ESOTERIC LP ESLP-10001: MOZART - Piano Concertos - CURZON - OOP 2009 JAPAN SEALD

$

600

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Background -

This item represents a serious investment in music! Talk about rare! Only 1,000 copies of this rare title were made by Esoteric in Japan, cut at the JVC Mastering Center. They sold out almost instantly. Many collectors are not even aware that Esoteric issued 3 LP titles when they began issuing their highly sought after SACD catalog. The SACDs are rare, no doubt, but the LPs are much, much rarer still. The out of print SACDs have gone up dramatically in price as collectors try to fill in the gaps in their collections, but the LPs are almost certain to go much higher in price as demand outstrips supply by a wide margin. This may be your only chance at getting this title in FACTORY SEALED and NEW condition. The original Decca LP fetches big bucks on the collectors secondary market, this ESOTERIC reissue will likely go for even more! Get it now, before they are all gone for good. 

This title has been officially SOLD OUT and out of print as of April 2010

The production quality of this vinyl record is strictly controlled by ESOTERIC without compromise, re-vitalizing the experience and integrity of the original master!

About this project...
-        Digitally re-mastered using ESOTERIC equipment *1
-        Specially tuned direct lacquer cutting equipment
-        No equalizer, no limiter, and no filters used for this cutting process!
-        "Master press disc;" providing true original master sound quality *2
-        Limited production; only 1,000 discs made
-        200g heavy weight vinyl *3

* 1.  The criterion of re-mastering is to faithfully capture the quality of the original master tapes. ESOTERIC's flag ship D/A converters, model D-01VU, Rubidium master clock generator model G-0Rb and ESOTERIC MEXCEL cables, 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 tapes.

* 2.  This vinyl was directly pressed from the first mold produced by the original Lacquer. The "Mother" copy extraction and its mold do not exist during the production process (two processes shorter than conventional vinyl production); allowing the groove edge to remain sharp on final vinyl. As a result press quantity is extremely limited!!

* 3.  All material quality is carefully selected and strictly managed for reduced surface noise.

A collaboration work from two of the worlds greatest Mozart admirers - Curzon, a British piano virtuoso and Britten, a composer / conductor, have brilliantly revived original recordings helping to create a newly re-mastered vinyl disc.

A selection of historical masterpiece recordings, re-mastered with cutting edge technologies and with ESOTERIC's respect for music - ESOTERIC vinyl collections take listeners to the "next level" of musical expression.

From original liner notes;
"Mozart's final piano concerto K.595 was central to Clifford Curzon's musical personality for at least the last half of his life and revealed much of his attitude towards performance and recording. He was virtually hypnotized by the piece as a source of endless variation in phrasing, touch and meaning, and proof that he was still making new discoveries in it, right to the end of his life, is that he planned to record it for the fourth time in January 1984···"

"The present performance is the result of recording sessions held on 24 and 25 September 1970. It was only natural that with two such Mozartians as Benjamin Britten and Clifford Curzon, these sessions were dominated by musical rather than technical considerations and on the first day things went so well with K.466 that by the end of the second session we not only had a final version of K.466 but a complete performance of K.595 as well. After listening to the tape of K.595 in the evening, work was completed to everyone's satisfaction the following day. Editing took only a few days and Clifford Curzon heard the result soon afterwards···." - Ray Minshull

This listing is for an out of print (since April 2010), and very rare audiophile LP title - a FACTORY SEALED LP PRESSED and ISSUED by TEAC / ESOTERIC of a highly collectible title from their out of print catalog - a superb Classical title featuring the music of -

W. A. MOZART (1756 - 1791)

Music on this out of print LP -

Piano Concerto No. 20, K.466

Piano Concerto No. 27, K.595
Side One:    Piano Concerto No. 20 in D Minor K.466
1st. Movement : Allegro
2nd. Movement : Romance
3rd. Movement : Rondo (Allegro assai)
Side Two:    Piano Concerto No. 27 in B Flat Major K.595
1st. Movement : Allegro
2nd. Movement : Larghetto
3rd. Movement : Allegro

Performers -

• Sir Clifford Curzon, piano
• Benjamin Britten, conductor
• English Chamber Orchestra
  

The LP is from the ultra-rare TEAC / ESOTERIC series of audiophile, out of print LPs.

• LP catalog # ESLP 10001
• LP made in JAPAN
• OUT OF PRINT as of April 2010
• Only 1,000 copies of this item were made and once they sell out, they are gone for good!
  
• Producer: Ray Minshull
  Engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson
  Location: Maltings, Snape
• Recording: September, 1970
  Re-mastering Producer: Motoaki Ohmachi (ESOTERIC COMPANY)
  Mastering Engineer: Kazuie Sugimoto (JVC Mastering Center)
• Remastering Date: August 26, 2008 at the JVC Mastering Center
• Cutting Engineer: Toru Kotetsu (JVC Mastering Center)
  Cutting Date: February 2009 at JVC Mastering Center
  Cutting Lathe: Neumann VMS70 (JVC Special Custom Manufacture)
  Cutting Head: Neumann SX-74
  Cutter Drive Amplifier: Neumann SP-75 (JVC Special Custom Manufacture)
  ? Format: 12" LP using 200 gram heavy weight vinyl
  ? Label: Decca
  ? Master Press Disc
  ? Deluxe packaging, including a paper strip OBI.
  

Condition & Notes -

The LP, Outer Jacket and INSERTS are all in MINT condition - the LP is actually FACTORY SEALED and NEW! The LP comes in a resealable plastic sleeve, complete with a paper strip OBI.

This LP is an audiophile quality pressing (any collector of fine MFSL, half speeds, direct to discs, Japanese/UK pressings etc., can attest to the difference a quality pressing can make to an audio system).
Don't let this rarity slip by!!!