R. STRAUSS Ein Heldenleben CLASSIC RECORDS LSC 1807 180g AUDIOPHILE pressing (M)
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R. STRAUSS Ein Heldenleben CLASSIC RECORDS (Living Stereo) LSC 1807 180g AUDIOPHILE pressing Frizt Reiner conducting the Chicago Symphony Orchestra - Mastered by Bernie Grundman - Pressed at RTI (Rare and out of print)
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Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40 (A Hero's Life) A Part I B Concluded*(all photos are of the actual item)
- Manufactured By – Classic Records
- Composed By – Richard Strauss
- Conductor – Fritz Reiner
- Orchestra – The Chicago Symphony Orchestra
- Violin – John Weicher
... on to Ein Heldenleben, the sound was equally riveting. Take, for instance ‘The hero’s battlefield’. Here the spatial effects are most convincing – the approaching bugle calls, the cantering, then charging cavalry and the booming guns (floor-shuddering bass drum thunders) envelop the listener. Also beautifully spatially engineered, is the hauntingly lovely string passage at the climax of ‘The hero’s retreat from the world and fulfilment’.
It is amazing to remember that this music was recorded as long ago as 1954. Every instrument is glowingly captured. Yes, one might argue that the odd trumpet call, for instance, is shrill and thin but that is the exception. Listen, for instance, to the silky sheen of the strings and the warmth of the violin solos and the clarity of the carping woodwinds in Heldenleben’s adversaries’ music.
Even if you have this classic recording don’t hesitate to obtain this upgrade - sensational listening. (review Ian and Grace Lace)
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