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  1. Classical Music Discussion
    Is Colin Davis' Boston cycle unquestionably the best of his three Sibelius cycles (over the LSO/RCA and LSO Live cycles)? I'd like to hear Davis' Sibelius and am wondering which set to go for. Boston seems to come in for the highest praise, but you get more bang for your buck (tone poems etc)...
  2. Orchestral Music
    IMO a much better work than Symphonie Fantastique and Harold en Italie. I have listened to the recordings of Toscanini, Monteux and Davis. All are impressive, but I still feel like something is missing. What do you think about this piece, and what are your favorite performances?
  3. Orchestral Music
    (Sorry if this has been asked before; I'm sure it probably has somewhere along the way.) Is there any recording that completely satisfies you? If not, which is your favorite? Enigma is one of my favorite works, but there is no perfect recording for me. There is always something about a tempo...
  4. Non-Classical Music
    A quick short list: 1) Miles Davis Quintet with John Coltrane 2) Miles Davis session players for On the Corner 3) Bill Evans Trio 4) Andrew Hill (or Lee Morgan interchangably) 5) Hank Mobley 6) Bobby Hutcherson 7) Diana Krall (early stuff preferred) 8) Ella Fitzgerald 9) Cecil Taylor 10) Dexter...
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