Mstislav Rostropovich, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult – Dvorak: Cello Concerto, Prokofiev: Sinfonia Concertante (1957/2021)
SACD Rip | SACD ISO | DST64 2.0 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 01:17:19 minutes | 3,11 GB
Genre: Classical | Publisher (label): Warner Classics / Tower Records Japan – TDSA-207
初のステレオ・セッション録音となった1957年録音のロストロのドボコンが鮮明に蘇る!絶品の音質と演奏!最上の音質を目指し新規で本国のオリジナル・アナログ・マスターテープから192kHz/24bitでデジタル化し最新復刻。新規解説付
ロストロポーヴィチ、弱冠30歳時の超絶記録。この演奏はロンドン・デビューの翌年、1957年に旧EMIレーベルがステレオ・セッションを組んで録音を行った名盤で、後の録音とは異なるパッションが随所に見られるのが特徴です。伴奏のボールトの寄り添いも見事。プロコフィエフは3回中2回目のセッション録音となったロストロ所縁の曲であり、第一人者に相応しい堂々たる演奏。どちらも歴史的名演です。本国のオリジナル・アナログ・マスターテープから192kHz/24bitでデジタル化したマスターを用い、SACD層、CD層別々にマスタリング。新規解説訳付。永久保存盤です。
ロストロポーヴィチは生涯7回、ドヴォルザークのチェロ協奏曲をセッション収録しています。この3回目の録音は1956年の英国デビューの翌年に収録されたもので、初のステレオ音源となりました。録音当時30歳ということもあり、ここでの演奏は冴えに冴えわたっています。テクニックはもちろんのこと、テンポ感も後のカラヤン盤(40歳代)とは異なり、ロストロポーヴィチ本人の意向が強いと思われます。巨匠ボールトの細かな配慮とオケへの絶妙なコントロールもまた聴きどころです。これまでCDでの復刻機会が少なかったためか、名演に対して取り上げ頻度が少なかった理由のひとつは、その貧弱な音質にもあったのはないでしょうか。今回の復刻ではあまりの差に驚くと思います。オケのクオリティも高く、まさかここまでの音質で復刻できるとは考えていませんでした。それ位、鮮度や音質が違います。尚、2017年発売の輸入盤ワーナー全集ではこの曲はモノラル表記となっていましたが、今回の音源はステレオです。そしてカップリングのプロコフィエフの「交響的協奏曲」はロストロポーヴィチが作曲に大きく係わった作品ということもあり(1952年に初演。曲はロストロポーヴィチに献呈。指揮は公の場で唯一となったリヒテル)。ここでもその圧倒的な演奏が残されています。ドヴォルザークとほぼ同時期の録音ながら音質がやや異なるのは面白いところで、チェロの音色と技巧が突出していることもあり、並々ならぬパワーを今回の復刻では特に感じるでしょう。当時の録音・演奏に対する集中力と気迫にただただ感銘を受けます。
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Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult – Schumann: Symphonies Nos. 1-4 (Remastered 2022) (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:58:03 minutes | 2,28 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Digital Booklet, Front Cover | © Archipel
Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra & Iain Sutherland. has held the position of Principal Conductor with the BBC Radio Orchestra in London; City of Glasgow Philharmonic; BBC Scottish Radio Orchestra; National Symphony Orchestra of Scotland and the Midland Symphony Orchestra. From 1973 to 1987 he was the regular Guest Conductor of the BBC Concert Orchestra for BBC Radio 2’s “Friday Night Is Music Night”.
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London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult – Elgar: Enigma Variations / Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on Greensleeves (1971/2012)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 43:34 minutes | 855 MB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Warner Classics/Erato
This electrifying collection features a selection of classical masterworks from legendary composers Elgar and Williams. Sir Adrian Boult elicits a performance from the London Symphony Orchestra that is beautifully played, technically assured and exquisitely detailed. The acclaimed conductor is widely considered to be one of Elgar and William’s finest interpreters. This is an essential set for any music lover’s collection.
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Mstislav Rostropovich, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult – Dvořák: Cello Concerto (2017)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 39:04 minutes | 751 MB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Warner Classics
In March 2017, Warner Classics marks the 10th anniversary of Mstislav Rostropovich’s death and 90 years since his birth with the deluxe collectors’ box set Cellist of the Century, comprising of selected remastered recordings.
The label was given unprecedented access to Rostropovich’s personal archive and worked closely with his daughters Elena and Olga. The range and variety of music in the box set is nothing short of extraordinary, embracing works by more than 60 composers, from iconic recordings to rarities. A number of the live performances originate from Russian tapes saved from destruction by resourceful Soviet archivists when Rostropovich was exiled from the USSR (1974-1990), and which came back to light in the late 1990s. Another highlight is the complete Bach Cello Suites, presented here in both audio and video versions. The collection also features an exclusive audio interview of Rostropovich recorded by personality Jon Tolansky.
Although Rostropovich died 10 years ago, on 27 April 2007, he remains a powerful presence on the world’s cultural scene through his legacy as the greatest cellist of his time, as a brave advocate of human rights, and as a man of proverbial generosity and charisma.
Special care has been taken to ensure the highest quality of sound reproduction. Wherever possible, the engineers of Art et Son studios have refined the sound, always with scrupulous respect to the original sources. The analogue recordings originating from EMI and Erato (CD1-15) have been remastered in 96 kHz from the original tapes. These are, therefore, the first recordings where the presence and definition of sound are heard in such detail.
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London Philharmonic Orchestra & Sir Adrian Boult – Vaughan Williams: Job, A Masque for Dancing (Remastered) (1959/2019)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 44:38 minutes | 813 MB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Everest
Master of the baton and one of Britain’s leading conductors, Sir Adrian Boult was renowned for his interpretations of English works, in particular music by Ralph Vaughan Williams, who was said to be ‘totally in favour of Sir Adrian’s approach to his music’ (John Culshaw). Job: A Masque for Dancing was dedicated to Sir Adrian, a fitting conductor for this magnificent Centenary celebration.
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