Stunning!
5 Stars
Posted
Monday, January 5, 2015
by
Jeff
I have almost all the Living stereo releases from Classic Records, and they all sound very good. But after getting one of these new issues when they first came out, I've started collecting the AP copies of them, because they are simply amazing! I honestly didn't think, given the age of the masters, that these could sound much better than what Classic got out of them, but I was wrong. This one is particularly stunning. The orchestra is so clear and radiant, and the organ doesn't overpower when it comes in. And when the organ is playing the very low pedal notes (like the beginning of the 3rd mvmt), the room actually rumbles. The low C in the pedal SOUNDS like a 32' pipe, and not like a 16' on the other issues. If you haven't invested in any of these AP Living Stereo records, you owe it to yourself to get some and hear the difference.