Listings of favorite albums and/or works have enjoyed popularity on the radio, on TV and the internet for decades.

The most famous such program is probably "Desert Island Discs" by BBC Radio 4, which you can find here:

BBC - Desert Island Discs - Home (http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/features/desert-island-discs)

It has been around for over 7 decades now, and continues to attract celebrities from all over the world to name their favorite albums.

So, I would like to introduce my own list of five desert island choices to get the ball rolling and invite you to do the same. Please read the following rules first.


***PLEASE READ BEFORE POSTING***

1. Post five classical albums of your choice, not 4, or 6, or 123*. If you only know 4 albums, wait till you get to know at least 6. ;)
2. Uploads can be lossy (mp3, m4a, ogg) or lossless (FLAC, WAVE, ALAC, APE), but please no bitrates below 192kbps!
3. Please check the previously listed albums before you post your own. If they match, either link to the upload(s) already available or better yet upload to a different server.
4. Classical music only. Hans Zimmer's Man of Steel does not qualify, nor do 101 Strings Schmaltz-Up Classical Themes or 20 War Dances of the Nez-Perc�. ;)
5. Concert works partly derived from film music, like Korngold's Violin Concerto or Prokofiev's Alexander Newsky Cantata, may be included.
6. Complete albums only, not individual works. If you love one work on the album more than the others, post it anyway.
7. You can post different versions of works already listed by someone else, of course. Duplications of the same work in your own list should be avoided.
8. There are no limits on the period the music was composed in, whether it's Hildegard von Bingen or Frank Zappa. No restrictions on genres (chamber, orchestral, opera) either! :)
9. Mere compilations like "99 Classics for US$ 1" should be avoided.
10. If at all possible, please include a small cover of the album with your uploads. It looks nicer. :)
11. Please try and use dependable providers that won't delete your choices after 4 hours. So, MEGA rather than MEDIAFIRE. You get my drift.
12. Please write a short comment on why each particular disc is a desert island choice!
13. IMPORTANT: Only your own uploads (not necessarily your own rips!) please, no mere links to other sites/forums or blogs!
14. If you forgot a disc or if you're dying to include more, please list these under "runners-up". No uploads of those necessary.

* I know that, for classical music collectors, limiting yourself to just 5 choices may be hard. Please still do.
Just ask youself which albums you would want to listen to most frequently if shipwrecked on a deserted island.

So, fire away!

This the list of my five desert island choices, in no particular order:


Jacques Ibert: Flute Concerto, Paris (Symphonic Suite),
Escales (Ports of Call), Bostoniana, Louisville Concert



Timothy Hutchins (flute)
Orchestre Symphonique de Montr�al
Charles Dutoit (conductor)

This is just a marvellously diverse program of entertaining, superbly polished
20th orchestral music by the French composer Ibert. I'll never tire of listening to it.
From the breezy, neo-classical Flute Concerto to the brash, brassy Paris Suite
and the beautifully evocative, impressionistic Escales, this is just a wonderful
program, expertly performed by a master, Charles Dutoit.

Download (mp3/320) - https://mega.co.nz/#!ugxBBRCa!aFy-0kEXJRMcqwemxfdN2gQdpDwn9gSKe_BW0-P_PyY



Samuel Barber, Erich W. Korngold: Violin Concertos



Gil Shaham (violin)
London Symphony Orchestra
Andr� Previn (conductor)

Samuel Barber's Violin Concerto is one of my top 5 favorite works, and although I own more
than 20 different versions of it, many of which I treasure (Hilary Hahn, Joshua Bell, Isaac Stern, etc),
this is the version I return to over and over again. Gil Shaham's singing, full tone suites both the
Barber and the Korngold wonderfully. The latter concerto is also one that I've got almost countless
versions of, mostly because it's often coupled with other violin concertos I love. It may not be an
absolute favorite of mine, but it's a piece I find myself returning to very often.

Download (mp3/320) - https://mega.co.nz/#!i8RSCDpa!aMJA9FPD2rr402Je7Rs4PHNZeG1Xh7GfxncET4a G5dc



Sir Arthur Bliss: Rout, Conversations, Madame Noy, Oboe Quintet,
The Women of Yueh, Rhapsody



Elizabeth Gale (soprano)
Anthony Rolfe Johnson (baritone)
The Nash Ensemble
Lionel Friend (conductor)

Long before Arthur Bliss became a stout, solid and slightly dull Master of the Queen's Musick(e),
he was considered an avantgarde composer in his native England. Strongly influenced by Stravinsky,
like so many of his compatriots, he wrote orchestral and chamber works early in his career that
were considered daring, even outrageous in their time. Well, the English aren't exactly progressive,
music wise, but I love 'em. Rout, a short, colorful work for small ensemble and soprano (who's
singing a nonsensical text) has been a long-time favorite of mine, as has been Conversations.
But the remaining works are all wonderful and entertaining, this chamber music disc is a blast.

Download (mp3/320) - https://mega.co.nz/#!up413TaZ!Rq6_vCUsYsoifpzsVAsjig0U5gAxNX37M1Kqg1N iXNc



Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No.11, "The Year 1905"



Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Alexander Lazarev (conductor)

I'd be the first to admit that the 11th Symphony may not be Shosty's greatest, albeit it's
vastly superior to the similarly themed 12th. It is probably the composer's most "filmic" symphony,
and it tells the story of the failed revolution in Tsarist Russia in 1905 in four vast, majestic,
impassioned and splendidly evocative movements. From the opening "The Palace Square" to
the concluding "Tocsin", it's gripping, almost hypnotically so. Of the many versions I own, I picked
Lazarev's on Linn Records for its magisterial pacing, marvellous orchestral playing and
its stupendously detailed sound.

Download (mp3/320) - https://mega.co.nz/#!S1xnlb7Z!ML5dyjsPnk_ArZAG4PVnqA6ercBbrxab9rxWs8G uM6M



Ralph Vaughan Williams: Symphonies Nos. 2 ("London") & 6



London Philharmonic Orchestra
Vernon Handley (conductor)

One of the first LPs I purchased after my interest in classical music was aroused was Vernon Handley's
LPO account of Ralph Vaughan Williams's beautiful A London Symphony (Symphony No.2). It was the
beginning of an obsession with the composer, my favorite of all classical composers, and the conductor, of whom
I own more recordings than of ANY other conductor, including Georg Solti and Herbert von Karajan! I had to wait
two decades before this version was finally released on CD; before that, only Handley's slightly inferior version from
the later RLPO cycle was readily available. The 6th is probably the composer's most original, and
most powerful work.

