Robert Schumann – Symphony No. 3, Faust Overture – New Philharmonia Orchestra, Otto Klemperer (1969/2012)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 48:32 minutes | 986 MB | Genre: Classical
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Source: HDTracks | @ EMI Classics
Recorded: Abbey Road Studio No 1, London, February 1969
This must-have recording features the collaborative efforts of conductor Otto Klemperer and the New Philharmonia Orchestra. Klemperer showcases all his talents and proves why he is widely considered one of the leading conductors of the 20th century. The ensemble performs Schumann’s Symphony No. 3 in E Flat Major, Op.97 ‘Rhenish’ with rich dynamics.
Tracklist:
Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
Symphony No. 3 in E Flat Major, Op.97 ‘Rhenish’
1 I. Lebhaft 11:04
2 II. Scherzo (Sehr massig) 8:02
3 III. Nicht schnell 6:46
4 IV. Feierlich 5:42
5 V. Lebhaft 7:22
6 Scenes from Goethe’s Faust WoO 3: Overture 9:36
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.
Simon Gibson, January 2012
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