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Britten, Kansas City Symphony, Stern
Britten's Orchestra (Hybr)
Genre: Classical

Track Listings (9) - Disc #1
1. Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell), for speaker ad lib & orchestra, Op. 34
2. Sinfonia da Requiem, for orchestra, Op. 20: Lacrymosa
3. Sinfonia da Requiem, for orchestra, Op. 20: Dies irae
4. Sinfonia da Requiem, for orchestra, Op. 20: Requiem aeternam
5. Sea Interludes (4) from Peter Grimes, for orchestra, Op. 33a: Dawn
6. Sea Interludes (4) from Peter Grimes, for orchestra, Op. 33a: Sunday Morning
7. Sea Interludes (4) from Peter Grimes, for orchestra, Op. 33a: Moonlight
8. Passacaglia, for orchestra, Op. 33b (from 'Peter Grimes')
9. Sea Interludes (4) from Peter Grimes, for orchestra, Op. 33a: Storm

CD Details

All Artists: Britten, Kansas City Symphony, Stern
Title: Britten's Orchestra (Hybr)
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: Reference Recordings
Original Release Date: 1/1/2010
Re-Release Date: 6/8/2010
Album Type: Hybrid SACD - DSD
Genre: Classical
Style: Symphonies
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 030911212025

Synopsis

Product Description

"In a brilliant display of orchestral power and poetry from the country's heartland, Michael Stern leads the Kansas City Symphony in an all-Britten programme that speaks eloquently ... As always with this great audiophile label, the skill and commitment of Reference's recording team need to be accorded special recognition. In either stereo or HDCD, the sound is better than being in the hall: rich in detail, gold in colour, and equal to any volume." -- Gramophone This highly significant album has garnered tremendous critical acclaim since its CD release in November 2009. Now, the new SACD version offers stunning, high-resolution sound and is Reference Recordings' very first multi-channel release!

CD Reviews

Exceeded all my expectations!

J. Poss | Pahrump, Nevada | 06/08/2010

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This "Prof. Johnson" Surround sound recording exceeded all my expectations! I never thought Prof. Johnson would buck the classical music recording industry standard of having the orchestra in front and only using the rear channels for ambient information. To my great and pleasant surprise, the orchestra surrounds the listener with the strings reaching around to the left side, the trumpets coming from the right rear and the snare drum from the left rear, etc. Also the center channel is well utilized, revealing the inner voices of the orchestra. One almost gets the sense of being in the middle of the orchestra facing the conductor but with the orchestra still correctly positioned with first violins being on the far left, string basses on the far right. For you bass lovers, the bass was deep, full, round and plump!! It was a fantastically thrilling experience, and so incredibly life like and with such a warm acoustic with great reverberation of the hall so well captured. The recording was made in the Community of Christ Auditorium in Independence Missouri. Michael Stern and the Kansas City Orchestra have given us polished performances I found to be very well done with passion and verve. I feel with this recording, Michael Stern and the Kansas City Orchestra are now major player's in the classical music world. Superb!! Highly recommended. FYI - This is a 5.1 channel Surround recording (Bass is incredible even without the LFE channel. I listened both with and without the LFE channel on.)"