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Music Lane It's all about the music, dude! Sit down, relax and listen to some tunes. |
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In Reply to: Recommend 5 top classical recordings posted by gunnar on March 31, 2007 at 14:20:46:
Are you looking for a list of basic repertoire or great demonstration material? How important is the performance? Are you looking for a range of musical styles, time periods, etc. Any particular type of music: chamber, orchestral, vocal, choral, etc?The following is my suggestion for great demonstration music that is also great listening:
1. Bach: B minor Mass (one of the greatest of works and quite accessible). There are many good recordings, try the Herreweghe (Harmonia Mundi), Gardiner (DG), Pearlman (Telarc).
2. Michael Haydn: Missa Pro Defuncto Archiepiscopo Sigismondo (King's Consort on Hyperion). This somewhat obscure work will make you wonder why all the hysteria over Mozart's Requiem.
3. Mahler: 8th Symphony. The closing 10 minutes or so has one of the greatest climaxes in music and will thoroughly test a music system. There are plenty of good recordings. For demonstration purposes, I like the Nagano on Harmonia Mundi.
4. Lauridsen: Lux Aeterna. A recent composition (1990's), but extremely accessible and lovely. I like the premiere recording: Los Angeles Master Chorale on RCM.
5. Vivaldi: Concerti for bassoon, oboe and flute(?). A compilation on the hard-to-find Astree label. Sorry, I can't remember more detail, but this is an incredible recording.
Two more for good measure, one of "old" music, one of "newer" music:
1. Hildegard von Bingen: Feather on the Breath of God (Emma Kirkby on Hyperion).
2. Stravinski: Rites of Spring. Arguably the most important "modern" work. I really like the performance and recording quality of a recent release by Esa-Pekka Salonen on DG.
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