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This concert recording was sent to me earlier in the year, but it was only very recently that I got around to listening to it properly for the first time - and was immediately blown away by it. In particular, Toscanini's reading of the Classical Symphony by Prokofiev came as a revelation to me. It's not a work I have in any other Toscanini reading, but if this live performance is anything to go by it's something I need to investigate immediately!
But perhaps this recording will suffice. Throughout the concert both conductor and orchestra are on top form, and I've rarely heard Studio 8H sounding as fabulous as it does here. The source recording was fine, if a little boxy and shrill at times, but XR remastering has done more than just cure these - it's really opened out the whole sound of the orchestra, something further enhanced by the Ambient Stereo processing available should you choose these options on CD or FLAC download orders. I'd certainly recommend it!
Andrew Rose
Introduction to concert (0:17) - Announcer: Ben Grauer
PROKOFIEV Symphony No. 1 "Classical" in D, Op. 25
1 st mvt. - Allegro (3:37)
2 nd mvt. - Larghetto (3:52)
3 rd mvt. - Gavotte (1:34)
4 th mvt. - Molto vivace (4:50)
DEBUSSY Images: No. 2 - Ibéria
1 st mvt. - Par les rues et par les chemins (7:05)
2 nd mvt. - Les parfums de la nuit (6:34)
3 rd mvt. - Le matin d'un jour de fête (4:50)
Saint-Saëns Danse macabre in G minor, Op.40 (7:33)
R. STRAUSS Don Juan, Op. 20 (17:41)
The NBC Symphony Orchestra
conductor Arturo Toscanini
Broadcast from Studio 8H, 25th March 1950
XR remastering by Andrew Rose at Pristine Audio, December 2009
Cover artwork based on a photograph of Toscanini during his summer tour of 1950
Total duration: 57:53