Download (mp3/320) - https://mega.co.nz/#!Lw5SVRBA!H0ZzMD6v5OE0eHHWcbPbohlo91djutE2QnKLhhh rBQg



Of course, there are many other discs that could just as easily have made the list. "Runners-up" include:

Chen Gang, He Zhanhao: The Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto (Shaham, Singapore SO, Lan Shui on BIS, with Tchaikovsky VC)
Arthur Bliss: A Colour Symphony & Metamorphoses (BBC National SO of Wales, Barry Wordsworth on Nimbus)
Aaron Copland: Appalachian Spring, Samuel Barber: Medea (Atlantic Sinfonietta, Andrew Schenck on Koch)
Mikl�s R�zsa: Violin & Cello Concertos (Robert Duffie, Lynn Harrell, Atlanta SO, Yoel Levi, on Telarc)
Arnold Bax: Symphony No.6 (London PO, Bryden Thomson on Chandos)
Bohuslav Martinu: Symphonies Nos.1 & 5 (Royal Scottish SO, Bryden Thomson on Chandos)
Claude Debussy: La Mer etc (Cleveland SO, Pierre Boulez on DGG)
Maurice Ravel, Claude Debussy: String Quartets (Talich Quartet, on Caliope)
Antonin Dvorak: Symphony No.9 From the New World (London PO, Zdenek Macal on EMI)
Alan Hovhaness, Symphony No.2, etc (Royal Liverpool PO, Gerard Schwarz, on Avie)
Sergei Prokofiev: The October Cantata (Studio Orchestra and Chorus, James Horner - wait, no: Philharmonia Orchestra, Neeme J�rvi)
Sergei Prokofiev: Alexander Newsky (Royal Scottish NO, Neeme J�rvi, both on Chandos)
Benjamin Britten. Sinfonia da Requiem (Studio Orchestra, James Horner - wait, no: London SO, Richard Hickox)
Aram Khachaturian: Violin Concerto (Aaron Rosand, Malaysian PO, Kees Bakels)
Gustav Holst: The Planets (Royal PO, Sir Charles Groves on Castle)
L�os Janacek: Sinfonietta (Brno State PO, Jos� Serebrier, on Reference Recordings)
Malcolm Arnold: Overtures (London PO, Malcolm Arnold, on Reference Recordings)
Ottorino Respighi: Concerto Gregoriano (Pierre Amoyal, Orchestre National de France, Charles Dutoit on Decca)
Colin McPhee: Tabuh-Tabuhan (Eastman Rochester Philharmonic, Howard Hanson on Mercury)
Maurice Ravel: Daphnis et Chloe (Complete) (Berliner Philharmoniker, Pierre Boulez, on DGG)
B�la Bart�k: Concerto for Orchestra (Chicago SO, Pierre Boulez, on DGG)
B�la Bart�k: Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta (Chicago SO, James Levine, on DGG)
Igor Stravinsky: Petrouchka, Le Sacre (Columbia SO, Igor Stravinsky on CBS/Sony)
William Walton: Violin Concerto (Joshua Bell, Baltimore SO, David Zinman on Decca)
Walter Piston: The Incredible Flutist (Saint Louis SO, Leonard Slatkin on RCA)
Leonard Bernstein: Candide (Opera) (soloists, LSO, Leonard Bernstein on DGG)
Robert Schumann: Spring Symphony (Staatskapelle Dresden, Wolfgang Swallisch on EMI)
Quincy Porter, Walter Piston: Viola Concertos (on Albany Records)
George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue, etc (James Levine, Chicago SO on DGG)
Ding Shan-De: The Long March Symphony (Russian PO, Mak Ka-Lok on Hugo)
[some of these can be found in my two mega-threads]

and so on, and so forth ...

And now, it's your turn!

I have to agree with your choice of the Shostakovich 11th Symphony, though I'm not familiar with that performance. For pure emotional performance, I prefer Stokowski's w/the Houston Symphony, and for sound quality, the Rostropovich with the LSO. Still, I can't argue about a performance I haven't heard. Good choices, though I don't know the Bliss... scott

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OK, I went for five discs that may not be the absolute favourites of mine, but:
- they are close to my top favourites
- they represent a reasonably large spread in styles
- they are from five different labels
- they are either not very well known are difficult to get hold of
- they present a mix of known and less known composers


1. Brahms-Clarinet quintet c/w Dvorak String Quartet 12 (American)
Two of my favourite pieces of chamber music in excellent performances by the Delme string quartet with Keith Puddy on clarinet. Together with Schubert's string quintet, these are essential chamber works that everyone should have heard. Label: HMP Classics.


2. Mahler-Song cycles
The three main song cycles by Mahler (Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen, Ruckert Lieder, Kindertotenlieder) in (for me) the definite orchestral baritone versions, by Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau. The first cycle is played by the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra under Kubelik, the latter two by the Berlin Philharmonic under Bohm. Mahler is one of my 3 top favourite composers (with JS Bach and Brahms), and I consider these cycles to be among the best ever composed (only Schubert's Winterreise is of similar level). Label: DG.


3. Moeran-Concertos
EJ Moeran is my favourite British composer, and this CD combines his two concertos with two smaller works in an accessible late romantic style. The violin concerto (solo Lydia Mordkovitch) is one of the best of the 20th century, the cello concerto (solo Rafael Wallfisch) is for me the best ever composed (out of over 100 in my collection, including the usual suspects such as Dvorak, Elgar and Haydn). This is a CD that I do not have, but I "composed" it from the 2 earlier CD's that it combines (dropping the Sinfonietta along the way). Label: Chandos.


4. Cage: Sonatas and interludes for prepared piano
I included this John Cage CD because more than any other composer he gets ridiculed by people who never even listened to one of his works. I love the sound of the prepared piano, and I think this Boris Berman CD (as well as the other one on Naxos) can make people really think differently about the composer whom I regard as one of the greats of the 20th century. An earlier download, hence the lower bitrate. Label: Naxos.


