I'll add Nick Cave

"My friend also gave me a modern composer (60's I think) that used drums, electric guitar in his works, but I forget the name. Anyone know who it is?" Steve Reich, perhaps?

Do you have his Piano Concerto? Ormandy / Entremont do a decent job. Also, the Rattle recording of "Porgy & Bess" is superb.

You might want to check out Magnolia Thunderp u s s y. There's not much else...

Quote: Originally Posted by DarkAngel ...Sorry, no masses or choral works of Bruckner are in my collection, just symphonies... If you're thinking about filling in that gap, here's a great recording of AB's three Masses: Bruckner's Masses

Beastie Boys DVD Video Anthology - Criterion Collection

Quote: Originally posted by john_jcb If you enjoy Tom Waits you might want to get Holly Cole's CD Temptation the entire CD are covers of Tom's work. It is also a very well recorded CD and a great one for auditioning gear. Thanks for the rec'. Here's another TW tribute album...

Tough decision, but I'd have to vote for Rain Dogs.

FWIW, my vote goes to Fanfare.

Perhaps not a jazz vocalist per se, but you might want to check out Ute Lemper's album, Punishing Kiss. She sings songs by such song-writing luminaries as Elvis Costello, Tom Waits, Nick Cave, &c.

Quote: Originally posted by goldenear The CD is called "Ode To Freedom" I'm aware that it's Ode To Joy as I said it was to celebrate to downing of the Berlin Wall hence Ode To Freedom. Anyway, I like it very much. FWIW: Bernstein substitutes the word Freiheit for Freude in this...

No one mentioned this? Beethoven: Symphony No 9 / Furtwängler, Bayreuth Festival

Some that came to mind, in no particular order... Schubert String Quintet Beethoven Quartet Op 135 Mozart and Brahms' Clarinet Quintets Ligeti Horn Trio Crumb Black Angels

Quote: Originally posted by dave-the-rave ...OKC seemed to say "The present/future/technology/world is scary and kind of evil"; Thief seems to say, "Listen to us compose and perform songs about how the present/future/technology/world is scary and kind of evil," a subtle but important...

Some that came to mind: Verdi: Requiem -- Dies irae Holst: The Planets -- Mars Richard Strauss: Ein Heldenleben -- The Hero's Battlefield Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky -- The Battle on the Ice Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5 -- 4th Movement James MacMillan: The Berserking (Piano Concerto) Vaughan...

Quote: Originally posted by augustwest I'd have to say, "Gramophone", with "American Record Review", coming in second. - augustwest American Record Review is probably my second place vote, too, coming in behind Fanfare. I give the nod to Fanfare because the critics seem to...

Quote: Originally posted by Gergor I can never find a copy in US bookstore. I'd like to at least read one copy before commit myself to subscribing it. Before I subscribed, I picked up Fanfare at the local Border's store. Try 'em out. If they don't carry it, put in a request that...

Quote: Originally posted by jpelg Anyone have anything to offer on this relatively unheard of composer? I would suggest Finzi's Cello Concerto and his Clarinet Concerto. Chandos has a great performance out of the former, conducted by Hadley. I cannot recall the soloist's name...

H & B highlights recordings that have received accolades from reviewers.

Fanfare Magazine Fanfare: The Magazine for Serious Record Collectors is my favorite. It is published bi-monthly, and it is packed with reviews of new (classical) releases.

Quote: Originally posted by daycart1 ...Grieg wrote for solo piano....anyone else know of other performances? Check out the Pletnev performance: Grieg / Pletnev

Number 49: La Passione. It's from his Sturm und Drang period.

Mozart gets my vote. It was through him that Western Music reached its zenith. I might even vote for him if the only piece he left us was Figaro . Brahms is my other favorite. As Schonberg wonderfully summed it up, "Economy yet richness." Ligeti and Lutoslawski round out my top four.

Beethoven's Third is where I think Klemperer really shines. Both versions that Dark Angel linked to are worth the money. I have both, but I find myself listening to the 1961 recording more than the 1955 reading. Klemperer is one of the few conductors that get the Funeral March right...at...

Debussy: Etudes, Books I & II performed by Uchida on Philips This is a great performance and a great recording.