Janos Starker -Bach-Cello Suiten 2 & 5 -Mercury Classics LP Grooves.land/Playthek

Details / Tracklist:

: No. 2 In D Minor ()
: No. 5 In C Minor ()

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Extra-Infos:

.. 2 & 5 For Solo Cello / 180gr.

Description:

Bach: Suites Nos. 2 & 5 For Solo Cello -Ltd- is an album by Janos Starker, released in 2022. The album is a Limited Edition classical LP. Continuing Decca Classicsâ?? Mercury Living Presence, Half-speed Vinyl series with five more titles. New mastersâ??and new 3-to-2 mixes by Tom Fineâ??have been created from new HD transfers of the original first-generation master tapes and lacquers are cut at half-speed at Abbey Road and pressed on 180gm vinyl at Optimal to present definitive audiophile pressings, with original artwork and liner notes. - .. 2 & 5 FOR SOLO CELLO / 180GR.

Originally released in 1964, this first LP of Starker's legendary Bach Suites recordings for Mercury met immediate acclaim and encouraged Starker and the recording team to wax the other four Suites. All six Suites were released together in a 1966 box set. Recorded April 15 and 17, 1963, in Fine Recording Ballroom Studio A, New York City, using three Schoeps M201 microphones. Long hailed as the audiophile's label, Mercury Living Presence represents an important milestone in the history of classical recording. Since they were first released, Mercury Living Presence LP records have been collected and coveted and 70 years after the label's first release - Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition, with Rafael Kubelík conducting the Chicago Symphony Orchestra - Mercury continues to be admired for the quality of it's artistry and recordings: all celebrated for their sheer vividness of sound. This audiophile series sources the original first-generation master tapes. New HD transfers were made at Abbey Road Studios. Master files, including new 3-to-2 mixes for stereo titles, were produced by Thomas Fine, son of the original producer and recording engineer for the majority of Mercury Living Presence titles.

Mastered at Abbey Road Studios Half Speed Mastering "A Note About Listening Levels" sticker in front Sleeve notes in English only on back Misprint "NO. 2 IN A MINOR" on back sleeve "Printed in U.S.A." on back 1963 Universal Music Operations Limited. 2022 Universal Music Operations Limited. A Decca Classics Release Made in the EU Made in Germany BIEM/SDRM STEREO LC 00171

Manufacturer No.:

002894852604

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