pennylane
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i'm just trying to expand my general music collections. i consider myself a bit of a beginner with classical music. however, i would like some good recordings i could find available on say... amazon.com
in particular, i would like recommendations for a gershwin CD (i don't have an SACD player) including rhapsody in blue, an american in paris, and piano concerto in F
and a copland CD with appalachian spring, rodeo, and fanfare for the common man.
i would prefer to have these works, but if there is an excellent recording with only some, that would be fine.
for gershwin, i've looked a little and found one by the london symphony orchestra, conducted by richard williams, with gwenneth pryor.
for copland, i found several... including one by kunzel and the cincinatti pops, one by louis lane under telarc, though that is not a full orchestra, and one by bernstein.
i'm not really sure what the difference is between the ballet version and the full orchestra one for appalachian spring, as the only version i've heard was a 112 kbps mp3.
any help would be appreciated.
in particular, i would like recommendations for a gershwin CD (i don't have an SACD player) including rhapsody in blue, an american in paris, and piano concerto in F
and a copland CD with appalachian spring, rodeo, and fanfare for the common man.
i would prefer to have these works, but if there is an excellent recording with only some, that would be fine.
for gershwin, i've looked a little and found one by the london symphony orchestra, conducted by richard williams, with gwenneth pryor.
for copland, i found several... including one by kunzel and the cincinatti pops, one by louis lane under telarc, though that is not a full orchestra, and one by bernstein.
i'm not really sure what the difference is between the ballet version and the full orchestra one for appalachian spring, as the only version i've heard was a 112 kbps mp3.
any help would be appreciated.