Recorded at Kingsway Hall and engineered by Kenneth Wilkinson, this record couples Moussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition with Night on Bare Mountain. It has long been considered among the greatest sounding albums ever made. Perhaps most stunning about Power of the Orchestra are the effortless dynamics, which have been reviewed and raved about ever since the first RCA shaded dog. From the teeny, tiny, itsy, bitsy gentle plucks of strings to the WHAM!! CRASH!! SLAM!! of a full orchestra without a bit of notice. It's heart-stopping, jump-out-of-your-seat-type dynamics. The Power of the Orchestra — a more appropriate title there never was. This thing's got all the weight of an anchor but at the same time the clarity and airiness and sparkle of a feather. Nuance, a holographic soundstage, emotion to spare — this one's got it all. A true reference. Power, indeed. Originally recorded in 1962.
15 ips, ¼-inch analog tape copy (IEC equalization) sourced from a copy of the original analog master tape. Transferred real-time, using an ATR-modified Ampex Tape Machine with flux magnetic heads. Custom slipcase cover.
* It is standard practice in all recording studios to keep the tape "tail out." This reduces "pre-echo" and it means that the tape should be placed on the right hand side of the recorder, re-wound and then played.
Tracklist:
Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881)
A Night On Bare Mountain
Pictures At An Exhibition
Promenade
Gnomus
Promenade
II vecchio castello
Promenade
Tuileries
Bydlo
Promenade
Ballet of the Chicks in Their Shells
Samuel Goldenburg And Schmyle
The Market Place at Limoges
Catacombs: Con mortuis in lingua mortua
The Hut on Fowl's Legs
The Great Gate of Kiev
Recording information:
Title: The Power Of The Orchestra, A Night On The Bare Mountain, Pictures At An Exhibition
Composer: Modest Mussorgsky
Conductor: René Leibowitz
Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Genre: Classical
Media: 2x 1/4" Metal Reel Tape Stereo 38cm/s (15ips), , . Analogue Productions Ultra Tape reel-to-reel reissues! Sourced from original master tapes. Transferred using ATR-modified Ampex Tape Machine with flux magnetic heads.
Label: Analogue Productions
Cat#: RRAP0006
Released: 2017 in US
Original release: 1963 by RCA Victor VCS-2659
EAN: 0753088900600
Discogs rel.#: 10845636
