Looking for some suggestions

[W9TR]

Originally Posted by joe schmoe

W9TR how do I purchase or download it??? I only have found it on Youtube, seems like an excellent choice but my MacBook Pro can't do what my Bryston Mini-Ts can!

HDTracks has the Reference Recording version to download.

The Telarc version I like is CD 80274 and is available on Amazon for under $10.

Tom

[Cincy2]

Rather than suggest titles, I will suggest labels. There are a few out there that do a good job with classical. Reference Recordings, Chesky, Channel Classics, 2L Records, Harmonia Mundi all come to mind. Telarc was also good but they our long gone as a business. Same with Dorian. If you can find them at used CD stores, they are worth the effort.

Cincy

[nicoff]

Originally Posted by Antonmb

If you just want to test your system a bit and dip your toe into classical, try this from Reference Recordings:. There are some fun pieces that will show off your system a bit.
https://referencerecordings.com/reco...rom-the-opera/



Then if you want to get serious, try Channel Classics recording of Mahler’s Symphony no. 1 with Ivan Fischer conducting the Budapest Festival Orchestra. The dynamic range is awesome, and it’s a gorgeous recording and performance.
https://www.channelclassics.com/cata...Symphony-No-1/


You can also try another Reference Recording, Beethoven’s 5th & 7th symphonies with Manfred Honeck and the Pittsburgh Symphony.
https://referencerecordings.com/reco...-symphony-5-7/

Excellent recommendations. The Mahler recording is exceptional.

Surprised nobody has mentioned Mahler’s 2nd Symphony. The last movement of that symphony will put any system to the test. The Ivan Fischer version on Channel Classics is amazing.