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morris_minor
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Bob
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RichW
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That's right Bob, & if my collection is typical, classical records with very quiet backgrounds are actually quite common, especially after a run through a cleaner. Also it's well known that a GSP phono stage has an uncanny knack of making any background noise much less intrusive. Classical LPs do appreciate a TT with bang-on speed stability though! |
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If I may continue with Mahler, and if you like Mahler too, I would heartily recommend the recording of the 'Songs from Des Knaben Wunderhorn' by the Symphony Orchestra of the Vienna Festival conducted by Felix Prohaska, sung by Maureen Forrester and Heinz Rehfuss (Vanguard Stereolab VSD-2154). In my view a great performance, and probably my favorite 'Knaben Wunderhorn' recording (on any medium). On LP it is just a wonderful listen, but I think would never buy it on CD: to my ears the vintage LP breathes some extra kind of life into the recording and performance.
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Jan
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Bi-wire
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I've been meaning to add a couple of my favourites to this thread for a while so, here goes, a quartet at random:
- Elgar Symphony No1 - LPO/Georg Solti (DECCA SXL6569) - a beautiful recording with tremendous range, depth and subtlety, the third movement is sublime. - RVW A Sea Symphony and Music from The Wasps - LPO/Boult (DECCA LXT2907 &2908) - these FFRR records really come alive through my Revelation. - Faure Requiem - Willcocks/New Philharmonia Orchestra (HMV ASD2358) - peace, perfect peace for the late evening. - Saint-Saens Organ Symphony - Von Karajan/Berlin Phil (Deutsche Grammophon 2532 045) - a late recording on vinyl (1982) and the polar opposite of the Faure. Overblown, bombastic and very loud. Guaranteed to get it all out of one's system - did the earth move for you? You bet!
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Peter
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RichW
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That Elgar Symphony no.1 is indeed a top class recording.
Continuing with Elgar for a mo', the Enigma Variations & Cello Concerto are both highly recommended additions to any classical collection. These are the two I happen to own on vinyl. |
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morris_minor
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I have both of those, Rich!
Boult's later EMI, and Zubin Mehta's Los Angeles PO on Decca are my favourite Enigmas though. And Jacqeline du Pre's Elgar Cello with Barbirolli (EMI) is the "gold standard" (at least for me!). The Decca LAPO recording is pretty special, too.
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Bob
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RichW
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I must try to hear those alternatives Bob. Thanks.
Talking of great British composers, must also mention this superb collection of RVW symphonies and other pieces. A repeat posting from the other long-running thread but a re-post will do no harm! Outstanding. |
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