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The results of previous (1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8) totally random polls have all been very interesting and rather 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 the cover art below.

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! 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 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.

 

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[mmsbls]

Three of my very favorite works are in this group. I couldn't keep the votes to just 4 so I went with 5 still leaving off some wonderful works (Tannhauser, Bach, and Dvorak 7)

 

[Guest]

I believe that Allegri/Palestrina is the one I have. Also: the Messiaen and the Mozart/Schubert are possibly two of my favorite albums. Also, the Solti Tannhauser.

ALSO: I have both Nono things in their Arditti forms, but I voted for them anyway because Nono always deserves the rep.

 

[ArtMusic]

I like these polls to recommend to a listener on what to listen. I voted the Bach cantata, the Mozart concertante and the Mozart sonata.

 

[SimonNZ]

A strong selection, but first two recommendations from me would be for the Hotter Bach and the Chung Messiaen

 

[SimonNZ]

I like these polls to recommend to a listener on what to listen. I voted the Bach cantata, the Mozart concertante and the Mozart sonata.

That's like saying - in fact is saying - that a poor Mozart album (not those listed) gets recommended by you before the finest recordings of Messiaen.

 

[ArtMusic]

That's like saying - in fact is saying - that a poor Mozart album (not those listed) gets recommended by you before the finest recordings of Messiaen.

How you manage to extrapolate a Mozart album to one by Messiaen based on my humble post, I frankly have no idea. But thank you for reading so much into my recommendations. I never knew what I write can be read-into so much.

 

[SimonNZ]

So you are basing your answers on the merits of the specific recording - not just saying "I like Mozart best, so whatever you show will get my vote".?

 

[ComposerOfAvantGarde]

I would listen to the second Nono, the Messiaen and the Honegger. Reasons: I really like Honegger's symphonies but I don't know that recording. I want to get to know Nono more and those titles seem to be appealing to me in some way or another so that probably connects with my wanting to hear that disc more even though it's a completely non-musical reason. The Messiaen is a classic and it's one of my favourite symphonies.

 

[GioCar]

The Allegri & Palestrina album was already in another of your random polls. I already voted for it and I repeat my choice here as well.

Then, this is possibly your strongest selection till now, so I won't stick to just three/four choices as before but I voted for almost everything. I left behind just 4 albums: The Vienna one because I'm not very fond of Wiener Walzers although the Reiner recording is a "must" for who loves the genre, and other 3 albums just because I think there are "better" recordings for those pieces.

 

[science]

The Allegri & Palestrina album was already in another of your random polls. I already voted for it and I repeat my choice here as well.

Then, this is possibly your strongest selection till now, so I won't stick to just three/four choices as before but I voted for almost everything. I left behind just 4 albums: The Vienna one because I'm not very fond of Wiener Walzers although the Reiner recording is a "must" for who loves the genre, and other 3 albums just because I think there are "better" recordings for those pieces.

I think the Allegri/Palestrina album in a previous poll was by the Sixteen. If not, then I made a mistake!

 

[GioCar]

I think the Allegri/Palestrina album in a previous poll was by the Sixteen. If not, then I made a mistake!

Damn, You are right! So evident from the covert art...
I confused the Tallis with the Sixteen. Sorry about that.
I am familiar with the Tallis recording, so I confirm my vote here. Re the Sixteen album, it should be beautiful the same, so I confirm my vote also there...

 

[Guest]

So you are basing your answers on the merits of the specific recording - not just saying "I like Mozart best, so whatever you show will get my vote".?

Do you hear those crickets too, Simon?

 

[Nereffid]

As science says:

You can vote for things based on your personal experience, your own wishes for yourself, what you've heard about them, whatever.

The crickets are in your own head, there.

 

[Badinerie]

Honegger and Bartok What else? Honegger's Symphonies.. oh yes!

 

[Guest]

As science says:

The crickets are in your own head, there.

Well in that case, you're correct. My posts would be equally relevant if I voted for anything BUT Mozart for the sole reason that I like cats.

 

[ArtMusic]

I would have also voted for the Palestrina piece. He was a great early music composer worthy to explore, for sure.