5. Gubaidulina: Jetzt immer Schnee/Perception
For my 5th choice I picked a living composer, and a female one to boot. I love everything I have heard from her so far, and for nostalgic reasons I picked the first one I bought. Both compositions are chamber settings with choir or soloists, by the Netherlands Chamber Choir, Siegfried Lorenz and Stella Kleindienst and the Schoenberg Ensemle under de Leeuw. Label: Philips.

Please PM me if you would like to receive the links (mp3, mostly 320 kbps, no booklets, mega.co.nz).

Thanks, Art! :)

ACK!!! Impossible. Looks like I'll have to settle for an ambient concert of palm fronds rustling under the crash of waves and the gibbering of seagulls.

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Thanks again, Art. I must say though that I'm kind of disappointed at the response, and by "kind of" I mean very. My classical postings have been download dozens of times (at the very least), and there's a number of users here who shall be nameless that grab everything they can but never contribute anything of their own (like about 95% of board users, and even that may be a conservative number). I bet there's a substantial number who never purchased a single album in their lives either, or maybe just a few. I find that very sad, and I'm currently reviewing the consequences this will have on my own uploads. :(

Well wimple, I for one am very grateful for the things you have posted. You have introduced me to a number of composers I have never heard of. If something looks interesting to me, I will download it and listen to it. If I like it - and by that I mean the majority of the album - I will search it out and buy it, as I did with all the Braga Santos symphonies and the Finzi works, among others. Often though, it may only be one selection off an album that interests me, and in many cases nothing on a particular album will strike a chord with me and I will delete it. Your "desert islands" post is interesting, but I would be hard-pressed to limit my selection to five. I have thanked you for your efforts in the past, and I thank you again.

Thanks again, Art. I must say though that I'm kind of disappointed at the response, and by "kind of" I mean very. My classical postings have been download dozens of times (at the very least), and there's a number of users here who shall be nameless that grab everything they can but never contribute anything of their own (like about 95% of board users, and even that may be a conservative number). I bet there's a substantial number who never purchased a single album in their lives either, or maybe just a few. I find that very sad, and I'm currently reviewing the consequences this will have on my own uploads. :(

Before you get around to the guilt trip, for some of us it's really hard to chose. I literally only have two discs I can definitely say I'd bring, and the rest are strangling each other for the bronze. Of course I'll take Bartok quartets and Barber concertos, but what about Takashi Yoshimatsu's Memo Flora? What about Rochberg's Violin Concerto, what about Shostakovich's and Prokofiev's string quartets 8 and 2, respectively? What about Schoenberg''s Verklarte Nacht, what about Jett Hitt's Yellowstone? Hell, I'd throw Dimitar Christov's Piano Concerto on my list if I could FIND it! There's literally hundreds of pieces I could list I couldn't stand without living with, bringing it down to five discs is pretty friggin' hard, in my opinion, so maybe all we need is a little time. Or maybe we are all mooching douche-bags, but never ascribe to incompetence what can adequately be explained by indecision...

I call it Wilson's Razor...
(hooray for Don't Starve jokes!)

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Before you get around to the guilt trip, for some of us it's really hard to chose. I literally only have two discs I can definitely say I'd bring, and the rest are strangling each other for the bronze. Of course I'll take Bartok quartets and Barber concertos, but what about Takashi Yoshimatsu's Memo Flora? What about Rochberg's Violin Concerto, what about Shostakovich's and Prokofiev's string quartets 8 and 2, respectively? What about Schoenberg''s Verklarte Nacht, what about Jett Hitt's Yellowstone? Hell, I'd throw Dimitar Christov's Piano Concerto on my list if I could FIND it! There's literally hundreds of pieces I could list I couldn't stand without living with, bringing it down to five discs is pretty friggin' hard, in my opinion, so maybe all we need is a little time. Or maybe we are all mooching douche-bags, but never ascribe to incompetence what can adequately be explained by indecision...

I call it Wilson's Razor...
(hooray for Don't Starve jokes!)

Just think of the albums you wanna listen to over and over again if you're trapped on a desert island. It's not that hard.

*bump*

Sorry. I really want a go at this, but it's proving time consuming. I know which CDs I want (I only have them currently at 128k) but need to get to the boxes in the loft to find them to reconvert. I've even opened the Mega account ready.
Yeah, I know, it's just excuses, but I'm trying. Really.
And in a couple of days, I'm away from the house for over a week, so I can't see it happening until early August, to be honest.

For what it's worth, I appreciate the stuff you've posted, and want to pay back. It's just... you know.... the time.....

After spending few weeks to go over what I’ve already had and determine what to pick as the most precious recordings, I narrowed down to about ten albums. Then filtered out a few more to finalise to five albums. Here they are.



Carlos Kleiber’s 1992 Vienna New year’s day concert (Televised) was probably my very first classical experience. Kleiber’s charming, elegant conducting is unforgettable and lure me into the world of classical music. Initially, I want to upload the CD of 1992 Vienna New Year’s day Concert, but I couldn’t find it. So I just chose the other amazing Kleiber concert: Beethoven Symphony 7, with Bayerisches Staatsorchester , on 3rd, May 1982. The current CD was released in 2005 after his passing (13 July, 2004). This is the half concert on that day, the other half is Beethoven No.4, which became one of his own favourite and released shortly after the concert. Interestingly, the two parts recorded by different engineers, with different technique (ADD on No4 and AAD on No 7). To be honest, all the Kleiber recordings are precious and this disc represents his legend.

FLAC+Scans
https://mega.co.nz/#!ccxClIwK!e0XDom0ghcOmdTtPEW6wOF4Qv3EBycJd6S8wh1Q ezGY




After 41 years in exile, Kubelik finally returned to his fatherland, to open the Prague Spring Festival, which he funded back in 1946. Towards the end of his career and life, he reunited with “his” orchestra on the opening concert in 1990, to play Ma Vlast, which he has conducted and recorded many times outside his country. This live recording from 12, May, 1990 is not only the most emotional interpretation from Kubelik, also one of the best recording of the work, regardless the sound quality.

Flac+Scans
https://mega.co.nz/#!1Bgw0KIR!MV2-Vn3nCDANLOUj2b5g2jwPGpE6C61uBTpAvqqVJi4



Mahler No.2 “Resurrection” is one of my favourite symphonies. There were many good/great interpretations being documented on CD, DVDs. This Tennstedt 1989 live concert recording is satisfied in every aspects, orchestra, choir and soloists. The slow tempo added particular atmosphere.

