[science]

Pleased and very surprised with the results of previous (1 2 3 4 totally random polls, 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 the cover art below, if you wish.

Same ol' same ol':

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! Perhaps we've got slightly more famous recordings this time, but still, I'd be very 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 before, 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.

 

[Lord Lance]

Leaving a legacy behind, science?

:-D

No poll yet!

 

[science]

Cover art:

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[science]

Sorry the cover art is coming slowly:

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[science]

In spite of technical difficulties, here we are at last!

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[Kivimees]

Honegger -because I listened to it last week.

 

[GioCar]

I do like your totally random polls!

My not so random votes:

Allegri and Palestrina (more for Palestrina)
Mahler's lieder with Fischer-Dieskau
Hindemith/Chailly

 

[Art Rock]

Hindemith, Mahler, and Scriabin.

This Mahler CD is one of my "desert island discs".

 

[Bulldog]

Mahler for me - Scriabin a close 2nd.

 

[Nereffid]

Had to vote for 4 this time. Delighted to be able to double Laurent Petitgirard's vote!

 

[Tristan]

The Ashkenazy set of Scriabin's orchestral works is one of my favorite albums of all time. Highly recommended

 

[joen_cph]

(Forgot to vote for Walton as well, it´s a fine symphony.)

 

[Haydn man]

Don't waste time reading any more posts on the thread or counting votes.
Just get listening to the Haydn, it's the only sensible thing to do.

 

[Kivimees]

I should have added Hindemith: one piece (I can't remember which one) ends with a siren, which I do remember.

 

[SimonNZ]

The Fischer-Dieskau Mahler and the Hilary Hahn contemp. chocolate-box.

 

[Blake]

All seem lovely, but I would say Hindemith could use a bit more lovin'.

 

[DeepR]

The Ashkenazy set of Scriabin's orchestral works is one of my favorite albums of all time. Highly recommended

+1 except that the two symphonic poems on Muti's collection are far better IMO

 

[ArtMusic]

Definitely the Haydn symphonies, or Beethoven.

 

[SimonNZ]

Definitely the Haydn symphonies, or Beethoven.

Are you familiar with those recordings, or are you just voting for your favorite composers regardless of interpretation?

 

[Manxfeeder]

I voted for Zinman's Missa Solemnis.

Yesterday I voted against the Ligeti; I brought it back to the store where I bought it. Nothing againist Ligeti; I just like the Teldec Ligeti Project's recordings better.