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Limited Edition Hybrid Double SACD!
Featuring ESOTERIC's Proprietary Re-Mastering Process to Achieve the Highest Level of Sound Quality!
Japanese Pressing, Deluxe Digi-pak Packaging, THE definitive Classical Performance on SACD!
Disc 1 and Disc 2 1-4 recorded February 20, 1967, Royal Festival Hall, London [live recording]. Disc 2 5-28 recorded 16 & 17, November 1962, Evangelisches Gemeindehaus, Berlin-Zehlendorf.
Classical masterpiece collection
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 technology to improve sound quality. This series marks the first hybrid Super Audio CD 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.
New Mastering Environment
The DSD mastering has been processed at the newly introduced the "ESOTERIC MASTERING CENTER," where deploys the latest X-series models from the flagship Grandioso as the core, including the Grandioso D1X SE, Grandioso C1X, and Grandioso G1X, in addition to the Grandioso S1X, a pair of G-02X, MEXCEL cables, the MERGING PYRAMIX by ESOTERIC Original Tuned as DAW (Digital Audio Workstation)/Audio Interface coordinated by Mr. Tetsuya Kato, and re-mastered by Mr. Masaya Tohno under the supervision by Mr. Motoaki Ohmachi.
Re-mastering
Producer: Motoaki Ohmachi (Esoteric Mastering Center)
Associated Producer: Jo Yoshida (Esoteric Mastering Center)
Mastering Engineer: Masaya Tohno (Esoteric Mastering Center)
Features
- Limited Edition - One-Time Pressing
- Double Disc Super Audio CD
- SACD Stereo SACD Layer
- This Hybrid SACD contains a 'Red Book' Stereo CD Layer which is playable on most conventional CD Players!
- DSD Mastering
- Deluxe Digipak Packaging
- Made in Japan
Musicians
Gerald Moore | piano |
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Victoria de los Angeles | soprano |
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf | soprano |
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau | baritone |
Selections
Disc 1
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
- La Partenza, K. 436 (Metastasio)
- Più non si trovano, K. 549 (Metastasio)
Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
- Der Einsame, D. 800 (Lappe)
- Nachtviolen, D. 752 (Mayrhofer)
- Abschied ("Schwanengesang", D. 957 No. 7) (Rellstab)
- Im Abendrot, D. 799 (Lappe)
Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868)
- La regata veneziana ("Serate musicali", No. 9) (Pepoli)
- La pesca ("Serate musicali", No. 10) (Metastasio)
- Duetto buffo di due gatti
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
- Sapphische Ode, Op. 94 No. 4 (Schmidt)
- Der Gang zum Liebchen, Op. 48 No. 1 (Trad.)
- Vergebliches Ständchen, Op. 84 No. 4 (Trad.)
Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
- In der Nacht, Op. 74 No. 4 (Geibel)
- Ich denke dein, Op. 78 No. 3 (Goethe)
- Tanzlied, Op. 78 No. 1 (Rückert)
- Er und Sie, Op. 78 No. 2 (Kerner)
Hugo Wolf (1860-1903)
- Kennst du das Land (Goethe)
- Sonne der Schlummerlosen (Byron transl. Gildemeister)
- Das verlassene Mägdlein (Mörike)
- Die Zigeunerin (Eichendorff)
Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
- Ich wollt', meine Lieb', Op. 63 No. 1 (Heine)
- Gruss, Op. 63 No. 3 (Eichendorff)
- Lied aus "Ruy Blas", Op. 77 No. 3 (Hugo transl. Draxler)
- Abendlied (Heine)
- Wasserfahrt (Heine)
Disc 2
Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
- An den Vetter, HobXXVb No. 1 (Weisse)
- Daphnens einziger Fehler, HobXXVb No. 2 (Götz)
Gerald Moore
- Speech by Gerald Moore
- An die Musik, D. 547 (Franz Schubert (1732-1809) arr. Gerald Moore)
Franz Schubert (1732-1809)
Winterreise, D. 911
- Gute Nacht
- Die Wetterfahne
- Gefror'ne Thränen
- Erstarrung
- Der Lindenbaum
- Wasserflut
- Auf dem Flusse
- Rückblick
- Irrlicht
- Rast
- Frühlingstraum
- Einsamkeit
- Die Post
- Der greise Kopf
- Die Krähe
- Letzte Hoffnung
- Im Dorfe
- Der stürmische Morgen
- Täuschung
- Der Wegweiser
- Das Wirtshaus
- Mut
- Die Nebensonnen
- Der Leiermann