Limited Edition Hybrid 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!
Classical guitarist Siegfried Behrend performs works by Joaquín Rodrigo, Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Roberto de Visée, Johann Sebastian Bach, Fernando Sor, Mauro Giuliani, and Hermann Ambrosius, in addition to his own Sonatina on Japanese Folk Songs. Recorded at Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin on May 9 –13, 1966 (Tracks 1–6, with the Berlin Philharmonic conducted by Reinhard Peters) and UFA Studio, Deutsche Grammophon, Berlin on May 31 – June 2, 1966 (Tracks 7–29).
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, Grandioso C1X, and Grandioso G1X, in addition to the Grandioso S1, a pair of G-02X, MEXCEL cables, the MERGING PYRAMIX by ESOTERIC Original Tuned as DAW (Digital Audio Workstation)/Audio Interface cordinated 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
- 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
| Siegfried Behrend | guitar |
|---|---|
| Berliner Philharmoniker | (1–6) |
| Reinhard Peters | conductor (1–6) |
Selections
Joaquín Rodrigo (1901-1999)
Concierto de Aranjuez
- Allegro con spirito
- Adagio (Cadenza: Joaquín Rodrigo)
- Allegro gentile
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (1895-1968)
Concerto for Guitar and Orchestra in D major, Op. 99
- Allegretto
- Andantino alla Romanza
- Ritmico e cavalleresco
Roberto de Visée (c.1650–c.1725)
Suite in D minor
- Prélude
- Allemande
- Courante
- Gavtte
- Sarabande
- Bourrée
- Menuett
- Gigue
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Suite for Lute No. 1 in E minor, BWV 996
- Präludium
- Allemande
- Courante
- Sarabande
- Bourrée
- Gigue
Fernando Sor (1778-1839)
- Variations of a theme by Mozart, Op. 9
Mauro Giuliani (1781-1829)
Sonatine, Op. 71 No. 1 – 3
- Rondo
Hermann Ambrosius (1897-1983)
Suite No. 1 in A major
- Präludium (Andante)
- Anglaise (Vivace)
- Sarabande (Andante)
- Bourrée (Vivace)
Siegfried Behrend (1933-1990)
Sonatina on Japanese Folk-Songs
- Itsugi no komoriuta
- Yosakoi bushi
- Defune
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