Aaron Copland - Fanfare For The Common Man & Third Symphony - Eiji Oue (200g, Half-speed Mastering)
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Minnesota Orchestra
Eiji Oue, conductor
1LP, gatefold jacket
Original analog Master tape : YES
Half-Speed Mastering
Heavy Press : 200g
Record color : black
Speed : 33RPM
Size : 12'’
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : Quality Record Pressings
Label : Reference Recordings
Original label : Reference Recordings
Recorded March 25-26, 2000 at Minneapolis Orchestra Hall
Engineered by Keith O. Johnson
Mastered at half-speed by Paul Stubblebine
Produced by J. Tamblyn Henderson, Jr.
Originally released in 2000 (as a HDCD)
Reissued in 2015 (for the first time as an LP).
Tracks:
Side A :
- Fanfare For the Common Man
- Third Symphony - Molto Moderato
- Third Symphony - Allegro Molto
Side B:
- Third Symphony - Andantino Quasi Allegretto
- Third Symphony - Molto Deliberato
Awards :
TAS Super LP List! Special Merit: Classical
The Absolute Sound Bakers Dozen
Reviews :
“Eiji Oue is far more satisfying to my ears than Michael Tilson Thomas [in Copland’s music]. The Minnesota Orchestra’s tone isn’t perhaps as glossy as the San Franciscans’, but they and their conductor are more emotionally in tune with the music. The Third Symphony is first-rate in every way. This orchestra made the first recording of the Third with Atal Dorati for Mercury in 1953, and the piece still seems to be in the players’ bones. A major Copland release” Sedgwick Clark, GRAMOPHONE
“This is a hi-fi lover’s dream disc. That’s what we expect from this label — a production that shows what hi-fi performance is all about. As to the performances, you’re in for another treat. The orchestra is as responsive and richly sonorous as you could ask for, with some expecially lovely wind playing in the symphony. Each of these performances can stand as a “reference” This one seems to have just about everything in place for maximum impact, especially the knockout sound” David Vernier, STEREOPHILE
“A compelling performance of the Third Symphony. I think this is among the best recordings since Bernstein — and the sound is spectacular” Peter Dickinson, GRAMOPHONE
Half-speed mastering
In half-speed mastering, the whole mastering process is slowed down to half of the original speed. A typical 33 1/3 rpm record is cut at 16 2/3 rpm. The source material is also slowed down (reducing the pitch in the process) meaning the final record will still sound normal when played back. Slowing the whole process down allows more time, which means the end result sounds better and is more efficient — allowing engineering to minimize the effects of inherent limitations within the vinyl format. The result is a more accurate and more open high-frequency response in the half speed vinyl when compared with a normal speed recording.
Ratings :
Discogs : 4.79 / 5 , The Absolute Sound : 4/5 Music, 4/5 Sonics