What would we do without music, especially during those tumultuous teen years! Here are 10 classical albums that helped us at WFMT survive adolescence, in no particular order.
Rimsky-Korsakoff – Scheherazade
Fritz Reiner conducts the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Stravinsky Conducts Columbia Symphony Orchestra – Le Sacre Du Printemps
Elgar - Cello Concerto, Op. 85 / Enigma Variations
Jacqueline du Pré, Daniel Barenboim, Philadelphia Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra
Frédéric Chopin, Martha Argerich
Debussy’s Greatest Hits
Leonard Bernstein conducts the New York Philharmonic, Eugene Ormandy and William Smith conducts the Philadelphia Orchestra, and pianist Philippe Entremont
Beethoven – Eroica
Leonard Bernstein conducts the New York Philharmonic
Bach: The Goldberg Variations – Glenn Gould
Giacomo Puccini – La bohème
Antonino Votto conducts the Coro e Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala, featuring soloists Giuseppe di Stefano, Maria Callas, Anna Moffo, and Rolando Panerai
Berlioz, Tchaikovsky, Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet
Seiji Ozawa conducts the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra
Gershwin – Rhapsody In Blue / An American In Paris
Leonard Bernstein conducting the Columbia Symphony Orchestra and New York Philharmonic
What albums helped you get through your teenage years? Let us know in the comments section below!
