More Classical Music

A generous reader wrote in with some recommendations for future classical music purchases, and he was so thorough that I thought it worthwhile to share his picks:

Brahms Violin Concerto with Henryk Szeryng/ Pierre Monteaux cond. London Sym./RCA
Any Chopin with Artur Rubinstein, pianist /RCA
Mozart Piano Concerti with Robert Casadesus/George Szell cond. Cleveland or Columbia Symphonies
Haydn Symphonies with Antal Dorati and the Philharmonia Hungarica
Janacek with Karl Ancerl and the Czech Phil
Rachmaninof Piano Concerto No. 3 with Van Cliburn/Kiril Kondrashin cond. Symphony of The Air/RCA
Prokofief Piano Concerti with Vladimir Ashkenazy/ Andre Previn Cond. London Sym./London
Mahler Symphony No. 1 with Jascha Horenstein/Unicorn
Mahler Symphonies No. 2,3,7 with Leonard Bernstein/Columbia-Sony
Mahler Symphony No. 4 with George Szell and Cleveland Orchestra/Judith Raskin sop/Columbia-Sony
Mahler Symphonies No.5 and 6 with Pierre Boulez and Vienna Phil/DGG
Mahler Symphony No. 8 with Jascha Horenstein and BBC Phil/BBC Masters Series
Mahler Symphony No. 9 with Bruno Walter and Columbia Sym.(LA PHil) or John Barbarolli and Berlin Phil.
Anything by soprano Janet Baker on EMI
Anything by pianist Rudolf Serkin
Tchaikovsky Symphonies Mariss Jahnsons cond. Oslo Sym/Chandos
Sibelius Symphonies and Tone Poems by Colin Davis and Boston Symphony/Phillips
Any orchestral Richard Strauss by Fritz Reiner and Chicago Symphony/RCA
Hector Berlioz by Pierre Monteaux or Colin Davis
Mozart Symphonies by George Szell and cleveland Orchestra
Brahms Symphonies by Kurt Sanderling and Dresden Staatskapelle (good price, too)
Leos Janacek by Charles Mackerras
Anything by the Phillip Jones Brass Ensemble
Anything by the Netherlands Wind Ensemble
Anything by the Emerson String Quartet
Shostakovich Symphony No. 5 with Leonard Bernstein conducting the New York Philharmonic/Columbia (accept no substitutes, as this is one of the greatest recordings ever made).

I can also recommend just about any recording of the standard repertoire by George Szell, Bruno Walter, Bernard Haitink, John Eliot Gardner, George Solti, Carlos Kleiber, Artur Rubinstein, Itzahk Perlman, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Yo Yo Ma, Andras Schiff, Murray Perahia.

You are embarking on a very rewarding quest. I'm jealous of all the
wonderful experiences you will have.

I can't wait. What a treasure trove to explore!