Limited Edition, Numbered 129/3000
New Sealed

Maurice Ravel, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Seiji Ozawa – Maurice Ravel: The Orchestral Works

Label:

Deutsche Grammophon – 486 6722, Deutsche Grammophon – 00289 486 6722

Series:

The Original Source

Format:

Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, 180g, Gatefold Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, 180g, Gatefold Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, 180g, Gatefold Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, 180g, Gatefold Box Set, Compilation, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue

Country:

Germany

Released:

Mar 7, 2025

Genre:

Classical

Style:

Impressionist, Neo-Classical, Modern Bolero (La Valse / Rapsodie Espagnole) Bolero (1927) A1 Tempo Di Bolero Moderato Assai 14:28 Rapsodie Espagnole (1907) A2 Prélude À La Nuit. Très Modéré 3:51 A3 Malagueña. Assez Vif - Assez Lent 2:02 B1 Habanera. Assez Lent Et D'Un Rythme Las 2:31 B2 Feria. Assez Animé - Très Modéré - De Plus En Plus Animé 6:10 La Valse (1920) (Poème Chorégraphique Pour Orchestre) B3 Mouvement De Valse Viennoise - Un Peu Plus Modéré - 1er Mouvement - Assez Animé 11:57 Ma Mère L'Oye / Menuet Antique / Le Tombeau De Couperin Ma Mère L'Oye Engineer [Toningenieure] – Gernot Westhäuser, Joachim Niss (28:10) C1a Prélude. Très Lent - Animé C1b Danse Du Rouet Et Scène. Allegro - Très Lent C1c Pavane De La Belle Au Bois Dormant. Lent C1d Les Entretiens De La Belle Et De La Bête. Mouvement De Valse Modéré C1e Petit Poucet. Très Modéré C1f Laideronnette, Impératrice Des Pagodes. Mouvement De Marche C1g Le Jardin Féerique. Lent Et Grave Menuet Antique Engineer [Toningenieure] – Gernot Westhäuser, Joachim Niss D1 Maestoso 6:20 Le Tombeau De Couperin Engineer [Toningenieure] – Hans-Peter Schweigmann Soloist [Solo-Oboe (Hautbois)], Oboe [Solo-Oboe (Hautbois)] – Ralph Gomberg D2 I. Prélude. Vif 3:20 D3 II. Forlane. Allegretto 5:34 D4 III. Menuet, Allegro Moderato 4:47 D5 IV. Rigaudon. Assez Vif - Moins Vif - 1er Mouvement 2:58 »Daphnis Et Chloé« Daphnis Et Chloé (Ballet En Un Acte) Chorus – Tanglewood Festival Chorus Chorus Master [Chordirektor] – John Oliver Soloist [Solo-Flöte], Flute [Solo-Flöte] – Doriot Anthony Dwyer E1 Première Partie 23:47 F1 Deuxième Partie. Troisième Partie 27:40 Valses Nobles Et Sentimentales / Alborada Del Gracioso / Une Barque Sur L'Océan / Pavane Pour Une Infante Défunte Valses Nobles Et Sentimentales Engineer [Tonmeister] – Hans-Peter Schweigmann (16:36) G1a I. Modéré G1b II. Assez Lent G1c III. Modéré G1d IV. Assez Animé G1e V. Presque Lent G1f VI. Assez Vif G1g VII. Moins Vif G1h VIII. Épilogue. Lent Une Barque Sur L'Océan Engineer [Tonmeister] – Hans-Peter Schweigmann (7:38) G2 Très Souple De Rythme H1 Pavane Pour Une Infante Défunte Engineer [Tonmeister] – Hans-Peter Schweigmann Soloist [Solo-Horn (Cor)], Horn [Solo-Horn (Cor)] – Charles Kavalovski 6:13 Alborada Del Gracioso Engineer [Tonmeister] – Gernot Westhäuser, Hans-Peter Schweigmann, Joachim Niss Soloist [Solo-Fagott (Bassoon)], Bassoon [Solo-Fagott (Bassoon)] – Sherman Walt (7:37) H2 Assez Vif - Plus Lent - Au Mouvement

• Record Company – Universal Music
• Manufactured By – Optimal Media GmbH
• Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Deutsche Grammophon GmbH
• Copyright © – Deutsche Grammophon GmbH
• Copyright © – Siegfried Lauterwasser
• Copyright © – Harro Wolter
• Copyright © – Boston Symphony Orchestra Archives
• Copyright © – Milton Feinberg
• Copyright © – Joseph Braunstein
• Pressed By – Optimal Media GmbH – BO26006
• Recorded At – Symphony Hall, Boston
• Mixed At – Emil Berliner Studios
• Lacquer Cut At – Emil Berliner Studios

