Ernest Ansermet 、 Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden - Royal Ballet Gala (remastered 2024) - Japan 2 SACD Hybrid Limited Edition

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Ernest Ansermet 、 Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden

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55th anniversary of Anselme's death, one of the greatest performances and recordings in the history of recordings by DECCA! This is the latest reissue of the historical master recording by Kenneth Wilkinson from the original master tapes. This album by Anselme and the Covent Garden Royal Opera House Orchestra at Kingsway Hall in January 1959 has long been hailed as a great recording by the master recording artist Kenneth Wilkinson. Since its initial analog release, it has been released several times in the CD era as a high-quality recording, and its SA-CD hybrid release by Analogue Productions in 2018, as well as its reissue by Audio Magazine, have attracted much attention. The album continues to reign supreme as a rare album with superb performances and recordings. This time, the Tower Project will release a new edition of the album. This time, as a project for the 55th anniversary of Anselme's death, we reissued the album in DSD format using the new analog master tapes from his home country, aiming for the final form of the package.The new SA-CD hybrid version will be released after minimal mastering and direct DSD conversion from analog tape at Classic Sound in the U.K. The sound quality is the highest in the history of vinyl records. This latest reissue of the album is the best sound quality in the history of vinyl records. Although the emphasis tends to be on the recording, Anselme's dashing performance is of course one of the major attractions. After meeting Stravinsky in exile in Switzerland, Anselme was invited by Diaghilev to conduct the Ballets Russes for eight years from 1915, and in this album, he shares his memories of Diaghilev, the Ballets Russes, and the Royal Ballet on the 25th anniversary of Diaghilev's death. In this recording, Anselme shares his memories of Diaghilev and the Ballets Russes, as well as the Royal Ballet on the 25th anniversary of Diaghilev's death. What makes this recording so special may be the fact that it is a hybrid of Decca's recording using FFSS technology and RCA's project, which was at the forefront of stereo recording at the time, and was one of the first to put stereo recording to practical use alongside Decca.The combination of the DECCA team's knowledge of the wonderful acoustics of Kingsway Hall, Kenneth Wilkinson's insight and microphone settings, and the favorable recording conditions at the time of recording, makes this a truly miraculous recording. The sound image and localization of each instrument, which can be called a model of stereo recording, the texture of the instruments, and the indirect sounds that give a sense of the space where the instruments are playing, can be heard clearly in each colorful piece. The recording, which gives a strong sense of the reality of the performance and Anselme's precise interpretation of the music, is a true masterpiece of performance and recording. The album is described in detail in the new preface commentary, but in terms of sound quality, the DSD conversion and mastering have been done to the best of the current state. Please enjoy the true magnificence of this historical recording. (1/2)