If you were to recommend 5 Classical SACDs

fatchowmein

What would they be?
Why?

TroyD

Lesse....as a rule, all of the RCA Living Stereo SACD's that I've heard are good as are the Mercury Living Presence (although, I think the RCA's are better)

I'm doing this from memory so bear with me..

Mahler 5 - released by Waterlily (by some Russian)....best Mahler 5 that I've heard
http://www.amazon.com/Gustav-Mahler-Symphony-Yuri-Temirkanov/dp/B0009PLM26

Bartok - Piano for Concerto
http://store.acousticsounds.com/browse_detail.cfm?Title_ID=14638

Janos Starker - anything he has on MercLiving Presence is worth having..this is my fave
http://store.acousticsounds.com/browse_detail.cfm?Title_ID=16727

Stokowski Rhapsodies
http://store.acousticsounds.com/browse_detail.cfm?Title_ID=16227

BSO - Mozart chamber music for winds and strings
http://store.acousticsounds.com/browse_detail.cfm?Title_ID=38651
(I've not heard this but from everything I've heard and read, it's a must own)

The first four I picked because the performances are incredible. You MIGHT find better recordings (doubtful) but not better performances.

BDT

RuSsMaN

Nice post!!!

skipf

Telarc's pressing of the 1812 Overture - Eric Knutzel and the Cinncinnati orchestra. Warning! Real cannon shots on this one that will cook speakers and amps that aren't up to the task.

Vivaldi's Four Seasons - Seiji Ozawa and the Boston Symphony. One of my all time favorites.

DAGLJAM6

Sibelius/ Prokofiev/ Glazunov Violin Concertos
http://store.acousticsounds.com/browse_detail.cfm?Title_ID=15134

Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition & Other Russian Showpieces
http://store.acousticsounds.com/browse_detail.cfm?Title_ID=14641

Mozart: Requiem
http://store.acousticsounds.com/browse_detail.cfm?Title_ID=15202

Wagner: Great Orchestral Highlights
http://store.acousticsounds.com/browse_detail.cfm?Title_ID=8083

and the old warhorse but still great energy and sound:
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1/ Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2
http://store.acousticsounds.com/browse_detail.cfm?Title_ID=14640

Danny Tse

skipf wrote: »

Telarc's pressing of the 1812 Overture - Eric Knutzel and the Cinncinnati orchestra. Warning! Real cannon shots on this one that will cook speakers and amps that aren't up to the task.

There're 2 versions of this....same orchestra and conductor, just recorded at different times. Essential for your collection in both cases. Latest version is a direct-to-DSD recording....will cook speakers/amps even faster than old version when cranked to 11.

fatchowmein

Thanks for the suggestions. People keep asking me what I want for Xmas because I'm supposedly difficult to buy for so I'm putting together a SACD list. Me? Difficult???

Anyone else with a suggestion?

treitz3

fatchowmein wrote: »

People keep asking me what I want for Xmas because I'm supposedly difficult to buy for......

Good idea, same boat.

TroyD

If you are looking for ideas...check out www.acousticsounds.com

BDT