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RECORDED PERFORMANCES - NEWLY ADDED:
Winterreise - Franz Schubert (1828) / Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau & Alfred Brendel (1979) / This performance is now available on YouTube and I’ve added the link to my list
Symphony No. 41 in C Major - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1788) / Sir Colin Davis - Staatskapelle Dresden (1982)
Symphony No. 8 in B Minor "Unfinished" - Franz Schubert (1822) / Carlos Kleiber - Vienna Philharmonic (1978) / Performance Quality: 10 / Sound Quality: 8
Symphony No. 7 in A Major - Ludwig van Beethoven (1812) / Manfred Honeck - Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (2015) / This performance is now available on Spotify and I’ve added the link to my list

RECORDED PERFORMANCES - REVISED:
Symphonie Fantastique - Hector Berlioz (1830) / Eliahu Inbal – Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra to Herbert von Karajan - Berlin Philharmonic (1975)
Symphony No. 8 in B Minor "Unfinished" - Franz Schubert (1822) / Eugen Jochum - Boston Symphony Orchestra (1973) to Carlos Kleiber - Vienna Philharmonic (1978)

RECORDED PERFORMANCES - RE-RATED:
Symphony No. 5 in C Minor - Ludwig van Beethoven (1808) / John Eliot Gardiner - Orchestre Révolutionnaire Et Romantique (2016) / Performance Quality: 9.5 to 10 / Sound Quality: 9.5 to 10
Symphony No. 8 in B Minor "Unfinished" - Franz Schubert (1822) / Eugen Jochum - Boston Symphony Orchestra (1973) / Performance Quality: 10 to 9.5 / Sound Quality: 6.5
Symphony No. 7 in A Major - Ludwig van Beethoven (1812) / Manfred Honeck - Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (2015) / Performance Quality: 9.5 to 10 / Sound Quality: 10
String Quartet No. 14 in D minor "Death and the Maiden" - Franz Schubert (1824) / Artemis Quartet (2009) / Performance Quality: Not Rated to 9.5 / Sound Quality: Not Rated to 9.5
Quartet for the End of Time - Olivier Messiaen (1941) / Albert Tétard, Claude Desurmont, Daniel Barenboim and Luben Yordanoff (1978) / Performance Quality: Not Rated to 9.5 / Sound Quality: Not Rated to 8

FAMILIAR CLASSICAL WORKS - RE-RATED:
Symphony No. 9 in C Major "The Great" - Franz Schubert (1826) 9.5/10 to 9.6/10
Symphony No. 5 in C Minor - Ludwig van Beethoven (1808) 9.2/10 to 9.3/10
Symphony No. 4 in E Minor - Johannes Brahms (1884) 9.2/10 to 9.3/10
Symphony No. 8 - Alfred Schnittke (1994) 8.7/10 to 8.9/10
Symphony No. 6 in B Minor "Pathetique" - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1893) 8.8/10 to 8.9/10
Symphony No. 2 in D Major - Jean Sibelius (1902) 8.8/10 to 8.9/10
Symphony No. 7 in A Major - Ludwig van Beethoven (1812) 8.6/10 to 8.9/10
Symphony No. 2 in D Major - Johannes Brahms (1877) 8.8/10 to 8.9/10
Symphony No. 4 in F Minor - Peter Ilyitch Tchaikovsky (1878) 8.8/10 to 8.9/10
Symphony No. 1 in C Minor - Johannes Brahms (1876) 8.8/10 to 8.9/10
String Quartet No. 14 in D minor "Death and the Maiden" - Franz Schubert (1824) 8.6/10 to 8.8/10
Quartet for the End of Time - Olivier Messiaen (1941) 8.3/10 to 8.8/10
Piano Sonata No. 21 in B-flat Major - Franz Schubert (1828) 9.0/10 to 8.6/10
Piano Sonata No. 23 in F Minor "Appassionata" - Ludwig van Beethoven (1805) 8.8/10 to 8.6/10
Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Major - Ludwig van Beethoven (1820) 8.8/10 to 8.6/10
Piano Sonata No. 20 in A Major - Franz Schubert (1828) 8.8/10 to 8.6/10
Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-flat Major "Hammerklavier" - Ludwig van Beethoven (1818) 8.8/10 to 8.6/10
Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1785) 9.0/10 to 8.6/10