FLAC+Scan
https://mega.co.nz/#!UdQGQAqb!EO-k52d-JM6TXDl8liSF9h64sG4G3dpU8JNlPrnrI-k


Ballet books, programmes and ballet music occupy large portion in my collection. So I’d love to include a ballet music album in this post. The reason of not picking Tchaikovsky as No.1 choice is more personal choice. Giselle, the most romantic ballet of the 19th century, was created in 1841. Although lacking of the bombastic brass and percussion from Tchaikovsky or Stravinsky, it’s a sensational score all the way through. After watching Paris Opera Ballet’s production early this year, I listened to its music quite often and it surpassed Tchaikovsky on my list. Adam’s composition certainly inspired his pupil like Delibes (for example, use of viola in grand pas de deux). Just a few interesting points: Adam’s use of motifs in Giselle would be overused by film composer nowadays. If you listen carefully, you’ll hear the wilis’ different nationalities, i.e. French wilis dance minuet, while German wilis dance waltz. Richard Bonynge, one of the famous Australian conductors, with deep research into 19 century opera and ballet, has recorded many albums since 1960s. He never stopped even at his 80s, still records and produces albums of rare stuff. He made two complete Giselle for DECCA, one in 1967, in Monte Carlo and the other 20 years later in London. I slightly prefer the earlier one, although the current transfer might not be perfect. Why to choose Bonynge? Both his recordings were complete original version plus interpolations. While the current stage performances around the world (even the most authentic Paris version) use the truncated score from Russia. For example, both the Act II opening and final in the original score last 7 minutes, whereas in the current stage versions, is cut to about 4 min. I hope you enjoy this.

FLAC+scan
https://mega.co.nz/#!oJYHlIKB!GezoxVVVwkye1nsRjhODKWI_Eh1a0Eejz5Ky9--yJio


From the premiere of Giselle, let’s travel through time for 100 year for another historical event. Nazi Germeny invaded Soviet Russia on 22nd, June, 1941. We all know Shostakovich wrote his Leningrad Symphony during the war. No need more words. 50 years later, a concert on the War Memorial Day of both country, united the orchestra from both countries, conducted by one of Shostakovich’s best friend, Rudolf Barshai. The Russian musicians were from the Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, the orchestra established by Samosud, who once conducted the premiere of “Leningrad” Symphony in Kuibishev. All these factors made this version so special, and the recording quality was so good.

FLAC+Scan
https://mega.co.nz/#!McgEGZJR!A1V7pT5JmZSGaRo_G1cEpkZV9eg-a3C5mxq2jX9B-Sw

Many thanks for the shares Koala123. Can't wait to listen to these.

All uploads completed! Welcome others post their own.

Skrowaczewski & Halle Orchestra - Brahms Symphony No 1-4 (1987, FLAC)



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Brahms Symphony No 1 Academic Festival Overture (1987)


1. Skrowaczewski & Halle Orchestra - J. Brahms - Symphony No 1 in c minor Opus 68 -part1 Un poco sostenuto; Allegro (13:50)
2. Skrowaczewski & Halle Orchestra - J. Brahms - Symphony No 1 in c minor Opus 68 -part2 Andante sostenuto (9:59)
3. Skrowaczewski & Halle Orchestra - J. Brahms - Symphony No 1 in c minor Opus 68 -part3 Un poco allegretto e grazioso (5:01)
4. Skrowaczewski & Halle Orchestra - J. Brahms - Symphony No 1 in c minor Opus 68 -part4 Finale; Allegro non troppo ma con brio (18:14)
5. Skrowaczewski & Halle Orchestra - J. Brahms - Academic Festival Overture Opus 80 (10:48)


Brahms Symphony No 2 Tragic Overture

1. Skrowaczewski & Halle Orchestra - J. Brahms - Symphony No 2 in D major Opus 73 -part1 Allegro non troppo (21:51)
2. Skrowaczewski & Halle Orchestra - J. Brahms - Symphony No 2 in D major Opus 73 -part2 Adagio non troppo; L'istesso tempo ma grazioso (10:20)
3. Skrowaczewski & Halle Orchestra - J. Brahms - Symphony No 2 in D major Opus 73 -part3 Allegretto grazioso (quasi Andantino); Presto ma non assai (5:40)
4. Skrowaczewski & Halle Orchestra - J. Brahms - Symphony No 2 in D major Opus 73 -part4 Allegro con spirito (9:37)
5. Skrowaczewski & Halle Orchestra - J. Brahms - Tragic Overture (14:22)


Brahms Symphony No 3 Haydn Variations

1. Skrowaczewski & Halle Orchestra - J. Brahms - Symphony No 3 in F major Opus 90 -part1 Allegro con brio (13:54)
2. Skrowaczewski & Halle Orchestra - J. Brahms - Symphony No 3 in F major Opus 90 -part2 Andante (10:15)
3. Skrowaczewski & Halle Orchestra - J. Brahms - Symphony No 3 in F major Opus 90 -part3 Poco allegretto (6:39)
4. Skrowaczewski & Halle Orchestra - J. Brahms - Symphony No 3 in F major Opus 90 -part4 Finale; Allegro (9:42)
5. Skrowaczewski & Halle Orchestra - J. Brahms - Variations on a Theme of Haydn (19:18)


Brahms Symphony No 4 Hungarian Dances

1. Skrowaczewski & Halle Orchestra - J. Brahms - Symphony No 4 in e minor Opus 98 -part1 Allegro non troppo (12:53)
2. Skrowaczewski & Halle Orchestra - J. Brahms - Symphony No 4 in e minor Opus 98 -part2 Andante moderato (12:18)
3. Skrowaczewski & Halle Orchestra - J. Brahms - Symphony No 4 in e minor Opus 98 -part3 Allegro giocoso - Poco meno presto (6:12)
4. Skrowaczewski & Halle Orchestra - J. Brahms - Symphony No 4 in e minor Opus 98 -part4 Allegro energico e passionato - Piu allegro (10:52)
5. Skrowaczewski & Halle Orchestra - J. Brahms - Hungarian Dance No 1 in g minor - Allegro molto (3:03)
6. Skrowaczewski & Halle Orchestra - J. Brahms - Hungarian Dance No 3 in F major - Allegretto (2:19)
7. Skrowaczewski & Halle Orchestra - J. Brahms - Hungarian Dance No 10 in F major - Presto (1:42)



https://mega.co.nz/#!GhB1hC4B!PDKosQTqKq4cKs3pXSIoim8LHpxhF8mHS5xwGUt 7X_4



The Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68, is a symphony written by Johannes Brahms. Brahms spent at least fourteen years completing this work, whose sketches date from 1854. Brahms himself declared that the symphony, from sketches to finishing touches, took 21 years, from 1855 to 1876. The premiere of this symphony, conducted by the composer's friend Felix Otto Dessoff, occurred on November 4, 1876, in Karlsruhe, then in the Grand Duchy of Baden. A typical performance lasts between 45 and 50 minutes.




The Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98 by Johannes Brahms is the last of his symphonies. Brahms began working on the piece in M�rzzuschlag. then in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, in 1884, just a year after completing his Symphony No. 3, and completed it in 1885.




Symphonies Nos. 4 and 5 - Valentin Silvestrov (2009, FLAC)


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Tracklist:

01. Symphony No. 4 [0:25:45.29]
02. Symphony No. 5 [0:41:16.40]




https://mega.co.nz/#!wYUjWJBZ!XlDbGl_9fmXYpYfCAUOgcjvAvCgyrKNlvFwgFyv Px6U



Ukrainian composer Valentin Silvestrov came of age in the 1950s and 1960s when the Soviet Union's grip on composition was strong, but as it loosened he explored the latest modernist trends before settling into the style for which he is best known, a serene simplicity that is similar in tone to much of the work of his contemporaries like Arvo P�rt and Giya Kancheli. His Fourth and Fifth symphonies, from 1976 and 1980-1982, are transitional works written with awareness of modern compositional procedures, but applied with warmth and an ear for expressive directness. They are large-scale, single-movement works, the Fourth lasting 25 minutes, and the Fifth 40 minutes. Both are soulful, emotionally charged works that use dissonance and disjunction as only several elements in the composer's extensive arsenal of devices to create music that speaks clearly to the conditions of suffering, yearning, and redemption. The warmth that glowed as an undercurrent in the more turbulent Fourth Symphony blossoms with radiant lyricism in the Fifth, particularly in the serene, idyllic second theme for strings and harp that calls to mind the mood of the Adagietto of Mahler's Fifth Symphony. Although there are punctuations of more active material, the symphony returns again and again to a tone of quiet, sometimes mystical and sometimes gently melancholy. This is a piece that could have strong appeal for a variety of audiences, including fans of late Romanticism, broadly defined minimalism, and polystylistic post-modernism. Listeners already familiar with the simplicity of Silvestrov's more radically distilled later music should find much to savor in these pieces that were part of his early exploration of that style. The Lahti Symphony Orchestra plays with pure tone and exquisite responsiveness to Jukka-Pekka Saraste, who has a finely developed understanding of the composer's music. Particularly in a work that is predominantly slow and quiet, it's easy to let the energy lag, but Saraste keeps with momentum going while at the same time giving the music plenty of time breathe and unfold in its own unhurried time.

Thanks laohu and koala123 for their lists! :)

On the whole I'm a bit disappointed with the feedback. Although my own classical uploads get downloaded dozens of times each, few of the same board members will post anything themselves (or at least clock on "like" occasionally). Maybe I should transform my two major threads into "subscription-only"!

Hi Wimpel,

Thanks for your uploads (and thanks to everyone else who posted in this thread too . Many nice recommendations new to me!)

I sadly have basically nothing to post which isn't already posted by other people :(

Thing is that, I think, a lot of people (including me) learn about new stuff only after it's posted here or already available somewhere else like here and then its too late

In any case I always click "like" if I think somebody posted something nice

Ok, wimpel, I finally decided to bite the bullet…

Hector Berlioz (1803-1869)
Requiem � Symphonie Fun�bre et Triomphale (https://mega.co.nz/#!E9EFDY7C!PwTasj5wdeFRkIHdosswpHX_1AU3YBoUfVKLIZ0 eOIc) (1837/1840)
Sir Colin Davis, London Symphony Orchestra and John Alldis Choir (1969)

Ear Catcher: Lacrimosa (played as loudly as possible to scare away the cannibals)




Bohuslav Martinů (1890-1959)
Hry o Marii (https://mega.co.nz/#!RptG2CDZ!G9z4c0vnat_YqwJgtrXock3c_hIVo4vG_QRx2OH QfKQ) (1934)
Jiř� Bělohl�vek, Prague Symphony Orchestra and Radio Chorus (1994)

Ear Catcher: Sister Paskalina, Interlude: The bells call all to sacred mass (played as loudly as possible to scare away any shipwrecked Jehovah Witnesses)




Allan Pettersson (1911-1980)
Symphonies Nos. 7 & 11 (https://mega.co.nz/#!5gdUkQSB!dtwyt0taG9MVPGxGoH0QDiWedp46F8UWPQAqzu0 tRWc) (1966/1973)
Leif Segerstam, Norrk�ping Symphony Orchestra (1995)

Ear Catcher: Symphony 7 [0:21:15 — 0:25:22] (played to remind me that things could always be worse… the ship could have gone down in the South Pole)




Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
Daphnis et Chlo� (https://mega.co.nz/#!Z0MCBACQ!c4-xKVNzzi914G69gysd5neMf2INEPWiSKgAoLUHPVg) (1912)
Charles Dutoit, Choeur et Orchestre Symphonique de Montr�al (1982)

Ear Catcher: [39:47 –> 55:57] aka "Suite 2" (played while I wow the monkeys reenacting Esther Williams' performance in The Million Dollar Mermaid)




Richard Strauss (1864-1949)
Salome (https://mega.co.nz/#!Y9slXZYR!bjvssW_8fvt7dN0_2xUdZyVX_VhB6gZNJ7Wwrax Gmgs) (1905)
Sir Georg Solti, Wiener Philharmoniker with Birgit Nilsson as Salome (1961)

Ear Catcher: "Ah! Ich habe deinen Mund gek�sst, Jochanaan" (played whenever I have to ward off the sinking feeling the coconuts are speaking to me in Polish)






Bitrates: 256 (VBR) and 320 (CBR) AAC.

