If you could only grab a few classical discs or sets, what would you choose? The first thing I’d grab is the 22 disc set from the Berlin Philharmonic: “Wartime Recordings 1939-1945” featuring all of Wilhelm Furtwangler’s radio broadcasts.
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Next, I’d likely grab the 19 disc set “Karl Bohm: The Early Years” featuring more awe-inspiring music from the 30s to the 40s. Without question, I would absolutely need a recording which expresses the Divine more than any other: the Gustav Leonhardt recording of Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos. This is simply the best recording ever released, in my humble opinion.
I’d also need to bring “Herbert Von Karajan: The Early Recordings”. This 7-disc set comprises music recorded from 1938-1945 conducted the world’s greatest. Not only is Von Karajan the most highly admired conducter to grace our planet, he also never apologized for being a card-carrying member of the NSDAP.
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Lastly, I’d clearly need to bring the recently released 35-disc set “The New Gustav Leonhardt Edition”. Hands down, the most prolific and inspired harpsichord player of the White race.
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How about you? Care to share your “Desert Isle” classical grabs?
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