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Van Cliburn, Adlai Stevenson, Philadelphia Orchestra & Eugene Ormandy – Piston, Rachmaninoff & Others: Orchestral Works (Remastered 2024) (2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 01:52:29 minutes | 1,18 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Archipel
Eugene Ormandy was a Hungarian-born American conductor and violinist, best known for his association with the Philadelphia Orchestra, as its music director. His 44-year association with the orchestra is one of the longest enjoyed by any conductor with any American orchestra. Ormandy made numerous recordings with the orchestra, and as guest conductor with European orchestras, and achieved three gold records and two Grammy Awards. His reputation was as a skilled technician and expert orchestral builder.
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Van Cliburn – Tchaikovsky: Concertos No. 1 – Rachmaninoff: Concerto No. 2 (2004)
Kondrashin, RCA Symphony / Reiner, Chigaco Symphony
SACD ISO (2.0/MCH): 3,23 GB | 24B/88,2kHz Stereo FLAC: 1,26 GB | Full Artwork: 26 MB
Label/Cat#: RCA Red Seal “Living Stereo” # 82876-61392-2 | Country/Year: US 2004
Genre: Classical | Style: Romantic, Early 20th Century
What a stunner of a disc! My favorite SACD, out of the several hundred I now own.
The performances are simply to die for. I have scores of alternative versions (Argerich, Ashkenzy, Horowitz, …, Volodos), and no one holds a candle to Cliburn in the Tchaikovsky.
Yet, the real surprise is the Rach. 2. Here, Reiner’s synergy with Cliburn raises the performance up several notches, resulting in an absolutely thrilling performance.
Even the normally sedate Penguin Guide refered to the Rach. 2 recording as if it was “recorded yesterday”, and I have to agree.
Forget the wimpy Telarcs or the bright Membranes or the acerbic Naxos SACDs. What you have here is a 50 year old pair of recordings that sound like they were recorded yesterday, with performances that will be just as timeless a 100 years from now.
Five stars in sonics as well as performance. If the recordings sound bad, something’s wrong with your system! Played through a full dCS stack with BAT VK 51Se and a Krell 600c and Harbeth Monitor 40s, this SACD sounds stunning, with amazing dynamics and spectacular piano sound. sa-cd.net
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