Posted by ck on July 23, 2002 at 15:13:46:
In Reply to: Re: Essential Orchestral Recordings? posted by Chuck on July 23, 2002 at 14:46:34:
As far as specific recordings, this is what I would recommend for the above list:
Die Meistersinger - CSO/Barenboim
Symphonie Fantastique - Cleveland/Boulez (1997)
Ride of the Valkyries - NY Phil/Mehta (Deck sounds AMAZING!!)
Damnation of Faust - CSO/Solti
Symphonic Metamorphosis - SF Symphony/Blomstedt
Mahler 1 - Saint Louis/Slatkin
Prokofiev 5 - Saint Louis/Slatkin (the definitive recording, in my opinion)
Petrouchka - Boston/Ozawa
-ck