Eugene Ormandy & The Philadelphia Orchestra Last Great Performances (2 Hybrid Stereo SACD)

Limited Edition Hybrid Double SACD!
Featuring Esoteric's Proprietary Re-Mastering Process to Achieve the Highest Level of Sound Quality!
Japanese Pressing, Deluxe Digi-pak Packaging, THE Definitive Classical Performance on SACD!
Eugene Ormandy leads the Philadelphia Orchestra through works by Richard Strauss, Paul Hindemith, Béla Bartók, Jean Sibelius, and Samuel Barber. Recorded on November 24, 1979 (Disc 1, 1), February 25 and November 10, 1978 (Disc 1, 2-7), November 18 and 20, 1978 (Disc 2, 1-12), February 20, 1978 (Disc 2, 13-14), and February 25, 1978 (Disc 2, 15) at the Old Metropolitan Opera House, Philadelphia.
Classical masterpiece collection
The reissue of classical music masterpieces by Esoteric has attracted a lot of attention, both for its uncompromising commitment to recreating the original master sound, and for using hybrid Super Audio CD technology to improve sound quality. This series marks the first hybrid Super Audio CD release of historical recording selections that have been mainstays of the catalog since their initial release. These new audio versions feature Esoteric's proprietary re-mastering process to achieve the highest level of sound quality.
Experience by yourself...
Experience the legendary performance in this new Super Audio CD/CD format. Not only for new followers, but also for well experienced followers of these recorded materials. All will be equally impressed by the "soul" hidden within the notes, but never before found in previously released recordings in any format.
Re-mastering:
Producer: Motoaki Ohmachi (Esoteric Company)
Associated Producer: Jo Yoshida (Esoteric Company)
Mastering Engineer: Masaya Touno (Esoteric Company)
Esoteric equipment used for re-mastering
The criterion of re-mastering is to faithfully capture the quality of the original master. Esoteric's flag ship D/A converters, model Grandioso D1X, Master clock generator model Grandioso G1X and Esoteric Mexcel interconnect cables and power cords, were all used for this re-mastering session. This combination of highly advanced technology greatly contributed to capturing the high quality sound of the original master.

Features:

• Limited Edition - One-Time Pressing
• Double Disc Super Audio CD
• SACD Stereo SACD Layer
• This Hybrid SACD contains a 'Red Book' Stereo CD Layer which is playable on most conventional CD Players!
• DSD Mastering
• Deluxe Digipak Packaging
• Made in Japan

Musicians:

• The Philadelphia Orchestra
• Eugene Ormandy, conductor

Selections:

Disc 1
Richard Strauss (1864-1949)
Also Sprach Zarathustra, Op.30
1. Tone Poem for Large Orchestra Freely Adapted from Friedrich Nietzsche
Paul Hindemith (1895-1963)
Symphonic Metamorphoses After Themes by Carl Maria von Weber
2. I. Allegro
3. II. Turandot, Scherzo, Moderato-lively
4. III. Andantino
5. IV. March
6. Concert Music for String Music and Brass, Op.50
7. Part 1: Moderately fast, with power – Very wide, but always flowing
8. Part 2: Lively-Slow- In the First Measure of Time (Lively)
Disc 2
Béla Bartók (1881-1945)
Music For Strings, Percussion And Celesta, Sz.106
1. I. Andante Tranquillo
2. II. Allegro
3. III. Adagio
4. IV. Allegro motto
The Miraculous Mandarin-Suite, Op.19, Sz.73
5. I. Beginning
6. II. The Curtain Rises
7. III. First Seduction Game
8. IV. Second Seduction Game
9. V Third Seduction Game
10. VI. The Mandarin Enters
11. VII. Dance Of The Girl
12. VIII The Chase-The Tramps Leap Out
Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)
Lemminkäinen Suite, Op.22 (The Four Legends)
13. II. The Swan Of Tounela
14. IV. Lemminkäinen's Return
Samuel Barber (1910-1981)
15. Adagio for Strings, Op.11