These new high-definition transfers of the 38 original master tapes have been made at 24 bit/192kHz resolution which allows greater detail and dynamic range than ever heard previously. Where sections of tape had deteriorated, they were being baked in a specialised oven for 10 hours at 55C to restore their integrity. Of course, you could go with horn speakers with extremely high sensitivities and a single ended triode amp, too.The master tape recordings, which have been stored in the vaults of Universal Music since the recording sessions took place in Vienna in the 1950s and 60s, have been expertly processed to high-definition digital audio using cutting-edge audio technology.
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Feel free to pull out those big multidriver/huge woofer speakers, along with the “it takes two strong men to move them an inch” kind of amplifiers. If you don’t have a record player, the 24/44.1 is as close as you can get, but if you do have a spinner (and can grab that original), then get ready to blow the house down. HDTracks offers the latest 24bit/44.1KHz remaster, iTunes also has it on the catalog, a Blue Ray Audio set is still on sale on Amazon while for those with really deep pockets, Esoteric produced a new SACD remaster that was supposed to be as good as the original LPs (but sadly, this is not the case).
Of course, the entirety of Solti’s Ring (along with “Die Walküre”) are available in digital remasters, CDs and digital downloads. I know, as I have both the original, and the later blue-label Decca in my collection, with the former being a true showcase piece of what vinyl records are capable of, and the latter being a somewhat “shallower” (sonically speaking) version. Several LP reissues have been produced throughout the years, but the sound quality is unfortunately not on par with the original. My suggestion would be to get the oldest possible Decca pressing (UK purple label, Sonicstage logo), but prices can be relatively steep. The mastermind behind this legendary work is John Culshaw, one of the most (if not The Most) important classical music producer of all time.īut exactly what to buy is a bit tricky. This particular recording was voted as the Best Ever Made (bar none) by both the BBC and the prestigious Gramophone magazine’s readers which translates into “go buy it now” for those who don’t already possess it. Several well-made recordings were produced over the years, but the One to Rule Them All would be Solti’s take with the Wiener Philarmoniker and featuring the voices of Christa Ludwig and Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau. Well, this mayhem effect is what we are after, meaning the widest, deepest and you guessed it, tallest soundstage ever recorded on vinyl. Mayhem coming from the sky and the 1 st Cavalry Division.
If you are not into classical music, chances are you are still familiar with the “Ride of the Valkyries” from Francis Ford Coppola’s 1979 film Apocalypse Now. The story here is quite intricate, and as with all great sagas, it has the right proportion of love and battles and death, finished off with a touch of magic. So, we will focus on the Valkyries alone, and most particularly and especially, the opening of the third act. That is, their willingness to follow a given course of treatment. I mean, you should but I am a good and kind Doctor, and in medicine, we strive for patient compliance. No, you won’t be asked to listen to 15 hours of German opera. Richard Wagner composed his epic masterpiece The Ring of the Nibelung over the course of 26 years, which seems like a huge amount of time (and it is …), but do consider that the end result is only 15 hours of German opera music, that also happens to be (loosely) based on the characters of the Norse sagas. This one answers to the name of Valkyrie!
If you have not blown your woofers, or melted down your amplifiers, and your cartridge’s cantilever is still in one piece, then I have a new must follow prescription.
Last time, I prescribed Tron Legacy OST for all those who are afflicted by “test track disease”, eager to find something that will wreak havoc on their system’s resolving abilities.
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