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In Reply to: Newbie in classical music. Need some recommendation posted by michaelv20850 on May 20, 2007 at 20:21:28:
Given what you have indicated your taste is so far, these would be my predictions of what you might also like. It will take a while to develop your preferences for specific interpretations, so I would not worry too much about that yet. In the interest of economy I would go for Naxos recordings or the budget lines of the big established labels--their budget lines are generally performances that have stayed in the catalog because they are good. Since you like Bach, you will probably also like Vivaldi and Telemann. So get Vivaldi's The Four Seasons. There are many excellent recordings and you will probably like. From there you can try various other Vivaldi violin concertos. There is also the delightful concerto for diverse instruments. For Telemann I would recommend the Don Quixote Suite, and any of the Tafelmusik--music expressly written to hear while dining. If you like Mozart, you will probably like Haydn, so try the symphonies and string quartets. There are 104 symphonies; I have heard most of them and have yet to encounter a dud, but the ones from 80 on are the best. If you like Beethoven and Mozart, then you will definitely like Schubert. Check out symphonies 5, 8, and 9, the piano trios, C Major String Quintet, the Trout Quintet, the last 2 string quartets (14 and 15) and the piano sonatas. If you like the Beethoven symphonies, then gradually move on to Schubert, Brahms, Schumann, Dvorak, Tchaikovsky, and Mendelssohn symphonies. Later, when you get more accustomed to more large scale stuff you can try some Bruckner, and when you are ready for more adventurous stuff you can try Mahler and the tone poems of Richard Strauss. If you like the Beethoven 9th symphony, then try the Mahler 2nd. Once you get the Mahler 2nd down, you can try the 8th. For chamber music, definitely check out the string quartets and piano trios of Beethoven, and the piano trios, quartets, and quintet of Brahms. Incidentally, a piano trio is not 3 pianos, but one piano, a violin, and cello. A piano quartet adds a viola to the mix, and a piano quintet adds another violin--basically it is a piano with a string quartet. Schumann also wrote a good piano trio and piano quartet. If you can handle really profound, intellectually challenging music, try the late Beethoven quartets (Op 130, 131, 132, 133, 135; the Vegh Quartet's are the the most probing performances of the Beethoven string quartets, but the Yale is also good) the late piano sonatas (op 106, 109-111, played by Brendel, Serkin, Goode, Arrau, or Solomon), the last 3 Schubert piano sonatas (D. 958, 959, and 960, Brendel, Richter, Serkin, or Perahia)
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