Debussy – Nocturnes / Ravel - Daphnis et Chloé & Pavane pour une infante défunte - Claudio Abbado and The Boston Symphony Orchestra
ORDER LIMITED TO ONE ITEM PER CUSTOMER
Claude Debussy - Nocturnes, L. 91
Maurice Ravel - Daphnis et Chloé Suite No. 2, M. 57b & Pavane pour une infante défunte, M.19
Chorus – New England Conservatory Chorus
Chorus Master – Lorna Cooke deVaron
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Conductor – Claudio Abbado
1 LP, Gatefold jacket
Limited to 2,200 numbered copies
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g Virgin Vinyl
Record color : black
Speed : 33 RPM
Size : 12'’
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : Optimal Media GmbH in Germany
Label : Deutsche Grammophon - The Original Source series
Original Label : Deutsche Grammophon
Recorded at the Symphony Hall, Boston USA in February 1970
Engineered by Günter Hermanns
Produced by Karl Faust
Remixed by Rainer Maillard, Sidney Meyer at Emil Berliner Studios
Remastered by Sidney Meyer at Emil Berliner Studios
Artistic Supervisor – Rainer Brock
Design – Nikolaus Boddin
Editor – Annette Nubbemeyer
Liner Notes by James Goodfriend
Photography by Klaus Hennch and Philip Jon Bailey
Originally released in 1973
Reissued in January 2024
Tracks:
Side A : Claude Debussy - Trois Nocturnes
- Nuages. Modéré - un peu anime
- Fêtes - Animé et très rythmé - Modéré mais toujours très rythmé - De plus en plus sonore et en serrant le mouvement
- Sirènes - Moderement animé
Side B – Maurice Ravel
- Daphnis et Chloé - Lever du jour
- Daphnis et Chloé - Pantomime
- Daphnis et Chloé - Danse générale
- Pavane pour une Infante défunte
Reviews :
For its 125th birthday, Deutsche Grammophon is releasing legendary recordings with highest sound standards: The new audiophile vinyl series The Original Source presents outstanding recordings from the 1970s in a whole new sound quality. For this, the renowned Emil Berliner Studios have remastered and edited the original four-track tapes in 100% analog quality (AAA) using technologies developed specifically to produce the series. The sonic differences to the original releases are considerable: greater clarity, more subtleties and improvements in frequency response, while at the same time less background noise, distortion and compression allow for an audiophile listening experience like never before.
Released on 180g vinyl records and in a deluxe gatefold edition with original covers and lyrics, the copies of this series are limited and numbered. They are accompanied by additional photos and facsimiles of the recording logs and tape boxes, plus an article, which explains the exact technical background.
It took Claudio Abbado and the Boston Symphony Orchestra two sessions in February 1970, and then the recorded team's recording was at the ready. Their interpretation of Debussy's Trois nocturnes, Ravel's suite Daphnis et Chloé, and his Pavane pour une infante défunte soon became classics.
Ratings :
Discogs : 4.73 / 5