I only have 19 (including the two "crossover" albums I listed underneath), but there were a number of separate recordings I pulled from my Public Library's collection as well.

::Title / Main Performer(s) / Label::

The Art of the Theremin / Clara Rockmore / Delos

Devil's Dance / Gil Shaham, Jonathan Feldman / Deutsche Grammaphon

Goldenthal: Fire Water Paper / Pacific Symphony, others / Sony Classical

Hovhaness: Mysterious Mountain / Gerard Schwarz, Seattle Symphony / Delos

The Lord of the Rings (Johan de Meij) / Ensemble Vents et Percussion de Quebec / ATMA Records

Messiaen: Turangalila Symphony / Antoni Wit, Polish Nat'l Radio Symphony / Naxos

Minimalist: Adams, Glass, Reich, Heath / Christopher Warren-Green, London Chamber Orchestra / Virgin Classics

Music from the Ether: Original Works for Theremin / Lydia Kavina / Mode Records

Piano Dance: A 20th Century Portrait / Gloria Cheng / Telarc

Reel Life: The Private Music of Film Composers, vol. 1 / Music Amici / Arabesque

Saint-Saens: Organ Symphony / Lorin Maazel, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra / Sony Classical (avoid this one like the plague)

Saint-Saens: Symphony No. 3 ("Essential Classics" series) / Eugene Ormandy, Philadelphia Orchestra, others / Sony Classical

Simplicity / The D'Amore Duo / Sonora

3 Friends: Music of Ian Krouse and Bruce Broughton / The Debussy Trio / RCM

Velvet / Velvet Brown / Crystal Records

Wagner: Overtures and choruses / Sir Georg Solti / Penguin Classics (London)

Wagner: Overtures and preludes / various / Deutsche Grammaphon

::"Classical Crossover" Albums::

Anne Dudley: Ancient & Modern
Anne Dudley: A Different Light

What does "classical crossover" really mean, anyway?

Kirk

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Originally posted by James:

Hovhaness: Mysterious Mountain / Gerard Schwarz, Seattle Symphony / Delos

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That's a limp performance; get the Reiner/CSO if you don't already have it.

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I have no idea what I bought in 2001. Anyway, I'll just mention that the best thing I did was get into the music of Samuel Barber. You may know him from the ultra-famous "Adagio for Strings", but he's no one-work composer. His other works are just as good.

Goldenthal: Fire Water Paper / Pacific Symphony, others / Sony Classical

Dammit!
I've been looking for that for AGES!
I've checked at CDNOW and they said it's out of stock.
Do you have any other suggestions where i can find it?

Thanks
K

NP:Alien 3(Elliot Goldenthal)****************/*****

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Originally posted by El Cid:
That's a limp performance;

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Yeah, I noticed.

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Originally posted by El Cid:
get the Reiner/CSO if you don't already have it.

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Thanks, I'll definitely check that out!

Kyriacos,

I came upon it purely by chance at my local Tower Records. It was marked down $10. I believe it's recently out of print, so I'm not sure where to find it. If you have a Tower Records nearby, check with them, I suppose. As for online venues, Amazon.com apparently has a used copy available. Other than that, I don't know.

Rather than mention them all I'll just say what I enjoyed most which were...

Gergiev's FIREBIRD - Stravinsky

Karajan's PINES/FOUNTAINS OF ROME - Resphigi

Hickox's LONDON SYMPHONY - Vaughan Williams....if you don't have this yet...WHY?

Karajan's PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION - Mussorgsky

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Originally posted by Kyriacos S:
Dammit!
I've been looking for that for AGES!

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