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RECORDED PERFORMANCES - NEWLY ADDED:
Requiem - Gyorgy Ligeti (1965) / Jonathan Nott - Berliner Philharmoniker (2002) / Previously I’d only listed the YouTube link for this performance. Now I’ve found this recording on Spotify and added it
Symphony No. 7 in E minor "Song of the Night" - Gustav Mahler (1905) / Leonard Bernstein - New York Philharmonic (1966)

RECORDED PERFORMANCES - REVISED:
Symphony No. 41 in C Major - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1788) / Sir Colin Davis - Staatskapelle Dresden (1982) to Karl Bohm - Berlin Philharmonic (1962) …NOTE: Bohm’s is probably my very highest recommendation. However, for Mozart’s Symphonies, I may include two recordings for each, one for “best performance without repeats” (like Bohm’s) and a second for “best performance with repeats” (I need to double-check, but Davis’ may qualify), so I am keeping the Colin Davis performance there while I determine this, and may or may not keep it permanently…
Symphony No. 5 - Gustav Mahler (1902) / Herbert von Karajan - Berlin Philharmonic (1973) to Rudolf Barshai - Junge Deutsche Philharmonie (1999)
Symphony No. 3 in E-flat Major "Eroica" - Ludwig van Beethoven (1804) / Pierre Monteux - Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra (1962) to Klaus Tennstedt - NDR Sinfonieorchester (1979)
Piano Sonata No. 32 in C Minor - Ludwig van Beethoven (1822) / Maurizio Pollini (1977) to Claudio Arrau (1960)
Symphony No. 7 in D minor - Antonin Dvorak (1885) / Vaclav Neumann - Czech Philharmonic Orchestra (1981) to Sir Colin Davis - Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra (1975)
Symphony No. 5 in C Minor - Ludwig van Beethoven (1808) / John Eliot Gardiner - Orchestre Révolutionnaire Et Romantique (1992) to Roger Norrington - Radiosinfonieorchester Stuttgart (2003)
Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat Major "Emperor" - Ludwig van Beethoven (1811) / Emil Gilels - Leopold Ludwig - Philharmonia Orchestra (1957) to Claudio Arrau – Sir Colin Davis – Staatskapelle Dresden (1984)
Piano Concerto - Michael Nyman (1993) / Peter Lawson - Jonathan Carney - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (1996) to Kathryn Stott - Michael Nyman - Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra (1994)

RECORDED PERFORMANCES - RE-RATED:
Symphony No. 9 in E Minor "From the New World" - Antonin Dvorak (1893) / Leonard Bernstein - New York Philharmonic (1962) / Performance Quality: 9.5 to 10 / Sound Quality: 9
Violin Concertos Nos. 1-4, Op. 8, "The Four Seasons" - Antonio Vivaldi (1723) / Adrian Chandler - La Serenissima (2015) / Performance Quality: Not Rated to 10 / Sound Quality: Not Rated to 9.5
Symphony No. 41 in C Major - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1788) / Karl Bohm - Berlin Philharmonic (1962) / Performance Quality: Not Rated to 10 / Sound Quality: Not Rated to 8
Symphony No. 3 in E-flat Major "Eroica" - Ludwig van Beethoven (1804) / Klaus Tennstedt - NDR Sinfonieorchester (1979) / Not Rated to 10 / Sound Quality: Not Rated to 8
Symphony No. 10 in E Minor - Dmitri Shostakovich (circa 1951-1953) / Vasily Petrenko - Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra (2009) / Performance Quality: 9.5 to 10 / Sound Quality: 9.5
Piano Sonata No. 32 in C Minor - Ludwig van Beethoven (1822) / Claudio Arrau (1960) / Performance Quality: Not Rated to 10 / Sound Quality: Not Rated to 6.5
Piano Quintet in F minor - Johannes Brahms (1864) / Arthur Rubinstein - Guarneri Quartet (1966) / Performance Quality: 9.5 to 10 / Sound Quality: 7.5
Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat Major "Emperor" - Ludwig van Beethoven (1811) / Claudio Arrau – Sir Colin Davis – Staatskapelle Dresden (1984) / Performance Quality: Not Rated to 9.5 / Sound Quality: Not Rated to 8
Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat Major "Emperor" - Ludwig van Beethoven (1811) / Emil Gilels - Leopold Ludwig - Philharmonia Orchestra (1957) / Performance Quality: 9.5 to 9 / Sound Quality: 7.5
Piano Concerto - Michael Nyman (1993) / Kathryn Stott - Michael Nyman - Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra (1994) Not Rated to 9 / Sound Quality: Not Rated to 7.5
Piano Concerto - Michael Nyman (1993) / Peter Lawson - Jonathan Carney - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (1996) / Performance Quality: Not Rated to 7.5 / Sound Quality: Not Rated to 9.5
Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor - Sergei Rachmaninoff (1901) / Earl Wild - Jascha Horenstein - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (1965) / Performance Quality: 9.5 / Sound Quality: 9 to 8
Diabelli Variations - Ludwig van Beethoven (1823) / Andreas Staier (2012) / Performance Quality: 9.5 to 10 / Sound Quality: 9.5 to 9
Das Lied von der Erde - Gustav Mahler (1909) / Otto Klemperer - Christa Ludwig - Fritz Wunderlich - Philharmonia Orchestra (1964) / Performance Quality: Not Rated to 9.5 / Sound Quality: Not Rated to 8

