Stravinsky Petrushka - Ernest Ansermet & L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande - Pure DSD
Title: Stravinsky Petrushka Complete Ballet “Original Edition”
Artist(s): Ernest Ansermet & L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
Recording Info:
Recorded by Decca Producer: James Walker Engineer: Roy Wallace
Recorded 23 October - 9 November 1957 in Victoria Hall, Geneva
1st Tableau: The Shrovetide Fair 9:49
2nd Tableau: In Petrushka's Room 4:17
3rd Tableau: In The Moor's Room 7:22
4th Tableau: The Shrovetide Fair (Evening) 13:17
Total Time 35:00
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Six star sonics !
Many thanks to Jon B. for his enlightened comment. Both performance and sound are astounding. Marvel !

Ansermet Stravinsky Petrushka
Ansermet was a close associate of Stravinsky and Diaghilev and a famous modernist. His tryptic of the famous Stravinsky ballets, Firebird, Petrushka,& le Sacre were recorded by Decca in stereo in the late fifties (there were earlier mono recordings) and were demonstration of the then new technology. Whilst the interpretations had the ring of authenticity it has to be acknowledged that the playing of the Orchestra de la Suisse Ramonde did not reflect the best standards of the era. (Compare say Markevitch’s Philharmonia Sacre with Ansermet’s) . However it remains a terrific recording of an important performance and comes up very well in this new transfer Recommended

Excellent transfer.
I have three or four CD transfers of this recording, but this copy sounds far better than them. Now I can enjoy the Ansermet's performance fully for the first time.
Petrushka DSD256
Highly recommended. Can’t go wrong. A truly amazing performance in an exceptional transfer. I am not sure how HDTT managed it but they did it. It is hard to believe that is a 60+ year old recording. A must for fans of Stravinsky and Ansermet. (SP1000 / Kaiser Encore).
There are better Stravinskys
Despite the sound quality, wich is as good as the technology of its time gets (truthful mastering from HDTT, as always), I think, to my surprise, that Ansermet and his Suisse Romande orchestra don't extract all the subleties hidden in this extraordinary work (it's my favourite from the three famous ballets). I take, as a reference, the performance registered by Bernard Haitink for Philips. To be true, this one is hard to beat. But Ansermet seems a bit lost in the "atmosphere" this score deserves, specifically in capturing the all-present background "noises" from the circus, too obscured by the main action, for my taste. Being an Ansermet's fan, as I am, this recording has been a little delusional. For those who loves true tape sound, recommended.
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