Numbered, Limited Edition! 180g Vinyl Collector's Edition 6LP Box Set!
This limited edition LP set features six outstanding Mercury recordings, justly famed for their exceptional artistic and sonic qualities. Selected from a collection of recordings, they represent the very best of Mercury's legendary sound engineering from the 1950s through to the early 1960s. The six original LP recordings are here newly presented in luxury 180g vinyl pressings.
In addition to the original sleeves, the set also includes a special booklet explaining the history of Mercury Living Presence and information on the recordings featured in the LP set. This box set includes works by Respighi, Bloch, Franck and more. Each selection has been lovingly remastered.
Features:
Numbered, Limited Edition
Collector's Edition 6LP Box Set
180g Vinyl
Remastered
Original cover & jacket art
Full-color booklet w/complete recording information
Selections:
Antal Dorati / Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra
Respighi: Roman Festivals & Church Windows
Recorded 1954
Antal Dorati / Philharmonia Hungarica
Wienerwalzer Paprika
Recorded 1958
Howard Hanson / Eastman-Rochester Symphony
Bloch: Concerti grossi Nos. 1 & 2
Recorded 1959
Paul Paray / Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Franck: Symphony in D Minor
Recorded 1959
Frederick Fennell / Eastman Wind Ensemble
Ballet for Band
Recorded 1959
Paul Paray / Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Overtures to "Rienzi" & "Der fliegende Hollander" & Excerpts from "Die Walkure" and "Die Meistersinger"
Recorded 1960
This limited edition LP set features six outstanding Mercury recordings, justly famed for their exceptional artistic and sonic qualities. Selected from a collection of recordings, they represent the very best of Mercury's legendary sound engineering from the 1950s through to the early 1960s. The six original LP recordings are here newly presented in luxury 180g vinyl pressings.
In addition to the original sleeves, the set also includes a special booklet explaining the history of Mercury Living Presence and information on the recordings featured in the LP set. This box set includes works by Respighi, Bloch, Franck and more. Each selection has been lovingly remastered.
Features:
Numbered, Limited Edition
Collector's Edition 6LP Box Set
180g Vinyl
Remastered
Original cover & jacket art
Full-color booklet w/complete recording information
Selections:
Antal Dorati / Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra
Respighi: Roman Festivals & Church Windows
Recorded 1954
Antal Dorati / Philharmonia Hungarica
Wienerwalzer Paprika
Recorded 1958
Howard Hanson / Eastman-Rochester Symphony
Bloch: Concerti grossi Nos. 1 & 2
Recorded 1959
Paul Paray / Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Franck: Symphony in D Minor
Recorded 1959
Frederick Fennell / Eastman Wind Ensemble
Ballet for Band
Recorded 1959
Paul Paray / Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Overtures to "Rienzi" & "Der fliegende Hollander" & Excerpts from "Die Walkure" and "Die Meistersinger"
Recorded 1960