FAMILIAR CLASSICAL WORKS - RE-RATED:
Symphony No. 10 in E Minor - Dmitri Shostakovich (circa 1951-1953) 8.6/10 to 8.9/10
Symphony No. 5 in B-flat - Sergei Prokofiev (1944) 8.8/10 to 8.9/10
Piano Sonata No. 32 in C Minor - Ludwig van Beethoven (1822) 9.0/10 to 8.9/10
Symphony No. 1 - Alfred Schnittke (1974) 8.6/10 to 8.8/10
Symphony No. 8 in E flat major "Symphony Of A Thousand" - Gustav Mahler (1906) 8.4/10 to 8.8/10
Symphony No. 2 in C minor "Resurrection" - Gustav Mahler (1894) 8.4/10 to 8.8/10
Symphony No. 6 in A minor "Tragic" - Gustav Mahler (1904; 1906) 8.4/10 to 8.8/10
Symphony No. 7 in D minor - Antonin Dvorak (1885) 8.7/10 to 8.8/10
Piano Sonata in B Minor - Franz Liszt (1853) 8.4/10 to 8.6/10
Piano Trio No. 7 in B-flat Major "Archduke" - Ludwig van Beethoven (1811) 8.4/10 to 8.5/10
Piano Quintet in F minor - Johannes Brahms (1864) 8.3/10 to 8.5/10
Das Lied von der Erde - Gustav Mahler (1909) 8.2/10 to 8.0/10
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I just discovered an incredible set of Bach's Violin Sonatas & Partitas by James Ehnes:

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There are other truly great sets of these works, particularly Milstein (DG), Grumieux (Philips), Tetzlaff (Virgin), and Perlman (EMI).

Of perhaps all the 10-rated "Performance Quality" recordings on my list, Perlman's Violin Partita #2 might be the one I think is the most un-surpassable. Until ... maybe ... now? Ehnes' set may be the greatest overall, but also, quite impossibly, may have even surpassed Perlman as my choice for the Violin Partita #2 in D Minor.

I'm not sure yet, but, either way, you owe it to yourself to hear this stunning rendition (and the entire set) and I wanted to point it out, regardless if it makes my top choice or not.

Ehnes' renditions are pretty similar to Perlman's in manner and emotion, except he is a little purer and cleaner sounding, less "heavy" with his vibrato and intonation, and somewhat fleeter/smoother rhythmically -- more legato. About halfway between Grumieux and Perlman -- a match made in heaven. Not sure if his are actually better until I listen and compare some more, but the fact I am even considering it means this rendition (Partita #2) and set is among the very best ever in my estimation.
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RECORDED PERFORMANCES - NEWLY ADDED:
Symphony No. 5 - Carl Nielsen (1922) / Leonard Bernstein - New York Philharmonic (1962) / Performance Quality: 9.5 / Sound Quality: 7.5
Symphony No. 8 in G major - Antonin Dvorak (1889) / Manfred Honeck - Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (2013) / Performance Quality: 9.5 / Sound Quality: 9.5
Fratres (for Violin and Piano) - Arvo Part (1977) / Gidon Kremer - Keith Jarrett (1983)

