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1. Itzhak Perlman's release of the Bach Sonatas and Partitas for unaccompanied violin. 2-CD set. These would go perfect with the slightly more intimate sound of the DT880 over my HD650 reference and offer some solace to the isolated existence one would face on a desert island. This is unrivaled music for this type of situation, reveling in some sort of loss: Bach composed these four-voice polyphonic figures for violin in 1720, suffering the losses resulting from the death of his first wife. All but the final partita are epic in their sorrow.
2. Jascha Heifetz's recording of the Bruch Concerto No. 1 in G Minor for violin and the Scottish Fantasy. This is Heifetz at his emotional peak and is virtually unrivaled in sophistication and refinement. This CD defines who this man is and what his mission as a violinist is about.
3. Any recording of Tchaikowsky's Symphony No. 6, the "Pathetique." As rumors have it, Peter wrote this last symphony in response to the government's desire to see him dead because of his homosexuality. And the results truly show. The first movement begins in an unsettling, dire manner, peaking in tragedy and then ending peacefully. Breaking the mold and receiving much criticism, the second movement is written in five-four time, but yet is still very traditional. Finally, one can hear the cynicism which Tchaikowsky had for the government with the almost ridiculously pompous march. The last movement is perhaps the saddest symphonic movement ever written, ending in purely catatonic despair.
4. Alexander Markov's recording of the 24 caprices. Markov is Russian, but his style is Italian, coming the closest to what hearing Paganini probably sounded like in real life.
Cheers,
Geek
2. Jascha Heifetz's recording of the Bruch Concerto No. 1 in G Minor for violin and the Scottish Fantasy. This is Heifetz at his emotional peak and is virtually unrivaled in sophistication and refinement. This CD defines who this man is and what his mission as a violinist is about.
3. Any recording of Tchaikowsky's Symphony No. 6, the "Pathetique." As rumors have it, Peter wrote this last symphony in response to the government's desire to see him dead because of his homosexuality. And the results truly show. The first movement begins in an unsettling, dire manner, peaking in tragedy and then ending peacefully. Breaking the mold and receiving much criticism, the second movement is written in five-four time, but yet is still very traditional. Finally, one can hear the cynicism which Tchaikowsky had for the government with the almost ridiculously pompous march. The last movement is perhaps the saddest symphonic movement ever written, ending in purely catatonic despair.
4. Alexander Markov's recording of the 24 caprices. Markov is Russian, but his style is Italian, coming the closest to what hearing Paganini probably sounded like in real life.
Cheers,
Geek
