Derek Hollman
2004-07-31 04:54:16 UTC
Ok, there's still a lot of music that I want to buy (my collection is
still rather small), and Tower records has a deal that if you spend a
hundred dollars, you get free 2day shipping. Awesome. I checked out the
prices, too, and most of their prices are listed less than amazon's. So
anyways, I'm going to list the CDs that I plan on buying, and I would
appreciate any that you might have.
Debussy: The Complete Works for Piano / Walter Gieseking
EMI Classics
Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake / Dutoit, Montreal SO
London/Decca
Liszt: Les Preludes, Piano Concerto no 1, etc/Karajan, et al
DG Panorama
Bernstein Century - Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue, etc; Grofe
Sony Classics
Bernstein Century - Copland: Appalachian Spring, Rodeo, etc
Sony Classics
Bernstein Century - Debussy: La Mer, Jeux, Nocturnes, etc
Sony Classics
Bernstein Century - Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherezade, etc
Sony Classics
The total comes to about $122. I already own Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker
and Piano Concertos, so I thought his Swan Lake would be a nice addition.
I already own two albums which include Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue
(Fiedler) and Rimsky-Korsakov's Scherherazade (Karajan), but listening to
this Bernstein previews comepelled me to buy them. However, I am still a
tad reluctant to buy duplicates of works with my collection still being
rather small (I'll post what I do own at the end of this message). I've
heard that Bernstein conducting Copland is one of the best of Copland's
works. I've been meaning to get a copy of Debussy's La Mer, so I thought
I'd just stick with Bernstein! (I made a post about him on r.m.c. if any
of you are interested, or you can e-mail me, and I can forward you the
message). I'm not too sure about the Liszt CD though, I'm thinking about
replacing it with something else (please feel free to recommend something,
but be sure to look at the works I own first at the end!).
So anyways, I was wondering what you guys think of these recordings. I'm
pretty flexible with them, so feel free to offer anything (I'm 95% sure
I'm sticking with the Gieseking Debussy set though - I previewed it and
compared it with many others, and I'm just captivated by him).
Here is the list of what I own:
Stravinsky Conducts Stravinsky: Firebird Suite/Scherzos, Le Sacre du
Printemps/Petrushka, Symphony of Psalms/Symphony in C/Symphony in Three
Movements
CBS Records
Beethoven Symphonies 7,8,9; Kubelik
DG
String Serenades: Dvorak, Tchaikovsky, Elgar, Vaughan Williams, Suk
Virgin Classics
Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker; Gergiev (Beautiful!)
Philips
Tchaikovsky's Piano Concertos/Violin Concerto; Rozhdestvensky/Dutoit
Decca
Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade (Karajan), Tsar Saltan Suite (Ashkenazy),
Capriccio Espagnol (Maazel), Rsussian Easter Festival Overture
(Markevitch), Symphony No. 2 (Jarvi), Golden Cockerel: Suite (Markevitch)
DG Panorama
Dvorak: Sypmhonies 7,8,9, Scherzo Capriccioso; Dohnanyi (I love Dvorak's
9th)
Decca
Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue, American in Paris, Piano Concerto in F (some
of my absolute favorites; I adore Gershwin); Fiedler/Wild
RCA
Here is a list of stuff I have bought over the last week and is still
shipping:
Vivaldi: Four Seasons Concertos, other Concertos; Pinnock
DG Panorama
Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 4 - 6; Kubelik
DG
Tchaikovsky: Symphonies 5&6, Romeo & Juliet; Bernstein
DG Panorama
Chopin: 24 Preludes, Piano Concerto 1, Piano Sonata 2, Scherzo 2, Piano
Concerto 2(Ashkenazy)
DG Panorama
Beethoven: Piano Sonatas 8, 14, 15, 17, 21, 23, 26; Ashekenazy
Decca
Dvorak: Slavonic Dances, Symphonic Poems, Overtures; Kubelik
DG
Chopin: Waltzes 1-4; Dinu Lipatti
EMI
Whew, that took longer than I expected. If I'm missing anything
essential, feel free to recommend! I'm still new to classical, so please
keep that in mind. Thanks.