RECORDED PERFORMANCES - REVISED:
Symphony No. 6 in B Minor "Pathetique" - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1893) / Daniele Gatti - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (2006) / Performance Quality: 9.5 / Sound Quality: 9.5 REVISED TO Evgeny Mravinsky - Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra (1961) / Performance Quality: Not Rated to 10 / Sound Quality: Not Rated to 7.5
Violin Concerto No. 2 - Bela Bartok (1938) / Thomas Zehetmair - Ivan Fischer - Budapest Festival Orchestra (1996) REVISED TO Kyung-Wha Chung - Sir Georg Solti - London Philharmonic (1976)
Violin Sonata No. 9 in A Major "Kreutzer" - Ludwig van Beethoven (1803) / Alexander Melkinov - Isabelle Faust (2006) / Performance Quality: 10 to 9.5 / Sound Quality: 9.5 REVISED TO Augustin Dumay - Maria-Joao Pires (2002) / Performance Quality: Not Rated to 10 / Sound Quality: Not Rated 8
String Quartet No. 15 in G Major - Franz Schubert (1826) / Artemis Quartet (2009) REVISED TO Verdi Quartet (1996-1998)

RECORDED PERFORMANCES - RE-RATED:
Symphony No. 6 in B Minor "Pathetique" - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1893) / Evgeny Mravinsky - Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra (1961) / Performance Quality: Not Rated to 10 / Sound Quality: Not Rated to 7.5
Violin Sonata No. 9 in A Major "Kreutzer" - Ludwig van Beethoven (1803) / Augustin Dumay - Maria-Joao Pires (2002) / Performance Quality: Not Rated to 10 / Sound Quality: Not Rated 8
Violin Sonata No. 9 in A Major "Kreutzer" - Ludwig van Beethoven (1803) / Alexander Melkinov - Isabelle Faust (2006) / Performance Quality: 10 to 9.5 / Sound Quality: 9.5
Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565 - Johann Sebastian Bach (circa 1704) / Peter Hurford - Organ Rieger - Ratzeburg Cathedral, Germany (1978) / Performance Quality: 9.5 to 10 / Sound Quality: 8.5 to 8

FAMILIAR CLASSICAL WORKS - RE-RATED:
Violin Sonata No. 2 in A Major - Johannes Brahms (1886) 7.9/10 to 8.1
Violin Sonata No. 3 in D Minor - Johannes Brahms (1888) 7.9/10 to 8.1
Violin Sonata No. 9 in A Major "Kreutzer" - Ludwig van Beethoven (1803) 7.9 to 8.1/10
String Quartet No. 15 in G Major - Franz Schubert (1826) 8.0 to 8.1/10
Symphony No. 8 in G major - Antonin Dvorak (1889) Not Rated to 8.0/10
Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565 - Johann Sebastian Bach (circa 1704) 8.0/10 to 7.9/10
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RECORDED PERFORMANCES - NEWLY ADDED:
Twelve Concerti Grossi, Op. 6 - Arcangelo Corelli (1714) / Jesper Christensen - Ensemble 415 (1991)
Polish Requiem - Krzysztof Penderecki (1983-2005) / Antoni Wit - Warsaw National Philharmonic Choir & Orchestra (2003)
Symphony No. 1 "Titan" in D major - Gustav Mahler (1888) / Leonard Bernstein - Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam (1987)
Double Concerto for Violin and Cello in A Minor - Johannes Brahms (1887) / David Oistrakh - Mstislav Rostropovich - George Szell - Cleveland Orchestra (1970) / Performance Quality: 9.5 / Sound Quality: 7.5
Fantasy in C Major, Op. 17 - Robert Schumann (1839) / Sergio Fiorentino (1996) / Performance Quality: 10 / Sound Quality: 9
Pictures at an Exhibition - Modest Mussorgsky (1874) [Original Piano Version] / Vladimir Ashkenazy (1982)
Piano Sonata No. 3 in F Minor - Johannes Brahms (1853) / Andre Laplante (1995?)
Fantasie in C Major "Wanderer Fantasy" - Franz Schubert (1822) / Sviatoslav Richter (1963) / Performance Quality: 10 / Sound Quality: 7.5
Piano Sonata No. 3 in B Minor - Frederic Chopin (1844) / Martha Argerich (1967)

