What are the 10 must-have classical recordings?

[amirm]

The Concierto de Aranjuez is one of my personal favourites.
I have the early Red Seal RCA pressing with Julian Bream and the Monteverdi Orchestra with John Eliot Gardiner.
I also very much enjoy the Woods So Wild with Julian Bream again on RCA Red Seal.
There may be more modern recordings but both the above are very good

Ah my question was answered. Is this what we are talking about? http://www.discogs.com/Julian-Bream...to-De-AranjuezGuitar-Concerto/release/6124075

Not sure if this is the same video

Any recommendations for digital version?

 

[amirm]

I have this "Romeros" version on SACD (ripped). Not the final word in resolution, but very fine playing. No doubt others on the forum refer to and point out merits of other recordings.

http://www.amazon.com/Guitar-Concerto-Romeros/dp/B0002O390M

Most excellent as I found that one in digital at half the price of the SACD at $40!!!
http://www.hdtracks.com/rodrigo-concierto-de-aranjuez-vivaldi-guitar-concertos-134057

 

[amirm]

Mozart - Mass in C minor (like it better than the Requiem)

Another nice one! thanks a bunch. How about this performance? http://www.hdtracks.com/mozart-mass-no-18-in-c-minor-k-427-great-kyrie-in-d-minor-k-341

 

[edorr]

Another nice one! thanks a bunch. How about this performance? http://www.hdtracks.com/mozart-mass-no-18-in-c-minor-k-427-great-kyrie-in-d-minor-k-341

Don't know this version. Again, I'm sure others are in a better position to recommend specific recordings than me.

 

[edorr]

Most excellent as I found that one in digital at half the price of the SACD at $40!!!
http://www.hdtracks.com/rodrigo-concierto-de-aranjuez-vivaldi-guitar-concertos-134057

I have the SACD rip of this same recording.

 

[Barry2013]

Ah my question was answered. Is this what we are talking about? http://www.discogs.com/Julian-Bream...to-De-AranjuezGuitar-Concerto/release/6124075

Not sure if this is the same video

Any recommendations for digital version?

Yes that's the one Amir.
It's great and I don't believe you will be disappointed with it.

 

[Barry2013]

Amir I am sure will be looking for digital versions but the Bream Concierto above and the Woods So Wild are both available on vinyl from Amazon

 

[amirm]

Amir I am sure will be looking for digital versions but the Bream Concierto above and the Woods So Wild are both available on vinyl from Amazon

Yeh it is tempting to dust off my turntable and buy some LPs for it. Oh wait, no way.

I must say hunting down classical music is so hard. Every search returns a bunch of hits making finding the specific performance hard. And what is there is often priced as collectibles.

I wish I knew what downloads from hdtracks and prostudiomasters were good and start from that.

 

[edorr]

This site has a review system including rating of recording quality and performance rating. It has a pretty good coverage. Good place to start.

http://www.classicstoday.com/advanced-search/

 

[Kefas]

Pieter Wispelwey
2nd recording of the Bach cello suites is a must have;

best interpretation and also very well engineered.

I have it on CD, still looking for a hi res download version.

 

[amirm]

This site has a review system including rating of recording quality and performance rating. It has a pretty good coverage. Good place to start.

http://www.classicstoday.com/advanced-search/

That's useful! It is hard to use and didn't find a few albums I tried but still a good resource.

 

[853guy]

The 10 Must-Have Classical Recordings (for me, with apologies to Kefas above for his choice of Wispelwey):

Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 - Berliner Philhamoniker/Fricsay (DG)
Shostakovich: 24 Preludes and Fugues - Tatiana Nikolaeva (Melodia)
J.S. Bach: Cello Suites - Mstislav Rostropovich (EMI/Warners)
Rachmaninov: Vespers - USSR Academic Russian Choir/Sveshnikov (Melodia)
Chopin: Nocturnes - Moravec (Nonesuch)
Messiaen: Complete Organ Works - Latry (DG)
Ligeti: A Capella Choral Works - LSO/Edwards (Sony)
Penderecki: Polish Requiem - NDR/Penderecki (DG)
Reich: Music for 18 Musicians - Steve Reich Ensemble (ECM)
Part: Tabula Rasa - Various (ECM)

 

[amirm]

Pieter Wispelwey
2nd recording of the Bach cello suites is a must have;

best interpretation and also very well engineered.

I have it on CD, still looking for a hi res download version.

Love it!

Guys, what does it mean to like Bach more than Beethoven? Damnation forever in classical world???

 

[Diapason]

I like those choices, 853!

 

[Diapason]

Guys, what does it mean to like Bach more than Beethoven? Damnation forever in classical world???

Nope, impeccable taste.

 

[edorr]

The 10 Must-Have Classical Recordings (for me, with apologies to Kefas above for his choice of Wispelwey):

Part: Tabula Rasa - Various (ECM)

I overlooked this masterpiece. One of these recordings I have owned for around 30 years that I keep coming back to. Definitely on the top 100 albums I would bring to a desert island list. I have about 10 Part recordings, but this is the one to get.

 

[edorr]

Guys, what does it mean to like Bach more than Beethoven? Damnation forever in classical world???

It means there is order in your universe. I like Bach in the morning (when my mind is still "ordered"), and Beethoven late at night (when chaos reigns).

 

[amirm]

Rachmaninov: Vespers - USSR Academic Russian Choir/Sveshnikov (Melodia)

Thanks 853. I must stay, I can really get into the melancholy mood of this music! is this the album we are talking about?

 

[Barry2013]

Yeh it is tempting to dust off my turntable and buy some LPs for it. Oh wait, no way.

I must say hunting down classical music is so hard. Every search returns a bunch of hits making finding the specific performance hard. And what is there is often priced as collectibles.

I wish I knew what downloads from hdtracks and prostudiomasters were good and start from that.

Thanks Amir.
Yes it is not always easy and the quality of downloads are not assured.
I have not heard the Ramiros recording so I can't really comment on it.
What I can say is that Bream was ( he injured a hand some years ago and it never completely recovered) in many people's view the supremo of the classical guitar and the lute. John Eliot Gardner is one of the great modern conductors and the Monteverdi Orchestra is in the same sort of league. The RCA recording is also very good so I would expect it to surpass the other recording.

 

[amirm]

I overlooked this masterpiece. One of these recordings I have owned for around 30 years that I keep coming back to. Definitely on the top 100 albums I would bring to a desert island list. I have about 10 Part recordings, but this is the one to get.

I very much like it too! And Ponomusic has the download: https://www.ponomusic.com/ccrz__CCP...&artistId=of:00000000000000000000000000000000