So following on from active encouragement in the other thread I'm throwing down the gauntlet to any other closet classical music buyers on the board. Sharing of knowledge is actively encouraged as is any form of classical music from Shubert to Stockhausen.
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Jacqueline Du Pre, Daniel Barenbom - Chopin Cello Sonatas I found this in a job lot of vinyl I bought recently. No huge orchestra on this just Du Pre on cello and Barenbom providing piano accompaniment. Its all about the cello of course and Du Pre's playing is nothing short of stunning. The melodies are beautiful and forlorn and there is a eerie haunting quality to the whole thing which I love. After a particularly stressful week due to a stroppy teenager this has been the perfect recovery album.
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J.S.Bach - Excerpts from St Matthews Passion I have a lot of Bach in my classical collection probably more so than any other composer which probably stems from an interest in his organ works more than anything else. I'm currently trying to get my head around 'The Brandenburg Concertos' but having not come to grips with that yet this is something else I came to recently. Bach's St Matthews Passion is an oratorio based on the gospel of Matthew written for Orchestra and solo voice. They are epic pieces with lush intricate melodies and are performed with elegance. There is an ethereal, other-worldly quality to this music which I find common through a lot of Religious classical music and am drawn to. I'm not hugely into classical singing but although at the forefront throughout most of the album it blends well as an instrument in its own right as opposed to being thrust in your face.
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Jacqueline Du Pre, Daniel Barenbom - Chopin Cello Sonatas I found this in a job lot of vinyl I bought recently. No huge orchestra on this just Du Pre on cello and Barenbom providing piano accompaniment. Its all about the cello of course and Du Pre's playing is nothing short of stunning. The melodies are beautiful and forlorn and there is a eerie haunting quality to the whole thing which I love. After a particularly stressful week due to a stroppy teenager this has been the perfect recovery album.
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J.S.Bach - Excerpts from St Matthews Passion I have a lot of Bach in my classical collection probably more so than any other composer which probably stems from an interest in his organ works more than anything else. I'm currently trying to get my head around 'The Brandenburg Concertos' but having not come to grips with that yet this is something else I came to recently. Bach's St Matthews Passion is an oratorio based on the gospel of Matthew written for Orchestra and solo voice. They are epic pieces with lush intricate melodies and are performed with elegance. There is an ethereal, other-worldly quality to this music which I find common through a lot of Religious classical music and am drawn to. I'm not hugely into classical singing but although at the forefront throughout most of the album it blends well as an instrument in its own right as opposed to being thrust in your face.
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