Saint-Saens: Symphony No.3 - Marcel Dupre, Paul Paray, Detroit Symphony Orchestra (Half-Speed Mastering)
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Camille Saint-Saens - Symphony No. 3 In C Minor, Op. 78
Marcel Dupre – Organ
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Conductor - Paul Paray
1 LP, Standard sleeve
Original analog Master tape : YES
Half-speed mastering
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : black
Speed : 33 RPM
Size : 12'’
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : unspecified
Label : Mercury Living Presence
Original Label : Mercury
Recorded in Ford Auditorium, Detroit, October 12, 1957
Recorded by Wilma Cozart
Engineered by Clarence Robert Fine
Produced by Harold Lawrence
HD Transfers Made at Abbey Road Studios from the Original First-Generation Tapes
New 3-to-2 Stereo Mixes Produced by Thomas Fine
Mastered at Abbey Road Studios
Cover Photo by Ed Cyr, Shostal
Sleeve Notes by James Lyons
Originally released in 1957
Reissued in 2022
Tracks :
Side A:
- Adagio - Allegro moderato
- Poco adagio
Side B:
- Allegro moderato - Presto - Allegro moderato
- Maestoso - Più allegro - Molto allegro
Reviews :
Long hailed as the audiophile's label, Mercury Living Presence represents an important milestone in the history of classical recording. Since they were first released, Mercury Living Presence LP records have been collected and coveted and 70 years after the label's first release - Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition, with Rafael Kubelík conducting the Chicago Symphony Orchestra - Mercury continues to be admired for the quality of its artistry and recordings: all celebrated for their sheer vividness of sound. This audiophile series sources the original first-generation master tapes. New HD transfers were made at Abbey Road Studios. Master files, including new 3-to-2 mixes for stereo titles, were produced by Thomas Fine, son of the original producer and recording engineer for the majority of Mercury Living Presence titles. Long considered a benchmark performance and recording, the Mercury Living Presence technique perfectly suits the rich, complex musical textures of Saint-Saens' masterwork. Recorded in Ford Auditorium, Detroit, October 12, 1957, with a Schoeps M201 microphone in the center and Neumann KM-56's on the left and right sides.
Half-speed mastering.
In half-speed mastering, the whole 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.
Rating:
Discogs : 3.75 / 5