RECORDED PERFORMANCES - REVISED:
Piano Quintet in G Minor - Dmitri Shostakovich (1940) / Sviatoslav Richter - Borodin Quartet (1983) / Performance Quality: Not Rated / Sound Quality: Not Rated REVISED TO Borodin Trio - Mimi Zweig - Jerry Horner (1983) / Performance Quality: 10 / Sound Quality: 9
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat Major - Johannes Brahms (1881) / Nelson Freire - Riccardo Chailly - Gewandhaus Orchestra Leipzig (2006) / Performance Quality: 9.5 / Sound Quality: 9.5 REVISED TO Sviatoslav Richter - Erich Leinsdorf - Chicago Symphony Orchestra (1960) / Performance Quality: 10 / Sound Quality: 7.5
Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major - Ludwig van Beethoven (1806) / Yevgeny Sudbin - Osmo Vanska - Minnesota Orchestra (2010) / Performance Quality: 9.5 / Sound Quality: 10 REVISED TO Claudio Arrau - Sir Colin Davis - Staatskapelle Dresden (1984) / Performance Quality: 10 / Sound Quality: 8

RECORDED PERFORMANCES - RE-RATED:
Piano Quintet in G Minor - Dmitri Shostakovich (1940) / Borodin Trio - Mimi Zweig - Jerry Horner (1983) / Performance Quality: Not Rated to 10 / Sound Quality: Not Rated to 9
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat Major - Johannes Brahms (1881) / Sviatoslav Richter - Erich Leinsdorf - Chicago Symphony Orchestra (1960) / Performance Quality: 9.5 to 10 / Sound Quality: 7.5
Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major - Ludwig van Beethoven (1806) / Claudio Arrau - Sir Colin Davis - Staatskapelle Dresden (1984) / Performance Quality: Not Rated to 10 / Sound Quality: Not Rated to 8
Double Concerto for Violin and Cello in A Minor - Johannes Brahms (1887) / David Oistrakh - Mstislav Rostropovich - George Szell - Cleveland Orchestra (1970) / Performance Quality: Not Rated to 9.5 / Sound Quality: Not Rated to 7.5
Fantasy in C Major, Op. 17 - Robert Schumann (1839) / Sergio Fiorentino (1996) / Performance Quality: Not Rated to 10 / Sound Quality: Not Rated to 9
Fantasie in C Major "Wanderer Fantasy" - Franz Schubert (1822) / Sviatoslav Richter (1963) / Performance Quality: Not Rated to 10 / Sound Quality: Not Rated to 7.5

FAMILIAR CLASSICAL WORKS - RE-RATED:
Twelve Concerti Grossi, Op. 6 - Arcangelo Corelli (1714) Not Rated to 8.9/10
Polish Requiem - Krzysztof Penderecki (1983-2005) Not Rated to 8.9/10
String Quartet No. 14 in D minor "Death and the Maiden" - Franz Schubert (1824) 8.8/10 to 8.6/10
String Quartet No. 13 in B-flat Major (Original Composition with Grosse Fugue) - Ludwig van Beethoven (1825) 8.4/10 to 8.6/10
Quartet for the End of Time - Olivier Messiaen (1941) 8.8/10 to 8.6/10
Symphony No. 1 "Titan" in D major - Gustav Mahler (1888) Not Rated to 8.0/10
Double Concerto for Violin and Cello in A Minor - Johannes Brahms (1887) Not Rated to 8.0/10
Fantasy in C Major, Op. 17 - Robert Schumann (1839) Not Rated to 7.9/10
Piano Sonata No. 3 in F Minor - Johannes Brahms (1853) Not Rated to 7.8/10
Fantasie in C Major "Wanderer Fantasy" - Franz Schubert (1822) Not Rated to 7.8/10
Piano Sonata No. 3 in B Minor - Frederic Chopin (1844) Not Rated to 7.8/10
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For fans of Tchaikovsky's greatest masterpiece, the Symphony No. 6 in B Minor "Pathetique", I have just discovered a stunning new rendition from the maverick conductor Teodor Currentzis. His results with other works (such as Mozart) have been interesting (and well recorded) but mixed as to result.

But this rendition of Tchaikovsky's 6th is quite stunning. Perhaps even the most well-recorded Classical Work (in terms of sound quality), that I've ever heard. It totally immerses you in its sound world, up close and personal with the orchestra.

Although it's possible I'll change my mind, I would not say that it outdoes Mravinsky's astonishing classic rendition. Nevertheless, my initial impression is that it's close: Performance Quality 9.5 / Sound Quality: 10 (which, if it holds, would make it my second choice overall just behind Mravinsky's). And I wanted to bring it to your attention. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. Will blow your socks off. On Spotify.

