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In Reply to: Is there any chance you guys can help a newbie out? posted by bryan on April 30, 2000 at 09:02:40:
Bryan:I don't know "Music for a Glass Bead Game," so I am operating in the dark as far as your musical tastes go, and I'm not really up on vinyl availability either. But I can suggest some basic chamber music that I love and mention good recordings that date from the analog era:
Brahms, Violin Sonatas (this is piano + violin); Perlman and Ashkenazy on EMI are hard to beat for sheer melodiousness.
Faure, Violin Sonatas; I bought Grumiaux and Crossley on Philips on the strength of "The Penguin Guide" recommendation, and have not been disappointed.
Beethoven, "Spring" and "Kreutzer" sonatas (violin and piano again); Perlman and Ashkenazy on Decca/ London.
Mozart, Clarinet Quintet; I've only heard one recording, but I think it is a fairly standard analog recommendation: Gervase de Peyer and the Melos Ensemble on EMI.
Dvorak, "American" Quartet (this is a string quartet: 2 violins, 1 violin, 1 cello). I know the Guarneri Quartet had a recording of this on RCA. Others may have other recommendations.
For voice, given your preference for intimate ensembles, one logical recommendation would be for lieder ("art songs," usually a single voice accompanied by piano), though I don't consider them quite so failsafe a recommendation as the above. Try to listen before you buy. There is a set of Janet Baker singing songs by Schubert on EMI (accompanist = Gerald Moore) that has attained classic status.
Hope this helps.
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- Re: Is there any chance you guys can help a newbie out? - MarkS 11:15:55 04/30/00 (0)