[Claritas]

Thanks for your suggestions, I'll check them out promptly. May I ask what renditions of Brahms 4 and Tchaikovsky 6 that you find exceptional? I'm always looking for more!

Brahms 4th: Reiner, RPO. Szell, Cleveland.

Anyway, I'd like to hear some of your guys' favourite works. As for me, I find myself always returning to Brahms Piano Concerto no. 2 and Brahms Violin Concerto as favourites. Any suggestions?

Richter with Leinsdorf, Chicago.
Schnabel with Boult, BBC.
Fischer with Furtwängler, Berlin.

 

[CanadianMaestro]

 
What's great is that you have enough DIRs to make another desert island, and have room to bring even more music with you 

 
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In all seriousness though, love the site! You like the Staatskappelle Dresden too! I've only heard their Beethoven. Will check out their Mozart and Schubert, cheers.

Thanks. That site took a while to compile, and will continue to do so, as "new" recordings pass thru here.

 
One of these days, I shall see the Staatsk. Dresden in concert. It's just that they don't tour N.A. like the Vienna Phil does every year.

 
 
Strangely, the Drezzies aren't known for Mahler -- Sinopoli did a few, that's all.
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I'm gonna get the Brahms 4th, by Szell Clev. It's really cheap. That's one I don't have yet.
 
I love Szell's Beethoven, and Mozart Pf Ctos with Casadesus. Brahms should be a breeze for him.

 

[uchihaitachi]

 

[eyeresist]

Anyway, I'd like to hear some of your guys' favourite works. As for me, I find myself always returning to Brahms Piano Concerto no. 2 and Brahms Violin Concerto as favourites. Any suggestions?

These things can change quite a lot over time. Like a lot of people, I started with Romantic orchestral music. Then after a few years it was modern music (from Prokofiev to Schnittke, basically). Now I am all about classical chamber music (defined rather flexibly - a lot of classical orchestral has a chamber quality, and the classical style lingered at least till Mendelssohn's death).

To pick a few works from each period (without actually looking at my collection):

Brahms Symphony 4
Dvorak Symphony 8
Bruckner Symphony 4 and 9 (completed)
Kalinnikov Symphony 1
Mahler Symphony 3 and 7
Vaughan Williams Symphony 1, 7, 8
Barber Symphony 1 & Essays for orchestra

Prokofiev All the symphonies, pretty much. Piano concerto 2. October Cantata
Shostakovich (most of the instrumental music ; can't narrow it down at this point)
Schnittke Piano Quintet, Concerto Grosso 1
Terterian Symphony 3 and 4
Godar Cello Sonata
(feel like I've forgotten some)

Schubert Piano Sonatas D537, D664, D960, String Quartets 3 (D36) and the last three. Symphony 3 and 9.
Mozart (bit hard to judge as still evaluating) Late String Quartets, esp. the Dm and the last four. String Quintets, esp. the G minor. Requiem. The orchestral serenades are all good value.
Haydn Still evaluating - there are so many symphonies and quartets! (I haven't even begun on the piano trios.)
Mendelssohn String quartets, plus Op.81 Nos. 1 and 3.
Schumann String Quartets (an unpopular choice, I know)
Tchaikovsky String Quartets 1 and 3
Dvorak String quartets Slavonic and G major

My DIRs:

https://sites.google.com/site/canadianmaestrosaudiosystem/desert-island-recordings

I notice you don't have Mahler's 10th in your list of symphonies owned...
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[RRod]

I notice you don't have Mahler's 10th in your list of symphonies owned...

 
Is there a completion you favor?

 

[eyeresist]

I notice you don't have Mahler's 10th in your list of symphonies owned...

Is there a completion you favor?

It's hard to compare completions because the performance is so important in determining its success. I'll say I was not impressed by Wheeler or Barshai (though his use of percussion was interesting). Rattle/BPO doing Cooke III remains my reference.

 

[CanadianMaestro]

I notice you don't have Mahler's 10th in your list of symphonies owned...

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Yes, it's usually buried within my complete sets, that's why I didn't list it. Musically, I don't think that it bears comparison to Mahler's top-rank symphs before it. It's too bad he did not finish it. (Then again, Schubert's "Unfinished" symphony is considered a gem by many. Fame is fickle).

 

[CanadianMaestro]

   
Is there a completion you favor?

Mahler's 10th. I do have Bernstein (NY Phil), Haitink (Conc'gbw), and Bertini (coming soon). Not sure which is my fav. Honestly, I don't listen to it often enough.
 
Beethoven's 10th by Weller is very interesting. As is Schubert's 10th by Mackerras/Scots

 

[CanadianMaestro]

 

 
^^  LOL, is this Richard Goode's long-lost twin bro? 

 

 

Richard Goode

 

[uchihaitachi]

^^  LOL, is this Richard Goode's long-lost twin bro?  :eek:  



Richard Goode

Also Christopher hitchens lol

 

[leomitch]

I just discovered this part of the forum and came by invitation...with thanks!
Aside from nearly all Classical music, I am particularly drawn to composers from the 20th and this Century. Sophia Gubaidulina is one whose works have captured me, especially her Offertorium played by Gidon Kremer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_rWvfVugi0
 
and one of her later CD collection of her Complete Guitar Works...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTTknfanW7I
 
Both of these are stellar performances. This kind of Classical music resonates strongly with me even though at the same time Bach, Mozart, Beethoven et al do too. I guess I tippy-toe here because many people I know hate the music by Gubaidulina, Dutillieux and the like. Nonetheless I will press on as time goes by with my favourites from all Classical music and hopefully I will find others who have similar tastes, especially for the music of 20th and 21st C composers.
 
Cheers
Leo

 

[bracko]

  I just discovered this part of the forum and came by invitation...with thanks!
Aside from nearly all Classical music, I am particularly drawn to composers from the 20th and this Century. Sophia Gubaidulina is one whose works have captured me, especially her Offertorium played by Gidon Kremer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_rWvfVugi0
 
and one of her later CD collection of her Complete Guitar Works...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTTknfanW7I
 
Both of these are stellar performances. This kind of Classical music resonates strongly with me even though at the same time Bach, Mozart, Beethoven et al do too. I guess I tippy-toe here because many people I know hate the music by Gubaidulina, Dutillieux and the like. Nonetheless I will press on as time goes by with my favourites from all Classical music and hopefully I will find others who have similar tastes, especially for the music of 20th and 21st C composers.
 
Cheers
Leo

Welcome Leo! 

 

[leomitch]

@muxamed
 
Thanks for the words of welcome my friend!  Here it doesn't matter what headphones we wear, just the music matters as it vibrates the Universe(s)!  Good to be here!
 
Leo

 

[DjBobby]

 
 
Both of these are stellar performances. This kind of Classical music resonates strongly with me even though at the same time Bach, Mozart, Beethoven et al do too. I guess I tippy-toe here because many people I know hate the music by Gubaidulina, Dutillieux and the like. Nonetheless I will press on as time goes by with my favourites from all Classical music and hopefully I will find others who have similar tastes, especially for the music of 20th and 21st C composers.
 
Cheers
Leo

 
Welcome as well from my side. And, no hate here 

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Particularly enjoy all Gubaidulina's pieces for bayan, a Russian version of accordion. The Seven Last Words, Silencio, De Profundis....

 

[bracko]

  @muxamed
 
Thanks for the words of welcome my friend!  Here it doesn't matter what headphones we wear, just the music matters as it vibrates the Universe(s)!  Good to be here!
 
Leo

Agreed