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RECORDED PERFORMANCES - NEWLY ADDED:
Violin Sonata No. 3 in C major - Johann Sebastian Bach (1720) / Nathan Milstein (1973) / Performance Quality: 10 / Sound Quality: 8
Keyboard Partita No. 6 in E Minor, BWV 830 - Johann Sebastian Bach (circa 1725-1731) / Trevor Pinnock (2000) / Performance Quality: 10 / Sound Quality: 9.5
Keyboard Partita No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 826 - Johann Sebastian Bach (circa 1725-1731) / Trevor Pinnock (2000) / Performance Quality: 10 / Sound Quality: 9.5
Keyboard Partita No. 3 in A Minor, BWV 827 - Johann Sebastian Bach (circa 1725-1731) / Trevor Pinnock (2000) / Performance Quality: 10 / Sound Quality: 9.5
Keyboard Partita No. 4 in D Major, BWV 828 - Johann Sebastian Bach (circa 1725-1731) / Trevor Pinnock (2000) / Performance Quality: 10 / Sound Quality: 9.5
Keyboard Partita No. 1 in B-flat Major, BWV 825 - Johann Sebastian Bach (circa 1725-1731) / Trevor Pinnock (2000) / Performance Quality: 10 / Sound Quality: 9.5

RECORDED PERFORMANCES - REVISED:
Violin Concerto in E Minor - Felix Mendelssohn (1844) / Midori - Mariss Jansons - Berlin Philharmonic (2002-03) / Performance Quality: 9.5 / Sound Quality: 9.5 REVISED TO Isaac Stern - Eugene Ormandy - Philadelphia Orchestra (1958) / Performance Quality: 10 / Sound Quality: 8
Violin Concerto in D major - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1878) / Nathan Milstein - Claudio Abbado - Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (1973) REVISED TO Isaac Stern - Eugene Ormandy - Philadelphia Orchestra (1958) / Performance Quality: 10 / Sound Quality: 7.5

RECORDED PERFORMANCES - RE-RATED:
Violin Concerto in E Minor - Felix Mendelssohn (1844) / Isaac Stern - Eugene Ormandy - Philadelphia Orchestra (1958) / Performance Quality: Not Rated to 10 / Sound Quality: Not Rated to 8
Violin Concerto in D major - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1878) / Isaac Stern - Eugene Ormandy - Philadelphia Orchestra (1958) / Performance Quality: Not Rated to 10 / Sound Quality: Not Rated to 7.5

FAMILIAR CLASSICAL WORKS - RE-RATED:
Violin Concertos, Nos. 1-12, Op. 3 “L'Estro Armonico” - Antonio Vivaldi (1711) Not Rated to 8.5/10
Violin Sonata No. 3 in C major - Johann Sebastian Bach (1720) Not Rated to 7.9/10
Cello Concerto in B minor - Antonin Dvorak (1895) Not Rated to 7.9/10
Also Sprach Zarathustra - Richard Strauss (1896) Not Rated to 7.9/10
Keyboard Partita No. 6 in E Minor, BWV 830 - Johann Sebastian Bach (circa 1725-1731) Not Rated to 7.9/10
Keyboard Partita No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 826 - Johann Sebastian Bach (circa 1725-1731) Not Rated to 7.8/10
Keyboard Partita No. 3 in A Minor, BWV 827 - Johann Sebastian Bach (circa 1725-1731) Not Rated to 7.8/10
Keyboard Partita No. 4 in D Major, BWV 828 - Johann Sebastian Bach (circa 1725-1731) Not Rated to 7.8/10
Keyboard Partita No. 1 in B-flat Major, BWV 825 - Johann Sebastian Bach (circa 1725-1731) Not Rated to 7.8/10
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RECORDED PERFORMANCES - NEWLY ADDED:
Sonata in G minor for Piano and Cello, Op. 19 - Sergei Rachmaninoff (1901) / Wendy Warner - Irina Nuzova (2010)
Symphony No. 1 in F minor - Dmitri Shostakovich (1925) / Leonard Bernstein - New York Philharmonic (1969)
Violin Sonata No. 2 in D Major, Op. 94a - Sergei Prokofiev (1942; re-arranged 1943) / Isaac Stern - Alexander Zakin (1951)
Sonata for Violin and Piano in A Major - Cesar Franck (1886) / Itzhak Perlman - Martha Argerich (1998)
Symphony No. 36 in C major "Linzer" - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1783) / Jirí Belohlávek - Prague Philharmonia Orchestra (2005)
Sonata for Violin and Piano in G Major, Op. 134 - Dmitri Shostakovich (1968) / David Oistrakh - Sviatoslav Richter (1969)

