

Last weekend I immersed myself into Ravel :
I haven't listened to much of Ravel but the post about Francois's Gaspard interpretation got me started with this box:

 
The info about the specific recordings is a bit sparse and SQ is inconsistent but you quickly become fascinated by the lyrical playing and the slight tape hiss not distracting. What a great discovery.

 

[uchihaitachi]

Last weekend I immersed myself into Ravel :
I haven't listened to much of Ravel but the post about Francois's Gaspard interpretation got me started with this box:

The info about the specific recordings is a bit sparse and SQ is inconsistent but you quickly become fascinated by the lyrical playing and the slight tape hiss not distracting. What a great discovery.

I have his entire collection. Very inconsistent pianist but he gets Ravel wonderfully spot on.

Listening to La Valse conducted by the late Abbado, the orchestration is out of this world!

 

[CanadianMaestro]

  You must be young, DG and Philips are part of the Polygram corporation since 1972. 

Not young. I just don't keep up with corporate mergers, and I've been doing classical music only since 1990.
 

On a bit of a Saint-Saens kick tonight. A while back, someone asked about good recordings of the Organ symphony. De Waart has recorded it a number of times, and one of these ended up on a bargain disc with symphonic works conducted by Dutoit. It's a great way to grab the best of Saint-Saen's purely orchestral works on one disc.

 
The only Organ Sy I have, and I enjoy it, is the RCA Living Presence disc with Munch. Saint-Saens' violin cto resonates with me much more than his Organ imo.

 

[DjBobby]

On a bit of a Saint-Saens kick tonight. A while back, someone asked about good recordings of the Organ symphony. De Waart has recorded it a number of times, and one of these ended up on a bargain disc with symphonic works conducted by Dutoit. It's a great way to grab the best of Saint-Saen's purely orchestral works on one disc. Apart from the symphony, it includes: Danse Macabre, Phaeton, Le Rouet d'Omphale, Introduction & rondo capriccioso, & Marche militaire Francaise.

http://www.amazon.com/Saint-Sa%C3%ABns-Introduction-Capriccioso-militaire-francaise/dp/B00016XMX0

Doesn't say anything about the soloists. Can you help?

 

[Kheadfi]

  I did not remember any recommendation about this one (I read the whole thread, it took me 3 months but I do not regret the well spent time, thank you all guys). Anyway, I really appreciate this one these days, Karajan conducts it very lively and the sound is good.
 

 
I also really enjoy the accessibility of the composing work itself. I often recommend "Pictures at an Exhibition" to people listening movie soundtracks and wanting to extend their listening to more "conventional" Classical works.

Yes, I have used pictures as well for that purpose

 

[RRod]

 
Doesn't say anything about the soloists. Can you help?

 
Judging from Amazon, soloist for organ symphony is Daniel Chorzempa and soloist on the Rondo capriccioso is Kyung Wha Chung.

 

[DjBobby]

   
Judging from Amazon, soloist for organ symphony is Daniel Chorzempa and soloist on the Rondo capriccioso is Kyung Wha Chung.

Thanks. Both of them IMHO great.

 

[kostaszag]

 

  You must be young, DG and Philips are part of the Polygram corporation since 1972. 

Not young. I just don't keep up with corporate mergers, and I've been doing classical music only since 1990.
 
 

It is about the same time I started with classical music, and it became very soon apparent to me that Philips, GD and DECCA were all under the same hat. Of course I lived in Germany then (as I do now, alas!) and those labels had common advertisement and marketing, it was very easy to get it that they had the same owner too. In other countries they probably didn't make such a fuss about it. And off course you are right, this fact is trivia, nothing that should really concern a record buyer and music lover. 

 

[CanadianMaestro]

  It is about the same time I started with classical music, and it became very soon apparent to me that Philips, GD and DECCA were all under the same hat. Of course I lived in Germany then (as I do now, alas!) and those labels had common advertisement and marketing, it was very easy to get it that they had the same owner too. In other countries they probably didn't make such a fuss about it. And off course you are right, this fact is trivia, nothing that should really concern a record buyer and music lover. 

No worries. Common ownership of music labels is too....common....

 
Curzon and Mozart. What a recording. With Britten conducting the ECO. And Kertesz/LSO.
 
 

 

[DjBobby]

  It is about the same time I started with classical music, and it became very soon apparent to me that Philips, GD and DECCA were all under the same hat. Of course I lived in Germany then (as I do now, alas!) and those labels had common advertisement and marketing, it was very easy to get it that they had the same owner too. In other countries they probably didn't make such a fuss about it. And off course you are right, this fact is trivia, nothing that should really concern a record buyer and music lover. 

I started with classical exactly 40 years ago today. On 9/1/1975. To be honest, didn't always know the merger facts and didn't much care about. Still learning. Was even until recently called a Junior. A Junior-Headfier. 

 

[czrtly]

For SAINT-SAËNS I have this one, will try to find the one by Munch in Living presence

 

[uchihaitachi]

Started with classical in 1992 (year I was born)! My parents decided to leave Tchaikovsky in the background whenever I would sleep.
 
For some reason, I'm allergic to Tchaikovsky now, especially his piano concertos which I just cannot stand.

 

[robm321]

^ you're not the only one. 

 

[CanadianMaestro]

  Started with classical in 1992 (year I was born)! My parents decided to leave Tchaikovsky in the background whenever I would sleep.
 
For some reason, I'm allergic to Tchaikovsky now, especially his piano concertos which I just cannot stand.

His ballet suites are good, on occasion. The slow mvt to his Concerto #1 is very nice. Otherwise, I rarely play them.
 
1992? Wow, I was doing my PhD then!  Time flies!