Regards,
Derek
still rather small), and Tower records has a deal that if you spend a
hundred dollars, you get free 2day shipping. Awesome. I checked out the
prices, too, and most of their prices are listed less than amazon's. So
anyways, I'm going to list the CDs that I plan on buying, and I would
appreciate any that you might have.
Debussy: The Complete Works for Piano / Walter Gieseking
EMI Classics
Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake / Dutoit, Montreal SO
London/Decca
Liszt: Les Preludes, Piano Concerto no 1, etc/Karajan, et al
DG Panorama
Bernstein Century - Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue, etc; Grofe
Sony Classics
Bernstein Century - Copland: Appalachian Spring, Rodeo, etc
Sony Classics
Bernstein Century - Debussy: La Mer, Jeux, Nocturnes, etc
Sony Classics
Bernstein Century - Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherezade, etc
Sony Classics
The total comes to about $122. I already own Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker
and Piano Concertos, so I thought his Swan Lake would be a nice addition.
I already own two albums which include Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue
(Fiedler) and Rimsky-Korsakov's Scherherazade (Karajan), but listening to
this Bernstein previews comepelled me to buy them. However, I am still a
tad reluctant to buy duplicates of works with my collection still being
rather small (I'll post what I do own at the end of this message). I've
heard that Bernstein conducting Copland is one of the best of Copland's
works. I've been meaning to get a copy of Debussy's La Mer, so I thought
I'd just stick with Bernstein! (I made a post about him on r.m.c. if any
of you are interested, or you can e-mail me, and I can forward you the
message). I'm not too sure about the Liszt CD though, I'm thinking about
replacing it with something else (please feel free to recommend something,
but be sure to look at the works I own first at the end!).
So anyways, I was wondering what you guys think of these recordings. I'm
pretty flexible with them, so feel free to offer anything (I'm 95% sure
I'm sticking with the Gieseking Debussy set though - I previewed it and
compared it with many others, and I'm just captivated by him).
Here is the list of what I own:
Stravinsky Conducts Stravinsky: Firebird Suite/Scherzos, Le Sacre du
Printemps/Petrushka, Symphony of Psalms/Symphony in C/Symphony in Three
Movements
CBS Records
Beethoven Symphonies 7,8,9; Kubelik
DG
String Serenades: Dvorak, Tchaikovsky, Elgar, Vaughan Williams, Suk
Virgin Classics
Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker; Gergiev (Beautiful!)
Philips
Tchaikovsky's Piano Concertos/Violin Concerto; Rozhdestvensky/Dutoit
Decca
Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade (Karajan), Tsar Saltan Suite (Ashkenazy),
Capriccio Espagnol (Maazel), Rsussian Easter Festival Overture
(Markevitch), Symphony No. 2 (Jarvi), Golden Cockerel: Suite (Markevitch)
DG Panorama
Dvorak: Sypmhonies 7,8,9, Scherzo Capriccioso; Dohnanyi (I love Dvorak's
9th)
Decca
Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue, American in Paris, Piano Concerto in F (some
of my absolute favorites; I adore Gershwin); Fiedler/Wild
RCA
Here is a list of stuff I have bought over the last week and is still
shipping:
Vivaldi: Four Seasons Concertos, other Concertos; Pinnock
DG Panorama
Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 4 - 6; Kubelik
DG
Tchaikovsky: Symphonies 5&6, Romeo & Juliet; Bernstein
DG Panorama
Chopin: 24 Preludes, Piano Concerto 1, Piano Sonata 2, Scherzo 2, Piano
Concerto 2(Ashkenazy)
DG Panorama
Beethoven: Piano Sonatas 8, 14, 15, 17, 21, 23, 26; Ashekenazy
Decca
Dvorak: Slavonic Dances, Symphonic Poems, Overtures; Kubelik
DG
Chopin: Waltzes 1-4; Dinu Lipatti
EMI
Whew, that took longer than I expected. If I'm missing anything
essential, feel free to recommend! I'm still new to classical, so please
keep that in mind. Thanks.
Regards,
Derek