Piano Concerto No. 26 in D major "Coronation" - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1788) / Rudolf Buchbinder - Wiener Symphoniker (2003?) / Performance Quality: 9.5 / Sound Quality: 8.5
Cello Suite No. 6 in D major - Johann Sebastian Bach (circa 1717-1723) / Pierre Fournier (1961)
Piano Concerto No. 15 in B-flat major - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1784) / Andras Schiff - Sandor Vegh (1990) / Performance Quality: 9.5 / Sound Quality: 8.5
Violin Sonata - Francis Poulenc (1943) / Midori - Robert McDonald (2002)

RECORDED PERFORMANCES - REVISED:

RECORDED PERFORMANCES - RE-RATED:
Piano Concerto No. 25 in C major - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1786) / Rudolf Buchbinder - Wiener Symphoniker (2003?) / Performance Quality: Not Rated to 9.5 / Sound Quality: Not Rated to 8.5

NEWLY ASSIMILATED CLASSICAL WORKS - RATED:
Sonata in G minor for Piano and Cello, Op. 19 - Sergei Rachmaninoff (1901) 8.7/10
Violin Sonata No. 2 in D Major, Op. 94a - Sergei Prokofiev (1942; re-arranged 1943) 8.0/10
Sonata for Violin and Piano in A Major - Cesar Franck (1886) 8.0/10
Sonata for Violin and Piano in G Major, Op. 134 - Dmitri Shostakovich (1968) 8.0/10
Violin Sonata - Francis Poulenc (1943) 7.8/10

FAMILIAR CLASSICAL WORKS - RE-RATED:
Symphony No. 1 in F minor - Dmitri Shostakovich (1925) Not Rated to 8.0/10
Symphony No. 36 in C major "Linzer" - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1783) Not Rated to 8.0/10
Piano Concerto No. 25 in C major - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1786) 8.0/10 to 7.9/10
Piano Concerto No. 27 in B-flat Major - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (circa 1788-1791) 8.0/10 to 7.9/10
Piano Concerto No. 26 in D major - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1788) Not Rated to 7.8/10
Piano Concerto No. 15 in B-flat major - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1784) Not Rated to 7.8/10
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Updated as follows...

RECORDED PERFORMANCES - REVISED:
Piano Concerto No. 25 in C major - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1786) / Rudolf Buchbinder - Wiener Symphoniker (2003?) / Performance Quality: 9 / Sound Quality: 8 REVISED TO Ivan Moravec - Josef Vlach - Czech Philharmonic Orchestra (1974) / Performance Quality: 9.5 / Sound Quality: 8

RECORDED PERFORMANCES - RE-RATED:
Piano Concerto No. 25 in C major - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1786) / Ivan Moravec - Josef Vlach - Czech Philharmonic Orchestra (1974) / Performance Quality: Not Rated to 9.5 / Sound Quality: Not Rated to 8
Piano Concerto No. 25 in C major - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1786) / Rudolf Buchbinder - Wiener Symphoniker (2003?) / Performance Quality: 9.5 to 9 / Sound Quality: 8

NOTE: In addition to the above, I also revised several other ratings, which I was too busy to keep track of. They were mainly 1/2-point down-grades of several "sound quality" ratings throughout my list. Occasionally, I revised a "performance quality" rating along the way.

FAMILIAR CLASSICAL WORKS - RE-RATED:
Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat Minor - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1875) 8.3/10 to 8.2/10
Violin Concerto in E Minor - Felix Mendelssohn (1844) 8.2/10 to 8.1/10
Violin Concerto in D Major - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1878) 8.2/10 to 8.1/10
Harpsichord Concerto No. 1 in D Minor - Johann Sebastian Bach (1734) 8.1/10 to 8.0/10
Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor - Johannes Brahms (1858) 8.1/10 to 8.0/10
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Antonio-Pedro
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Sorry for interrupting your reviewing streak, but I find your log very interesting and quirky! How can you keep up with so much music going around us? (unless you're secretly 168 years old or a gargoyle, then it gets really easy to explain). It's pretty darn cool how you can analyze and update all your ratings and reviews and other mumbo jumbo my man, bright cheers.
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