Robert Shaw, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & The Chorus Stravinsky: The Firebird Suite & Borodin: Polovetsian Dances Ultra HD

Ultra High Definition 32-Bit Mastering!
This Ultra HD 32-Bit Mastering CD will play on ALL CD players!
Robert Shaw conducts the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chorus for this Telarc recording containing Stravinsky's The Firebird alongside Borodin's Overture & Polovetsian Dances.
The fact that Igor Stravinsky, who was only 27 years old, composed one of his most famous works, 'The Firebird' ('L'Oiseau de feu'), was first and foremost due to the unwillingness of a colleague. When the Russian impresario Sergei Diaghilev planned a piece about the legend of the Firebird for his Ballets Russes in 1910, he commissioned the composer Anatole Liadov to set it to music. After six months, he was unable to prove a grade on paper, and only so Stravinsky, who was still completely unknown outside Russia at the time, came to the commissioned work. A stroke of luck, as it turned out, because his composition became a resounding international success. It makes audible some of the most touching and at the same time most skilful musical images that exist in art.
Winston Ma selected the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra's interpretation at the Atlantic Memorial Arts Center's Symphony Hall as one of ten Telarc recordings for UHD remastering. The clear, pointed and dynamic recording is representative of the label's excellent audiophile quality. Also suitable for newcomers to classical music! In this case, the orchestra is even very warm and round for a Telarc recording, and the mastering allows a view of an opulent stage width with finely positioned soloists.
Ultra High Definition 32-Bit Mastering!
Ultra High Definition 32-Bit Mastering is a proprietary ultra-high-quality mastering system. This leading-edge system has achieved unprecedented sonority and musicality, reproducing as closely as possible the sound of the original master tape! This format employs what is currently the highest attainable resolution bit depth (word length) in the professional audio field, i.e. 32-bit. 32-bit resolution makes possible maximized, undistorted dynamics, and the lowest noise floor, allowing even the quietest musical information to be heard more clearly. This breakthrough results from the development, through years of experience and application of advanced digital technology, of a sophisticated A/D and D/A processing system.
Ultra HD 32-Bit Mastering does not specify a sampling rate; this allows flexibility in meticulously choosing the appropriate bandwidth for a particular recording. The higher the sampling rate -- for example, 192 kHz -- the greater the bandwidth. However, merely employing the greatest bandwidth may not guarantee the ultimate sound. With some recordings, a lower sampling rate -- 96 or 176 kHz -- may offer better musicality and more homogeneous harmonics. This determination requires careful and discerning auditioning and professional judgment. In the end, the human being's hearing and emotions should be the final arbiter, rather than the print-out of testing equipment or technical measurements.
Recognizing these variables, FIM nevertheless tries to use 32-bit depth and 192 kHz bandwidth whenever the original analog master is at hand. Alternatively, if the original recording is on 24/96, the 32/96 may eventually be used to maintain the integrity of the sonority particular to that recording. With this flexibility, First Impression Music believes that preeminent sound is only achievable when the chemistry of the recording, mastering, glass-stamper making, replication, and quality control is right. As always, listening is believing.
This recording has been mastered by the new Ultra High Definition 32-Bit Mastering process, which creates an unbelievable sound surpassing other formats!
The benefits of Ultra HD 32-Bit Mastering:
• Ambience of Analogue Sound
• Higher Resolution
• Undistorted Dynamics
• The Lowest Noise Floor, allowing even the quietest musical information to be heard more clearly!
• Richer Sound Field
• Master-Tape Quality Sound!!!
• Delivers what musicians originally intended!

Features:

• Produced using PureFlection (Pure Reflection) Process
• Ultra HD Mastering
• Beautifully packaged
• Playable on ALL CD Players!
• Original Audiophile Label, Telarc Release!

Musicians:

• Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chorus
• Robert Shaw, conductor

Selections:

Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)
The Firebird
1. Introduction
2. The Firebird and Her Dance
3. Round Dance of the Princess
4. Infernal Dance of King Kastchei
5. Berceuse
6. Finale
Alexander Borodin (1833-1887)
Music from Prince Igor
7. Overture
8. Polovetsian Dances (with chorus)