Robert Schumann – Symphony No. 1, Manfred Overture – New Philharmonia Orchestra, Otto Klemperer (1965/2012)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 48:09 minutes | 954 MB | Genre: Classical
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Source: He-onkyo | @ EMI Classics
Recorded: Abbey Road Studio No 1, London, October 1965
Otto Klemperer was born on 14th May 1885 in Breslau, Silesia (now Wroclaw, Poland) and died on 6th July 1973 in Zurich and hence next year we mark 40 years since his passing. Although disfigured by a stroke suffered whilst a brain tumour was being removed he became a world-renowned conductor whose recordings became and remain touchstones for the EMI catalogue.
Tracklist:
Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
Symphony No. 1 in B flat, Op.38 ‘Spring’
1 I. Andante Un Poco Maestoso – Allegro Molto Vivace 12:30
2 II. Larghetto 7:26
3 III. Scherzo (Molto Vivace) – Trio I (Molto Piu Vivace) – Trio II 6:08
4 IV. Allegro Animato E Grazioso – Poco A Poco Accelerando 9:29
5 Manfred Op. 115: Overture 12:27
Personnel:
New Philharmonia Orchestra
Otto Klemperer, conductor
About the Mastering
Four engineers at Abbey Road Studios in London have remastered these historic EMI recordings from their original analogue sources for release in pristine hi-def. Between them, Simon Gibson, Ian Jones, Andy Walter and Allan Ramsay have many years of experience remastering archive recordings for EMI and other record labels. The process always starts with finding all of the records and tapes in EMI’s archive in London and comparing different sources and any previous CD reissues. We consult each recording’s job file, which contains notes about the recording made by the engineer and producer. For example, this sometimes explain why there is more than one set of tapes to choose from. All of the tapes are generally in good condition and we play them on our Studer A80 π inch tape machine, after careful calibration of its replay characteristics.
In order to have the best digital remastering tools at our disposal for the remastering, we transfer from analogue to the digital domain at 96 KHz and 24-bit resolution using a Prism ADA-8 converter and capture the audio to our SADiE Digital Audio Workstation.
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