Modest Mussorgsky – Pictures At An Exhibition, A Night On Bald Mountain & Other Russian Showpieces
Chicago Symhony Orchestra / Fritz Reiner (conductor)
SACD ISO: 3,38 GB | FLAC @ 24bit/88.2kHz: 1,35 GB | Full Artwork | 3% Recovery Info
Label/Cat#: RCA Red Seal “Living Stereo” # 82876613942 | Country/Year: Europe 2004, 1957/1959
Genre: Classical | Style: Various, Russian, Romantic, Early 20th Century
Comparing RCA’s new Reiner Mussorgsky Pictures SACD to its previous Living Stereo CD incarnation is similar to the experience of viewing a television screen after wiping away accumulated dust. Everything appears clearer, with enhanced detail and impact. The noticeably improved stereo separation creates a solid, three-dimensional effect-even though this is the two-channel version. [Editor’s Note: The three-channel remastering is equally successful, and even more vibrant overall.] Listen to The Old Castle and hear the precise placement of instrumental groups in the sound picture, especially the percussion, with its crisp cymbals and powerful, punchy bass drum. This is even more the case in The Hut on Fowls Legs, where the strings take on a newly detailed articulation. In the Great Gate of Kiev you can now hear the fabled Chicago brass sound in its full, unrestrained splendor. The remaining selections are just as impressive sonically. But of course, marveling at the sound quality of these 40-year-old recordings is only a secondary consideration. Reiner’s magnificent and still-unequalled performances remain the real reason for acquiring this disc. For newcomers, these new SACD transfers should remove any hesitations regarding sound quality, while veterans will feel an old romance rekindled. — Victor Carr Jr, ClassicsToday.com
SACD Info:
Modest Mussorgsky – Pictures At An Exhibition, A Night On Bald Mountain & Other Russian Showpieces
Chicago Symhony Orchestra / Fritz Reiner (conductor)
Label: RCA Red Seal
Series: Living Stereo
Catalog#: 82876613942
Format: Hybrid-SACD, Album, Stereo/Multichannel
Country: Europe
Released: 2004, 1957/1959
Genre: Classical
Style: Various, Russian, Romantic, Early 20th Century
Tracklist:
1. Pictures at an exhibition (orch. Maurice Ravel) by Modest Mussorgsky
2. Suite for Orchestra no 1 in D major, Op. 43: Marche miniature by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
3. A Night on Bald Mountain by Modest Mussorgsky
4. Prince Igor: Polovtsian March by Alexander Borodin
5. Marche slave, Op. 31 by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
6. Colas Breugnon, Op. 24 – Overture by Dmitri Kabalevsky
7. Russlan and Ludmilla – Overture by Mikhail Glinka
Recorded in 1957,1959
SACD ISO
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FLAC 24bit/88,2kHz
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