• Composed By – Maurice Ravel
• Conductor – Seiji Ozawa
• Design [Discs 3 & 4] – Werner Koberstein
• Design [Slipcase; Discs 1 To 4: Design (Reissue)] – Nikolaus Boddin
• Drawing [Disc 2 Gatefold Interior: Sergej Diaghilew (Karikatur Von)] – Larionow*
• Editor [Slipcase; Discs 1 To 4: Design (Reissue)] – Annette Nubbemeyer, Texthouse
• Engineer [Disc 1: Toningenieure] – Joachim Niss
• Engineer [Disc 3: Toningenieure] – Hans-Peter Schweigmann
• Engineer [Discs 1 & 3: Toningenieure] – Gernot Westhäuser
• Lacquer Cut By [Cut By] – Sidney C. Meyer*
• Liner Notes [Disc 1: English] – Joseph Braunstein
• Liner Notes [Disc 1: French] – Guy Ferchault
• Liner Notes [Disc 1: German] – K. H. Ruppel
• Liner Notes [Disc 2 Gatefold Interior] – Joseph Braunstein
• Liner Notes [Disc 2: German] – Monika Lichtenfeld
• Liner Notes [Disc 3; French: Traduction De] – J. Fournier*
• Liner Notes [Disc 4 Gatefold Interior] – David Noble (4)
• Liner Notes [Disc 4: German] – Ingo Harden
• Liner Notes [Disc 4; French: Traduction] – Jacques Fournier
• Liner Notes [Discs 1 To 4: Recording Documentation] – DG Archive
• Liner Notes [Discs 2 & 3; English: Translation] – John Coombs
• Mixed By – Rainer Maillard
• Photography By [Disc 1: Cover Photo] – Harro Wolter
• Photography By [Disc 2: Artist Photo (Inside)] – Milton Feinberg
• Photography By [Disc 3: Cover-Photo] – Serge Lido
• Photography By [Discs 1 & 2: Artist Photo (Inside)] – Boston Symphony Orchestra Archives
• Photography By [Slipcase; Disc 3: Cover Photo] – Siegfried Lauterwasser
• Producer [Discs 1 To 4: Produktion], Recording Supervisor [Discs 1 To 4: Aufnahmeleitung] – Thomas Mowrey
• Producer [Discs 1 To 4: Produktions-Koordinator] – Franz-Christian Wulff
• Product Manager [Slipcase; Discs 1 To 4: Design (Reissue)] – Johannes Gleim, Julian Kreuzkam

Issued in a slipcase with its opening on the left side, and has "The Original Source" hype sticker on the front of the shrink-wrap. Each individual LP is housed in a matte finish gatefold jacket with liner notes in German, English and French, and images of the original recording documentation on the interior. They also have an A4 size insert that has details about 'The Original Source' series on one side and an image of the tape box. Each disc is housed in a plain black poly-lined inner sleeve.

[Slipcase back]
This edition
℗ 2025 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Mühlenstraße 25, 10243 Berlin
© 2025 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
A Universal Music Company
Editor: Annette Nubbemeyer [Texthouse logo]
Cover Photo © Siegfried Lauterwasser
Printed and Made in the EU
180g heavyweight vinyl pressing
Limited edition #### / 3000. (Boxed; '####' i.e. the individual number, is handwritten)

[The Original Source sticker]
Audiophile vinyl reissues
Pure analogue mix & cut from the original ½ inch 4-track & 1 inch 8-track tapes
Manufactured at optimal media on 180-gram virgin vinyl

Disc 1 - Bolero (La Valse / Rapsodie Espagnole)
[Catalog numbers]
486 6723: spine and labels
00289 486 6723: back cover
2530 475: front and back covers

[Back Cover]
℗ 1974 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Mühlenstraße 25, 10243 Berlin
© 2025 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
A Universal Music Company
Cover Photo © Harro Wolter, Hamburg
Artist Photo (inside) © Courtesy Boston Symphony Orchestra Archives
Editor: Annette Nubbemeyer [Texthouse logo]
Printed and Made in the EU
Mixed by Rainer Maillard & cut by Sidney C. Meyer directly from original analogue source at Emil Berliner Studios
180g heavyweight vinyl pressing

[Labels]
Made in the EU
℗ 1974 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