Nice collection, gururu. :)

Nice collection, gururu. :)

Ahhh, but it's what didn't make the "cut"…

Alfred Schnittke: Historia von D. Johann Fausten
Benjamin Britten: Peter Grimes
B�la Bart�k: Concerto for Orchestra
Camille Saint-Sa�ns: Orgel Symphonie
Christoph Willibald Gluck: Iphig�nie en Tauride
Elliot Carter: Concerto for Orchestra
Einojuhani Rautavaara: Symphony No. 7 "Angel de Luz"
Ferruccio Busoni: Piano Concerto in C Major
Francis Poulenc: Stabat Mater
Franz Schreker: Der Ferne Klang
Franz Schubert: Symphony No. 9
Gavrill Popov: Symphony No. 1
Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 3
Igor Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring
John Adams: Nixon in China
Karlheinz Stockhausen: Gruppen
Karol Szymanowski: Stabat Mater
Krzysztof Penderecki: Polish Requiem
Leoš Jan�ček: Messe Glagolitique
Maurice Durufl�: Requiem
Mieczyslaw Weinberg: Concerto No. 2 for Flute and Orchestra
Morton Feldman: Patterns in a Chromatic Field
Olivier Messiaen: Turangalila-Symphonie
Othmar Schoeck: Penthesila
Paul Hindemith: Mathis der Maler Symphonie
Per N�rgard: Symphony No. 3
Sergei Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances
Sylvano Bussotti: The Rara Requiem

Gotta call in an airdrop, stat!

I just noticed this thread and will make a post whenever my laptop is fixed (just broke last night...) :'(

So far, I like the mix of wimpel's and gururu's the most. And no offense to laohu, but I wouldn't want to go anywhere near his desert island. :p

Thank you share!

Not, 5x, just 2x for now, but I will complete the list eventually

Krips Conducts Mozart The Great Symphonies 21-41 (Decca 2006) 6CDs
AAC 256 kbps / 44.100kHz / Stereo | 387 mn | 694 Mb | Mega




Mega link (https://mega.co.nz/#!T8xG0JBS!WqvuAARsbMF9kbdJNW4UrB2mW0ZezcW_ddP4CGJ JV14)



If there ever was a set that deserved five stars, this is it. It's the best Mozart around bar none. Until I discovered these recordings Mozart didn't even figure very prominently in my playlist (which is much more geared towards 20th century repertoire). But, frankly, this is 'desert island' stuff. As a septuagenarian, shortly before his death, Krips was able to infuse this music with extraordinary vitality and warmth. The Concertgebouw Orchestra play with supreme command, sparklingly, lithely, wholeheartedly, like a band of friends. Ideological battles between period and old style performances simply evaporate in the face of such exalted, timeless music making. The Decca transfers, dating from the early seventies, are simply wonderful. Despite the wizardry of today's high-resolution recordings, this level of engineering has never been surpassed. Obviously, this set deserves the strongest recommendation.


Piano Concertos - Paganini Rhapsody ~ (Hyperion 2004) 2CDs
AAC 256 kbps / 44.100kHz / Stereo | 145 mn | 177 Mb | Mega




Mega link (https://mega.co.nz/#!y1QilSQQ!a9CpRBLFjWYQFiJkV2GpyCDGkW4vL0w7HW2KwSP h0nU)


Stephen Hough and Andrew Litton have borrowed from the early music exponents and attempted to turn the clock back and give us the orchestral sound and tempi that Rachmaninov would have expected. This approach works exceedingly well on several levels. Firstly, Hough's fleet tempi really do remove layers of performing practise which have infused an over-emotional, weepy sentimentality into the concertos. Secondly there orchestral contribution is a true partnership, the Dallas orchestra sounding glorious under the distinguished baton of Andrew Litton. Thirdly Hough's pianism is glittering, dashing and staggeringly assured. If sometimes he eschews what you might call a serious melancholy he makes up for it in propulsive, surging tempi. There's always a sense of forward momentum, lingering or pensive these performances certainly are not!

These are live recordings: you can feel the electricity, the spontaneity. Applause is not edited out and the ovations add to the experience. The overal impression is one of great freshness, every concerto sounds newly minted. Soloist and conductor are in accord and where necessary Hough steps out of the limelight to let the orchestal texures come though. When the Dallas strings get going though, you're left in no doubt as to the quality of this orchestra!

The recording is typically rich and rounded in true Hyperion style. This set has already caused quite a furore and surely will set standands (and hopefully reset performing traditions) in years to come.


Symphonies 4-5-6 ~ (Mravinsky, Leningrad PO, DG) 2CDs
AAC 256 kbps / 44.100kHz / 129 mn | 217 Mb | Mega



Mega Link (https://mega.co.nz/#!7gQwgBBA!bW2y9rcdm_LQGKVmi_tql4ALOQOtW-18lkppQMLYqBI)

"Mravinsky and the Leningrad Philharmonic have produced stunning and electrifying music. I am familiar with these symphonies (having heard them in concert and on other recordings). I had second thoughts about my familiarity, however, after hearing them played Mravinsky's way. Each movement of each symphony is sculpted in a dramatic and quintessentially Slavic fashion revealing a true Slavic sensibility. The Russian musical landscape comes alive in startling colors and textures--a tribute to the Romantic milieu in which these works were conceived. There are passages so deftly articulated that I felt I was, at some points, listening to the music for the first time. The rapid tempi are more than amazing; I doubt that any orchestra has ever played with such fire and at such crisp, break-neck speeds. By contrast, the darker and more tragic moments (second movement of IV; second movement of V; and the Adagios of VI) are alluring and even torturous in their melancholy. This is Russian sentiment and Russian romanticism as it should be heard. Mravinsky is a wizard, a musical magician with demonic incantations at every turn. These recordings are treasures."


"Evgeny Mravinsky and the Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra remain unsurpassed in their 1960 rendering of these Tchaikovsky symphonies. It's not a question of technical precision nor musical beauty, but these recordings create an emotional climate which is totally mind-blowing. Every time one turns back to them, even after having heard several other commendable versions of these Tchaikovsky symphonies, the impact of Mravinsky and his orchestra is as formidable as it was almost forty-five years ago.
A landmark recording which should be part of any serious self-respecting classical music collection."

