Experience the essence of the Living Stereo Series with this exquisite title featuring the natural, ethereal sounds of strings and expert engineering. Captured by legendary Decca engineer Kenneth Wilkinson for RCA, this highly praised installment stands out as a coveted gem in RCA's Living Stereo series. Transferred from an original pressing from the distinguished Shaded Dog label and a pristine 1st stamper, this is a must-have for any discerning audiophile.
Artist(s): Conductor – Raymond Agoult
Orchestra – London Proms Symphony Orchestra
Recording Info: Recorded 28 - 31 May 1958 at Walthamstow Assembly Hall, London
Engineer - Kenneth Wilkinson
Producer - Michael Williamson
Sourced from an RCA 1/S- 1/S Shaded Dog pressing
Analog: Transferred using a VPI - HW-40 Anniversary Direct Drive Turntable - Cartridge used Ortofon MC Anna - Merrill Jens Phono Preamp
Digital: Merging Hapi Analog to Digital Converter clocked by an Antelope Audio 10MX Atomic Clock
Power Conditioning: Shunyata Research Everest 8000 for all components
All components grounded to Shunyata ALTAIRA Hubs
1 Massenet - Thais: Mediation
2 Fauré - Pavane
3 Elgar - Dream Children, Op. 43, Nos. 1 And 2
4 Debussy - Suite Bergamasque, No. 3: Claire De Lune
Orchestrated By – Mouton
5 J. S. Bach - Cantata No. 140 Choral-Variation: Wachet Auf, Ruft Uns Die Stimme
Arranged By – G. Bantock
6 Tchaikovsky - String Quartet In D, Op. 11: Andante Cantabile
7 Gluck - Orfeo: Dance Of The Blessed Spirits
This Title is in the Vinyl Record Restoration Series. You can find information about the series in this Blog Post HERE
Please Note: This release was edited in DXD PCM from a DSD256 Master
then the DXD edited master was used to generate the final DSD files using
Merging Technologies Album Publishing.
DXD (352.8KHz 24/32 bit PCM) is one of the best and least destructive formats for post-processing DSD originated digital recordings
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