Experience the magic of Witches' Brew - one of the top Living Stereo titles - recorded by Decca for RCA under the guidance of acclaimed engineer Kenneth Wilkinson. Immerse yourself in its amazing dynamics and 3D imaging, now available in Hi-Res with the vinyl's authentic analog sound.
Artist(s): Conductor – Alexander Gibson
Orchestra – The New Symphony Orchestra Of London
Recording Info: Producer: Erik Smith Engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson & Alan Reeve
Recorded 5-6 Dec 1957 Kingsway Hall
Sourced from RCA Living Stereo 1/S 1/S original pressing
Components used for this transfer: Analog: Transferred using a VPI - HW-40 Anniversary Direct Drive Turntable - Cartridge used Ortofon MC Anna - Merrill Jens Phono Preamp
Digital: Merging Anubis Analog to Digital Converter powered by Teddy Pardo Linear Power Supply, 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 Arnold - Overture To "Tam O'Shanter" Op. 52 8:01
2 Mussorgsky - Gnomus From "Pictures At An Exhibition" 2:43
3 Mussorgsky - A Night On Bare Mountain 11:23
4 Saint-Saëns - Danse Macabre Op. 40 7:11
5 Humperdinck - Witches' Ride From "Hansel And Gretel" 4:13
6 Liszt - Mephisto Waltz 10:56
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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