I've been listening to classical music over the years, just like every other person here I presume. However, only recently have I really started to collect nice CD recordings of classical pieces. Recent purchases include Hilary Hahn's brand new issue of Paganini violin concertos on Deutsche Gramofon, Helene Schmidt's beautiful baroque 'old' violin pieces on Alpha, and Daniel Barenboim's Beethoven piano sonatas on EMI, among a few others (I'll list precise info on a later post, as I'm writing this one from the office right now). I find that, inspite of what people say about JBLs' not being suited for classic music (you've all heard that before, haven't you?), any music sounds great with JBLs.
So I thought why not start a thread where we can share recommendations of classical recordings? Unlike other genres, like rock or jazz, classical pieces have so many renditions by different performers that make it really difficult to know which ones are really worth paying for?
Please share your classical collection here with comments on performance and recording quality.
Steve K