[science]

The results of previous (1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11) totally random polls have all been interesting and surprising for me, so I now begin a totally new totally random poll. As always, the question is:

Of the recordings listed, which do you think should be the highest priorities for me as a listener?

You can see cover art below.

If you don't think I should have priorities, or that "should" has any place, or whatever, please feel free to vote for a recording on some other grounds, or anything! I'd be impressed and surprised if anyone has heard all of these recordings. You can vote for things based on your personal experience, your own wishes for yourself, what you've heard about them, whatever.

There is no good explanation or excuse for this poll (or its predecessors, or its successors should there be any). As ever, this is not a very serious thing. It is not an attempt to discover the absolute truth about the objectively greatest whatever whatever whatever whatever. I'm just curious. I just want to put the question to the community here and see what the results are. It's nothing more than that.

 

[science]

Wow. I clicked the poll thing and it didn't load and I refreshed, and ... here we are. Well, I'll do it again!

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[Haydn man]

Well, I think the top 3 on the list just seem to stand out this time, so that's what I voted for

 

[Art Rock]

Reich: a modern classic for string quartet. Extra important with International Holocaust day coming up.
Strauss: after Mahler, imo the most impressive orchestral song cycle, in possibly the definite performance.
Vasks: one of my favourite contemporary composers.

 

[joen_cph]

A lot of good music, but went for the recording in particular.

 

[SimonNZ]

Sticking to my two votes the essential recordings for me there are the Gilels Beethoven and the Schwarzkopf Strauss.

much as I love the Kronos Vasks and Schiff's Bach, etc

 

[joen_cph]

As a side remark, it´s nice to see a Paray record, but the repertoire of it isn´t essential.

 

[ArtMusic]

The Bach, Beethoven and Haydn recordings.

 

[Tristan]

The Boulez recording of Ravel is excellent, especially since it includes the entire Mother Goose ballet, not just the suite. I also recommend the Suppe Underrated for sure.

 

[ComposerOfAvantGarde]

The Boulez Ravel cd is my favourite of any Ravel recording there is. I also voted for Vasks and Ockeghem.

 

[Guest]

Ravel, Schoenberg, Strauss, Vasks.

 

[science]

The Boulez recording of Ravel is excellent, especially since it includes the entire Mother Goose ballet, not just the suite. I also recommend the Suppe Underrated for sure.

But you didn't vote for the Suppé!

 

[Guest]

Honestly you just need to get the compilations of Boulez's recordings of Ravel, Debussy, Bartok, and others. They're simply pristine.

 

[science]

Honestly you just need to get the compilations of Boulez's recordings of Ravel, Debussy, Bartok, and others. They're simply pristine.

I have a lot of Boulez recordings, including the ones I've put on these polls. But! Seventeen out of twenty-one (edit: twenty-two!) voters are telling me that listening to this particular one isn't a very high priority.

 

[MoonlightSonata]

I voted for Haydn, Khatchaturian, Ravel, Rach, Reich and Strauss. Sorry if that's too many - I just like them too much.

 

[Guest]

I have a lot of Boulez recordings, including the ones I've put on these polls. But! Seventeen out of twenty-one (edit: twenty-two!) voters are telling me that listening to this particular one isn't a very high priority.

Only because Daphnis Et Chloe and the Piano Concerti are more liked around these parts, I think.

 

[science]

I voted for Haydn, Khatchaturian, Ravel, Rach, Reich and Strauss. Sorry if that's too many - I just like them too much.

Oh, no, vote for as many as you want! If I were voting on these polls, sometimes I would only vote for one or two, sometimes I would vote for all but one or two.

 

[GioCar]

I voted for the Beethoven/Gilels, The Prokofiev (because I love the Eisentein film), The Schoenberg/Pollini and the Strauss/Schwarzkopf/Szell.