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Date: | Mon, 17 Sep 2001 09:35:56 EDT |
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>Hello, I'm attempting to start building a CD collection of classical
>greats. I've begun to get educated.
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>I bought a book, Classical Music for Dummies (one has to start somewhere!),
>that I'm finding quite good. In the back of the book they actually try and
>walk one through building a classical music collection. They provide 5
>lists, the last one is the one I'm zeroing in on. (If any of these are
>operas, Please tell me, as I don't care for opera.) It lists the following
>artists/works:
You have picked a list of 20th centrury works apparently. I live near
Bethesda and the good news is that you have some excellent record stores
to choose from. I noticed that the list did not include some of the great
works of the 20th century by British composers like Elgar and Vaughan
Williams. I might suggest the following: Your list mentioned "Thus Sprach
Zarathustra" (a great piece, I just listened to it yesterday). So I
might steer you towards a CD of "Thus Sprach Zarathustra" with the Boston
Symphony Orchestra conducted by William Steinberg. This CD also includes
a great 20th century work by a British composer...The Planets by Gustav
Holst. This would be a great disk to start with.
Take advantage of the DC Tower in particular. There are some guys at that
store that really know their stuff.
Enjoy
Steve
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