1. Scriabin - The Solo Piano Works Disc 1: Piano Sonatas 1~4
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This is one of the recordings that I have only recently discovered. It's also been a many years since I listened to anything Scriabin, and the only works I knew were some of his etudes. With the resurgence of my enthusiasm for piano, I wanted to seek out composers whose work I never practiced in my youth. There are many recordings of Scriabin's sonatas available, but mostly in patches (Horowitz and Richter for example only recorded about 5 sonatas each). While not as ferocious and virtuosic, Lettberg plays all the sonatas with incredible consistency and much lyricism that brings out the romantic dynamics.

The first piano sonata is probably my favorite, although most critics and pianists didn't give it much look due to the heavy Chopin-esque and low degree of individuality that Scriabin showed during his early years. This is probably the reason why I chose only the first disc of this expansive collection - Chopin is a composer I have adored and grew up playing. On top of Chopin's legendary pianism, Scriabin goes further and adds thundering dynamics marked by a slight touch of Russian furor. And Lettberg's introspective and rather lean playing earns my top rating for this disc.

https://mega.co.nz/#!8NxQCSqT!A2ozGnUt8O6rdYgznochgCli3iptUTu4j_boD4e H8zE

2. Ravel - Daphnis et Chlo�, La Valse
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Gururu's above post of the Dutoit recording is also hailed as one of the best ever. I have give a slight edge to this Boulez recording only because he deliciously stretches out Lever du jour. Both Dutoit's and Boulez's recording is a little drawn out compared to recordings from past masters (Munch's and Monteaux's readings clocks in about ten minutes shorter), but I think this recording has the drama and passion befitting Ravel's most passionate masterpiece. The much fun La Valse is just extra icing on already a very good cake. If I am only taking 5 discs, I want my discs to be jam-packed with more works!

https://mega.co.nz/#!NRpFlChQ!Y-eugRFy9vv5c4_doE6Q9Ame5n4hnvFc8eJ_edLBo0M

3. Prokofiev, Ravel - Piano Concerto No. 3, Piano Concerto in G, Gaspard de la Nuit
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Technically brilliant and fiery, as expected from young Argerich. This disc has gotten so many plays from me and I'm still not getting tired of it. Martha Argerich gets a lot of flak for "playing too fast", but I honestly believe that her fast and smart touches are still very nuanced and above all, pure fun. Another strength of this disc is the program itself. Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No. 3 being my favorite Prokofiev work plus Ravel's jazzy adventure in Piano Concerto in G (reputedly influenced by Gershwin after Ravel's tour in America), and Gaspard de la Nuit, one of the hardest works in the standard piano repertoire that makes me awe at the sheer skills required to even play the pieces in pace.

By now, you should be well aware that I have a heavy leaning toward works involving the piano, and also that I like music with rather lean texture with clear voicing (no thick counterpoint or German symphonies for me, please).

https://mega.co.nz/#!ZAohXQAA!YMuwEisjQS5V_16DpIm9mEta5vh1Gn5nHmdr-OAcMLY

4. Yoshimatsu - Memo Flora, etc.
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Simple, somewhat repetitive, and addicting. This is like Debussy/Ravel/Messiaen-pop with bird-like ornaments everywhere. The development is very clear and you know when the drama culminates. Out of all the pieces Yoshimatsu wrote, this is my favorite along with some works for saxophone. Yoshimatsu calls this a piano concerto, but I think of this as more of an orchestral poem with a piano accompaniment. Yoshimatsu, a composer coming from non-classical background infuses elements of minimalism and melodramatic tunes that share similarities with other Japanese film/TV composers write. I find the melodies in here pretty charming, heartfelt and most importantly, unique.

https://mega.co.nz/#!0F5BwZhY!YRtEAG9roYeLJu3dM_WhYi78OgY9YjbKgK-wfjZTBGA

5. Debussy - The Complete Piano Works Volume 4: Images, Etudes
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Some of you could have predicted a Debussy disc coming in my list. This one was the hardest to decide because to be honest, I still haven't found a Debussy-only release compelling enough. The most ideal disc would have La Mer, a selection of Debussy's piano etudes, Fantasie for Piano and Orchestra, AND his string quartet. No disc I know in the market would have such variety, so I had to compromise somewhere and went for a lazy but excellent selection. I found Bavouzet' Beethoven Sonatas sub-par, but he has an incredible touch for "impressionistic" works. This CD wins just because of �tude retrouv�e, a four minute etude with technically difficult water-like arpeggios that Bavouzet effortlessly sails through. Ironically, it's not even a 100% Debussy creation as it was only sketched out before the composer's death (I might be off on the fact here).

https://mega.co.nz/#!AAwk0IST!MeM-N0nUt4SeJC61V0QBIAJDqC0VY7NWsn7Kzhy5J3A

Well anyway, I hope at least some of you found my relatively narrow selection interesting. Big kudos to wimpel for starting this thread!

Can you PM the link for Candide???

Bump.

Impossible task, but what the heck. All CDs posted in FLAC. Click the thumbnails to embiggen.

Anton�n Dvoř�k: Slavonic Dances (Karel �ejna, Supraphon)

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Dvoř�k's Slavonic Dances have been a long-time favorite of mine - they register at 10.0 on the Melody-o-Meter. I've listened to Karel �ejna's idiomatic performances over a hundred times, and not once been less than delighted. A natural choice for the desert island!

Link:
https://mega.co.nz/#!UoZmlJII!guuMLCmradCrxsA0EbAqQhcuFIZ0agNGmytVsN1 36VM



Gustav Holst: The Planets (Charles Dutoit, Decca)

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Mahler said that a symphony should encompass the entire world. Holst did him one better: musically covering the entire solar system! (I know, it's technically not a symphony, and was based on astrology rather than astronomy. Still.) Like wimpel69, I love the Charles Groves performance, but I was imprinted on the Dutoit, my first classical music purchase.

Link:
https://mega.co.nz/#!I55mVCYC!_X0K5MPdrtYoJMmvM1Oqnj5Lt4zX8o4MVm7m1Hr tG1M



Gabriel Piern�: Cydalise et le Ch�vre-pied (Jean-Baptise Mari, EMI)

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Piern� is largely forgotten now, but he was an important French composer and conductor in the early 20th century. His 1915 ballet "Cydalise et le Ch�vre-pied", modeled on Maurice Ravel's ballet "Daphnis et Chlo�", is a masterpiece, and I frankly prefer it to Ravel's masterpiece.

