18 May 2012

Wilhelm Furtwangler / Vienna Philharmonic - Brahms. Symphony 1 - EMI 1952

Johannes BrahmsSymphony no.1 in C minor, op.68
IUn poco sostenuto - Allegro  ~  IIAndante sostenuto     
IIIUn poco allegretto e grazioso  ~  IVAdagio - Allegro non troppo, ma con brio  
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Wiener Philharmoniker  conducted by  Wilhelm Furtwangler  
HMV  ED 270124 1   1985 German EMI pressing/matrices: A-4 / B-4 Live recording: 27 January 1952 - Grosser Saal, Musikverein, Vienna.  
Compare this to the identical LP   sample mp3 - of mvt.1  on  Mr Pristines site >>>   "glorious and so transformed">>> .....???  
"....but now we hear them in Andrew Rose's meticulous remastering.....  Don't miss these performances, now to be heard in the highest quality restoration. "   R.E.B Classical CD Review - July 2012... Wonder why this Brahms Sym.1 transfer sounds So Superior, Mr Barnett....   Sleeve-note >>>

08 May 2012

Antal Dorati / Minneapolis SO - Respighi. Feste Romane -&- Church Windows - Mercury 1955

Ottorino Respighi:
Feste Romane   (Circenses ~ Giubileo ~ L’Ottobrata ~ La Befana)    
Vetrate di Chiesa   (La fuga in Egitto ~ San Michele Arcangelo ~ Il Mattutino di Santa Chiara ~ San Gregorio Magno)     
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Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra   conducted by  Antal Dorati 
PYE / Mercury  MRL 2002    1956 pressing - MG-50045  'YMG' matrices.   Recorded: 20 November 1954.    
(The end of 'Feste Romane' has tape (etc) congestion: have also slightly increased the volume)      
MMA 11095 - the 1960 EMI release (used by 'Mr Pristine') - has inherently quieter vinyl - but that Mercury transfer has far less dynamic-range.    
Sleeve-note  >>>   'Mr Pristine's' EMI transfer: 'sample mp3' (PASC194) - begins @ 5:27 on the Chiesa file >>>