[Insert- image of tape box for side A]
ORT: Boston, Mass. /USA, Symphony Hall
Datum: 22.4. u. 14.10. 1974
First released in 1974 (LP 2530 475), based on 2nd generation stereo downmix

Disc 2 - Ma Mère L'Oye / Menuet Antique / Le Tombeau De Couperin
[Catalog numbers]
486 6724: spine and labels
00289 486 6724: back cover
2530 752: front and back covers

[Back Cover]
℗ 1975 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Mühlenstraße 25, 10243 Berlin
© 2025 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
A Universal Music Company
Cover Photo © Siegfried Lauterwasser, Ũberlingen
Design: Werner Koberstein, Hamburg
Editor: Annette Nubbemeyer [Texthouse logo]
Printed and Made in the EU
Mixed by Rainer Maillard & cut by Sidney C. Meyer directly from original analogue source at Emil Berliner Studios
180g heavyweight vinyl pressing

[Gatefold interior]
Reprint of the original booklet text from the 4-LP box of Ravel's orchestral works (published 1975)

[Labels]
Made in the EU
℗ 1975 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

[Insert- image of tape box for side C]
ORT: Boston, Symphony Hall, Mass. /USA, Symphony Hall
Datum: 22.4. u. 14.10. 1974
First released in 1975 (LP 2530 752), based on 2nd generation stereo downmix

Disc 3 - »Daphnis Et Chloé«
[Catalog numbers]
486 6725: spine and labels
00289 486 6725: back cover
2530 563: front and back covers

[Back Cover]
Cover-Photo: Serge Lido, Paris · Copyright A.D.A.G.P. 1975 (»Daphnis et Chloé« im Teatro de la Fenice, Venedig, 1959, in der Ausstattung von Marc Chargall)
©1975 Joseph Braunstein
℗ 1975 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Mühlenstraße 25, 10243 Berlin
© 2025 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
A Universal Music Company
Artist Photo (inside) © Milton Feinberg/Boston Symphony Orchestra Archives
Editor: Annette Nubbemeyer [Texthouse logo]
Printed and Made in the EU
Mixed by Rainer Maillard & cut by Sidney C. Meyer directly from original analogue source at Emil Berliner Studios
180g heavyweight vinyl pressing

[Labels]
Made in the EU
℗ 1975 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

[Insert- image of tape box for side E]
ORT: Boston, Mass. /USA, Symphony Hall 251 Huntington Ave.
Datum: 14./15. Okt. 1974
First released in 1975 (LP 2530 563), based on 2nd generation stereo downmix

Disc 4 - Valses Nobles Et Sentimentales / Alborada Del Gracioso / Une Barque Sur L'Océan / Pavane Pour Une Infante Défunte
[Catalog numbers]
486 6726: spine and labels
00289 486 6726: back cover
2530 753: front and back covers

[Back Cover]
℗ 1975 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Mühlenstraße 25, 10243 Berlin
© 2025 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
A Universal Music Company
Cover Photo © Siegfried Lauterwasser, Ũberlingen
Design: Werner Koberstein, Hamburg
Editor: Annette Nubbemeyer [Texthouse logo]
Printed and Made in the EU
Mixed by Rainer Maillard & cut by Sidney C. Meyer directly from original analogue source at Emil Berliner Studios
180g heavyweight vinyl pressing

[Gatefold interior]
Reprint of the original booklet text from the 4-LP box of Ravel's orchestral works (published 1975)

[Labels]
Made in the EU
℗ 1975 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

[Insert- image of tape box for side H]
ORT: Boston, Symphony Hall, Mass./USA
Datum: 13.3.74: 15.10.74; 21.4.75
First released in 1975 (LP 2530 753), based on 2nd generation stereo downmix
The order of the works on this LP have been re-arranged since the original release. For mixing and cutting reasons, side A (ie side G in the set) contains 4-track recordings only, while side B (ie side H in the set) contains 8-track recordings. Side A (ie side G here) is the only side in this set that contains 4-track recordings.

Runouts are etched, with:
- side A: '1+' inverted; '3' in '4866723' has been corrected from '5'
- side B: '2Λ' inverted and mirrored
- side C '2T' mirrored
- side D '1△' inverted
- side E '1=' mirrored
- side F '1=' mirrored
- side G '1T' mirrored
- side H '1+' mirrored; scratched out character following '4866722 H'

[DG shop release page]
"the renowned Emil Berliner Studios have remastered and edited the original four- and eight-track tapes in 100% analog quality (AAA)"