Favorite Classical CDs by 
NickVolos 
If you made it this far down, you just discovered my favorite chart of all - a list of my favorite classical CDs. Most of these CDs are collections of multiple of the composer's works - in some cases spanning the whole lifetime of the composer - rather than individual works. The chart is sorted based on my favorite collection of a composer's work and not based on the performer(s) and/or conductor that interprets it. All selections are rated 100 as all represent the absolutely top most quality that music has to offer. Reverse this chart from 100 to 1 and the music in it remains beautifully perfect.
- Chart updated: 02/09/2015 13:15
- (Created: 11/07/2013 04:43).
- Chart size: 27 albums.
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All 9 guitar quintets by Luigi Boccherini are most probably arrangements of other pieces he wrote. Some were originally for piano quintet, some are combinations of pieces for other instruments. Nevertheless they sound very "original", have a definite Spanish feel to them and make very enjoyable listening.
Of course two movements have become famous by themselves. There is the Fandango, the final movement of the fourth quintet with an unmistakable obviously Spanish rhythm. And the ninth quintet has the highly entertaining "La ritirata di Madrid, depicting Madrid at night. Luciano Berio liked it so much that he made an "arrangement" of it.
This is a new recording by La Magnifica Communitá. This ensemble is recording Boccherini's other quintets as well. They are here joined by guitarist Eros Roselli. (publisher notes)
If you're looking for a set of Luigi Boccherini's complete guitar quintets on original instruments, you need look no further than this splendid two-disc set by the wonderfully named string ensemble La Magnifica Comunità with the equally delightfully named guitarist Eros Roselli. And if you're not looking for a set of Boccherini's guitar quintets, why in heaven's name not? Each work is a sparkling gem with different dazzling surfaces from the D minor with its delectable Cantabile through the D major with its evocative Fandango to the C major with its well-known and well-loved "La Ritirada di Madrid." And every performance here is a winner. The Italian period-instrument string players are not as dry as their northern European counterparts and La Magnifica Comunità's tone and ensemble here hit just the right balance between sweet and tart. Guitarist Roselli has a light, firm touch with just a hint of vibrato to sustain the work's long, lyrical lines. Recorded in very atmospheric yet still quite clear sound in 2005, these discs will charm anyone interested in either chamber music of the classical period or, for that matter, chamber music from any period featuring the guitar. (allmusic.com) [First added to this chart: 11/07/2013]
Of course two movements have become famous by themselves. There is the Fandango, the final movement of the fourth quintet with an unmistakable obviously Spanish rhythm. And the ninth quintet has the highly entertaining "La ritirata di Madrid, depicting Madrid at night. Luciano Berio liked it so much that he made an "arrangement" of it.
This is a new recording by La Magnifica Communitá. This ensemble is recording Boccherini's other quintets as well. They are here joined by guitarist Eros Roselli. (publisher notes)
If you're looking for a set of Luigi Boccherini's complete guitar quintets on original instruments, you need look no further than this splendid two-disc set by the wonderfully named string ensemble La Magnifica Comunità with the equally delightfully named guitarist Eros Roselli. And if you're not looking for a set of Boccherini's guitar quintets, why in heaven's name not? Each work is a sparkling gem with different dazzling surfaces from the D minor with its delectable Cantabile through the D major with its evocative Fandango to the C major with its well-known and well-loved "La Ritirada di Madrid." And every performance here is a winner. The Italian period-instrument string players are not as dry as their northern European counterparts and La Magnifica Comunità's tone and ensemble here hit just the right balance between sweet and tart. Guitarist Roselli has a light, firm touch with just a hint of vibrato to sustain the work's long, lyrical lines. Recorded in very atmospheric yet still quite clear sound in 2005, these discs will charm anyone interested in either chamber music of the classical period or, for that matter, chamber music from any period featuring the guitar. (allmusic.com) [First added to this chart: 11/07/2013]
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Favorite Classical CDs composition
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 1 | 4% | |
| 1960s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1970s | 3 | 11% | |
| 1980s | 3 | 11% | |
| 1990s | 8 | 30% | |
| 2000s | 12 | 44% | |
| 2010s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
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| Trevor Pinnock / The English Concert | 3 | 11% | |
| Aldo Ciccolini | 2 | 7% | |
| Musica Amphion / Pieter-Jan Belder | 2 | 7% | |
| Hausmusik London | 1 | 4% | |
| Ronald Brautigam / Riccardo Chailly | 1 | 4% | |
| La Magnifica Comunità / Eros Roselli | 1 | 4% | |
| Tokyo String Quartet | 1 | 4% | |
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