Label: Esoteric ESSG-90192/94 (3 discs)/ Deutsche Grammophon
Format: SA-CD/CD Hybrid
DSD mastering / SA-CD layer: Stereo
Deluxe Digipak packaging
A milestone of Super Audio CD/CD re-mastering, bringing a new experience to all listeners – brought to you by the experience and technology of ESOTERIC.
ESOTERIC equipment used for re-mastering
The criterion of re-mastering is to faithfully capture the quality of the original master. ESOTERIC’s flag ship D/A converters, model D-01VU, Rubidium master clock generator model Grandioso G1 and ESOTERIC MEXCEL interconnect cables and power cords, were all used for this re-mastering session. This combination of highly advanced technology greatly contributed to capturing the high quality sound of the original master.
The reissue of classical music masterpieces by ESOTERIC has attracted a lot of attention, both for its uncompromising commitment to recreating the original master sound, and for using hybrid Super Audio CD (SACD) technology to improve sound quality. This series marks the first hybrid SACD release of historical recording selections that have been mainstays of the catalog since their initial release.
These new audio versions feature ESOTERIC’s proprietary re-mastering process to achieve the highest level of sound quality.
Executive Producers: Christopher Alder [Opp. 56a, 68, 81, 90, 98]; Günther Breest [Op. 73]; Günther Breest/Dr. Steven Paul [Op. 80] Recording Producer: Christopher Alder Tonmeister (Balance Engineers): Günter Hermanns [Opp. 73, 81, 90]; Klaus Hiemann [Opp. 56a, 68, 98]; Wolfgang Mitlehner [Op. 80] Recorded: September 1987 [Op. 80], September 1988 [Op. 73], September 1989 [Opp. 81, 90], September 1990 [Op. 68], November 1990 [Op. 56a], Philharmonie, Berlin; September 1991, Schauspielhaus, Berlin [Op. 98] Re-mastering: Producer: Motoaki Ohmachi (ESOTERIC COMPANY) Mastering Engineer: Kazuie Sugimoto (JVC Mastering Center Daikanyama Studio)
Disc1 Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68 1. Un poco sostenuto - Allegro 2. Andante sostenuto 3. Un poco Allegretto e grazioso 4. Adagio - Più andante - Allegro non troppo, ma con brio 5. Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80 6. Tragic Overture, Op. 81 Disc2 Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73 1. Allegro non troppo 2. Adagio non troppo - L'istesso tempo, ma grazioso 3. Allegretto grazioso (Quasi Andantino) Presto ma non assai Tempo I 4. Allegro con spirito Variations on a Theme by Joseph Haydn, Op. 56a 5. Chorale St. Antoni (Andante) 6. Variation I (Poco più animato) 7. Variation II (Più vivace) 8. Variation III (Con moto) 9. Variation IV (Andante con moto) 10. Variation V (Vivace) 11. Variation VI (Vivace) 12. Variation VII (Grazioso) 13. Variation VIII (Presto non troppo) 14. Finale (Andante) Disc3 Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90 1. Allegro con brio 2. Andante 3. Poco Allegretto 4. Allegro Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98 5. Allegro non troppo 6. Andante moderato 7. Allegro giocoso 8. Allegro energico e passionato - Più allegro
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