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Fritz Reiner - Bartok: Concerto For Orchestra


Label:

Analogue Productions (RCA Living Stereo)

Genre:

Classical

Product No.:
AAPC 1934
UPC: 753088193415
Availability:
In Stock
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200 Gram Vinyl Record



200 Gram LP  
(Not Eligible for Additional Discount)

$40.00

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Also available on:
Hybrid Stereo SACD
1/4 Inch - 15 IPS Tape





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Remastered from the original master tape and cut at 33 1/3 RPM by Ryan Smith at Sterling Sound

Lacquers plated by Gary Salstrom and pressed on 200-gram vinyl at Quality Record Pressings!

"These records are definitive." — Michael Fremer, editor, AnalogPlanet.com

Winner of a Gruvy Award, chosen by AnalogPlanet's editor, Michael Fremer, for vinyl records that are musically and sonically outstanding and are also well mastered and pressed. http://www.analogplanet.com/content/gruvy-awards

"Analogue Productions' reissue of the RCA Living Stereo titles continues apace with one of the great masterpieces of the twentieth century - Béla Bartók's Concerto For Orchestra with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Fritz Reiner. ... (it) is is an audiophile's dream recording. It has string tone to die for, a soundstage that fills your living room, and exhibits startling dynamics. ... if you pass on this issue, you will miss out on what is the best-sounding pressing of this LP. In combination with great remastering, pressing on whisper quiet vinyl, and packaging in a first-class record sleeve, this is a bargain." Recording = 10/10; Music = 10/10 - Dennis D. Davis, Hi-Fi +, Issue 121

"These are the best vinyl releases of RCA LPs I've yet heard." — Jonathan Valin, executive editor, The Absolute Sound

Since its original release on LP in the mid-1950s, Fritz Reiner's rendition of the Concerto for Orchestra has stood as the standard against which all other recordings of the work are measured. Reiner's superb control of his orchestra and of Bartók's rhythms and textures is still unsurpassed, even by dozens of subsequent conductors in the digital age. Likewise, the Music for Strings, Percussion, and Celesta shows just what an incredible ensemble the Chicago Symphony was under Reiner's direction. The original 2-track session tapes were used in mastering for LPs and SACDs. Reiner delivers definitive interpretations that set a standard that remains unsurpassed.



1. Allegro vivace
2. Allegretto scherzando
3. Andante, non troppo
4. Allegretto
5. Pesante

Customer Reviews (5.00 Stars) 3 person(s) rated this product.

Not Quite A Shaded Dog...But Very Close!

posted on 12/18/2014
5 Stars
Reviewer: Carl E. Baugher
With only a very slight amount of steely string tone when compared to an original SD, this reissue is simply superb in every meaningful area -- soundstage, frequency range, timbre, dynamics and coherency. The surfaces are impeccable, too. Worth every penny of the asking price and then some, I'd say. If you missed out on the Classic Records reissues (has it really been over twenty years?), fear not. These are every bit as good judging by this one. I'm simply bowled over and yes, I will be acquiring more from this series!


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