Bartok Concerto for Orchestra

£80.00

Part of the Analogue Productions RCA Living Stereo 45 RPM Series. Pre-order now due very soon

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Bartok Concerto for Orchestra

Analogue Productions

RCA Living Stereo 45 Series

180g 45 RPM Double LP

Remastered from the original master tape and cut at 45 RPM by Bernie Grundman

Includes 2-panel insert

180-gram vinyl 45 RPM double LP pressed at Quality Record Pressings

Praise for the 331/3RPM edition series reissues:

“Analogue Productions’ reissue of the RCA Living Stereo titles continues apace with one of the great masterpieces of the twentieth century — Béla Bartók’s Concerto For Orchestra with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Fritz Reiner.

It is an audiophile’s dream recording. It has string tone to die for, a soundstage that fills your living room, and exhibits startling dynamics.

If you pass on this issue, you will miss out on what is the best-sounding pressing of this LP.

In combination with great remastering, pressing on whisper quiet vinyl, and packaging in a first-class record sleeve, this is a bargain.” Recording = 10/10; Music = 10/10 — Dennis D. Davis, Hi-Fi +, Issue 121

“These are the best vinyl releases of RCA LPs I’ve yet heard.” — Jonathan Valin, executive editor, The Absolute Sound

Since its original release on LP in the mid-1950s, Fritz Reiner’s rendition of the Concerto for Orchestra has stood as the standard against which all other recordings of the work are measured.

Reiner’s superb control of his orchestra and of Bartók’s rhythms and textures is still unsurpassed, even by dozens of subsequent conductors in the digital age.

Likewise, the Music for Strings, Percussion, and Celesta shows just what an incredible ensemble the Chicago Symphony was under Reiner’s direction.

The original 2-track session tapes were used in mastering for LPs and SACDs.

Reiner delivers definitive interpretations that set a standard that remains unsurpassed.

Mastered by Bernie Grundman from the original 2-track master tape, cut at 45 RPM and plated and pressed at Quality Record Pressings — makers of the world’s finest-sounding vinyl LPs, — no other editions match these for the quietest 180-gram platters available.

Each reissue in the RCA Living Stereo 45 RPM Series also includes a special 2-panel insert.

Track List: Bartok Concerto for Orchestra

LP 1 Side A

1. First Movement: Introduzione – Andante non troppo; Allegro vivace

LP 1 Side B

1. Second Movement: Giuoco delle Coppie; Allegretto scherzando

LP 2 Side A

1. Third Movement: Elegia; Andante non troppo

2. Fourth Movement: Intermezzo – Interotto; Allegretto

LP 2 Side B

1. Fifth Movement: Finale: Pesante; Presto

Brand

Analogue Productions

Analogue Productions It was in 1992 that Acoustic Sounds owner Chad Kassem reissued his first Analogue Productions title, Virgil Thompson's The Plow That Broke The Plains, originally on Vanguard. Analogue Productions began as a vehicle for Kassem to license his favorite all-time recordings and reissue them as remastered and as a superior version to the original release. Since its inception AP has reissued hundreds of titles, ranging from classical to folk, pop, rock, blues and jazz. Included in the many highlights of Analogue Productions' history are the Fantasy 45 Jazz Reissues, the Blue Note Reissues, and premium box sets of the music of such legendary acts as The Doors, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Nat "King" Cole and Norah Jones. True to its name, Analogue Productions works with the original analogue master tapes - more than any other reissue label! The result is superior sound - richer, warmer and more lifelike, than digital.