Trivia: Cydalise et le Ch�vre-pied was originally scheduled for inclusion in Walt Disney's Fantasia, but was a late scratch. It was replaced by Beethoven's 6th symphony.

Link:
https://mega.co.nz/#!M1BxmYCD!WS1Nuo_LJvsquNf-k-kCPU_wfMwQYK2PokzpFL4K77Y



Sergei Prokofiev: October Cantata, Scythian Suite (Kirill Kondrashin, Melodiya)

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At some time on the desert island I'll want to switch from the balletic grace of Piern� to something a little more a**-kicking. There are few better choices in the entire repertoire than Prokofiev's October Cantata ("Cantata for the 20th Anniversary of the October Revolution") and Scythian Suite.

The Scythian Suite is about ancient demon incantations, human sacrifices, and heroes battling against evil gods. The October Cantata, a choral work, literally has a part for the voice of Vladimir Lenin, screaming to incite revolution and murder. His lines are met with machine-gun-simulating drumming and a choral response of "Let all perish" from the proletariat.

Trivia: If you've watched a movie with a James Horner soundtrack, you've heard the October Cantata.

Link:
https://mega.co.nz/#!4opxEbDB!UTLUCx-uiQDKrLsuVJ-VgNG77FagtHrbiSL_zuRjCNE



Richard Wagner: Great Scenes from "The Ring" (Sir Georg Solti, Decca)

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Robert Browning asked: "a man's reach should exceed his grasp, or what's a heaven for?" Wagner's Ring Cycle is the answer. Impossibly ambitious (the four component operas, totaling 15 hours, try to explain the human condition) and somehow it succeeded anyway. For my money, it is the greatest musical accomplishment in human history.

Plus, the Ride of the Valkyries is pretty awesome.

Link:

https://mega.co.nz/#!g8JXlSID!pSOwNy3D_XPd2lwmclDkJkcetuBiSV306kQOq2d f4dw

Nice selection, chasey1. :)

Interesting selection chasey1. Many thanks. Horners Red Head soundtrack contains 'Philosophers' from the Prokofiev Cantata ;O)

*Bump!*

The Slavonic Dances by Sejna are classics!
Thanks,wimpel!

1. Anton BRUCKNER : Symphony No.4 - Berliner PhO, Eugen Jochum


Link (https://mega.nz/#!oFcG1SwZ!g4oB7g5lgvo16609PMY9lkEILITlWwOfrJ-MbzClDHE)
I discovered Bruckner when 15 and immediately fell in love with his music. Bruckner has been a major influence in my life – how to express it more and better ?
I choose the 4th symphony : maybe not the best one to your eyes but certainly my most personal one.

2. Jean SIBELIUS : Symphony No.5 & En Saga - Lahti SO & V�nsk�


Link (https://mega.nz/#!9U0AzQba!A_LSO76Wv1XYFU6_qWA-zdWUcODJz0wE06ZiZcZD-bc)
One of my grandmother offered me the complete symphonies of Sibelius by Ashkenazy : eternal thanks to her ! A big encounter with a major composer and a very powerful and personal music.
I wanted to present my two preferred pieces : En saga and the 5th symphony. You may ask why I choose the original versions of these two pieces. Well, it was just my only one coupling of both pieces in one CD ! :)

3. Allan PETTERSSON : Symphony No.7 - Albrecht


Link (https://mega.nz/#!dFUDzJ7J!pr-l2AmsbxlFXRjRkRNbAQgu6l5zHABmEevHAd-M2mI)
Listening to an Allan Pettersson’s symphony is quite an experience… An exhausting but rewarding experience, which strikes you for your life.
An experience of despair – not a Chopinian sadness, but a deep and violent despair.
An experience of humanity and beauty, after and beyond despair.

4. Peteris VASKS : Violin concerto & Voices symphony - Kremer

Link (https://mega.nz/#!FUEhyCKb!mIx8hnuWznBCEU0JnZHEHTbhBaPUzw7A1_JJv8z8Ygg)
One night during summer 1996, I recorded the broadcast of a piece of T��r (Passion/Illusion). The piece was quite short and thus on the tape was also the beginning of the creation of a violin concerto by an unknown Latvian composer (to me, at least) : Peteris Vasks. When hearing afterwards the tape, I was really struck by this concerto and its emotional power.
Unfortunately, I had only the beginning of the concerto !! I had thus to wait for three years to be able to buy the recording of this concert.
The concerto had gained its fame since them, and many other symphonic pieces by Vasks have been released but this recording is still the best to my eyes.

5. Kurt ATTERBERG : Symphonies No.3&6

Link (https://mega.nz/#!xQkSjb7A!S0u8SZMWgNdE-smPlypb9ro6WqQqgDlCzfJ144gvhPo)
Quite hard to choose the 5th and final one ! I decided to promote Swedish symphonic music (I like it very much) but was still hesitating between Rangstr�m and Atterberg. Finally choose Atterberg, don’t ask why…
The 3rd Symphony is very memorable for its powerful tempest in the 2nd movement while the 6th symphony (by Hirokami) decided me to learn the clarinet in the 90ies!

Nice Scandianvian selection, ansfelden!

Keep them coming, ladies and gentlemen! ;)

* Bump *

Thanks for bumping this thread! I have a list to post when I get home ;)

This forum is amazing! I found it just the other day looking for a full version of Chen Peixun's symphony #1. I wasn't expecting to find something I could listen to. I was only hoping for info on releases that I could then ask my friend in China to buy and send to me. My 3 year search has uncovered horrible, incomplete versions from Amazon, Youtube clips, picking through CDs at used music stores, frustrated interlibrary loan requests, et cetera. So happy to finally hear the full version. Not to mention other versions of hard-to-find Chinese compositions and other stuff I love.

Anyway, I've started thinking about my island 5. Probably will take me awhile to post, as I'll use this as an opportunity to assess my classical collection overall. Cheers! Thanks!

Interesting to see my choices haven't changed much even after discovering so much new music past 2-3 years. I would replace by Scriabin choice and Martha though.

Probably Glemser for Scriabin and Chamayou/Bavouzet for Ravel.

Would like to do some uploading but my Mega got zapped...