Saint-Saëns Organ Symphony - Ormandy - Biggs
This particular performance of the symphony places a greater emphasis on its power than the well-known recordings by Munch and Paray, which prioritize its beauty and finesse. Ormandy highlights the impressive talent of the Philadelphia Orchestra, while also featuring Biggs more prominently than other recordings likely due to his status as one of Columbia's most popular classical performers at the time. Additionally, the recording quality is excellent, (A great test for your subwoofers) making this one of the most popular classical pieces a fantastic release.
Artist(s): Conductor – Eugene Ormandy
Orchestra – The Philadelphia Orchestra
Organ – E. Power Biggs
Recording Info: Producer – John McClure
Recorded October 7th, 1962 in The Academy of Music, Philadelphia, PA.
Sourced from a 2-track tape
Analog: Transferred using a modified Nagra 4SJ tape deck feeding a Merrill Tape Preamp
Digital: Merging Hapi Analog to Digital Converter clocked by an Antelope Audio 10MX Atomic Clock
Power Conditioning: Shunyata Research Everest 8000 for analog components
Shunyata Research Triton and Typhon for digital components
All components grounded to Shunyata ALTAIRA Hubs
1 Adagio - Allegro Moderato 10:19
2 Poco Adagio 8:48
3 Allegro Moderato - Presto - Allegro Moderato 7:19
4 Maestoso - Più Allegro - Molto Allegro 7:19
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