HOLST/GRIEG The Planets • Gynt KARAJAN New JP

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Description(Purchase in Asia and Europe is cheaper) HOLST/GRIEG The Planets • Gynt KARAJAN New Japan Genre: Orchestral musicHerbert von Karajan, conductorVienna Philharmonic OrchestraLabel: DECCASound source provided by: Universal Music LLCSpecifications: Super Audio CD hybridDSD MASTERING / Super Audio CD layer2-channel stereoBeautiful and luxurious paper digipack packageProduct number: ESSD-90291 A monumental masterpiece by Karajan and the Vienna Philharmonic that elevated Holst's groundbreaking work to the status of a "masterpiece of the 20th century."The recording project for Decca, the flower of the analog eraHerbert von Karajan (1908-1989) was a pioneer who worked with record recording with unchanging passion throughout his life, and he left behind a huge amount of recordings, from the SP era to digital recordings. Karajan reached one of the peaks in the late 1950s, when he was appointed principal conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic in 1955 and artistic director of the Salzburg Festival and the Vienna State Opera the following year in 1956, and also deepened his ties with the Philharmonia Orchestra in England and La Scala in Milan, a period when he was literally regarded as the "emperor" of the European classical music world. In terms of recordings, in addition to recording with the Vienna Philharmonic and Philharmonia Orchestra for EMI, which he had begun in the late 1940s, he began recording with the Berlin Philharmonic for Deutsche Grammophon and with the Vienna Philharmonic for Decca in 1959, dominating the record market, which had just been revitalized by the introduction of stereo recording. In particular, the recordings he made with the Vienna Philharmonic in collaboration with the famous producer John Culshaw for Decca, with an eye on the huge American market through RCA, with which Decca had a partnership at the time, produced a succession of masterpieces, including complete operas with stellar casts, standard symphonies, and various orchestral pieces. Holst's "The Planets" and Grieg's "Peer Gynt" (a total of six pieces, consisting of the complete first suite and two pieces from the second suite), which are coupled with this album, are also counted among these masterpieces and masterpieces. The product of an intensive recording session with the Vienna Philharmonic in September 1961Karajan first conducted the Vienna Philharmonic at the Salzburg Festival in August 1934, but it was after World War II that the two began to work in earnest, and from 1946 onwards they became closely involved in both concerts and recordings for EMI. In the fall of 1959, Karajan accompanied the Vienna Philharmonic on their first large-scale world tour, visiting Asia, America, and Canada, including Japan, and in 1960 they performed together at the opening of the Salzburg Festival, and a video recording of "Der Rosenkavalier" was also recorded. Karajan's relationship with the Vienna Philharmonic was rapidly growing. In 1961, the year of the Holst and Grieg recordings on this album, Karajan recorded the complete "Otello" with Del Monaco and Tebaldi in May, and a Christmas album with Leontyne Price in June. When the State Opera season began in September, in parallel with the opera performances, he held intensive recording sessions with the Vienna Philharmonic for Decca, completing five LPs' worth of recordings in just over two weeks. A pioneering recording of "The Planets" by a non-UK-based conductor and orchestra. Holst's orchestral suite "The Planets", composed and completed between 1914 and 1917, has been recorded since the SP era, including two versions by the composer himself (acoustic recording 1922-24, electric recording 1926), and even in the LP era, recordings were made by British conductors and orchestras such as Adrian Boult. With the advent of stereo recording technology, this situation began to change, and this Karajan and Vienna Philharmonic recording, along with the US Capitol recording by Leopold Stokowski and the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra (recorded in 1956), was a pioneering recording of the same piece by a conductor and orchestra not based in the UK, and served as a catalyst for making the work known worldwide. "The Planets" was the most contemporary recording of the pair's Decca recordings, and in terms of acoustic challenges, it was an ambitious repertoire, on a par with "Thus Spoke Zarathustra." According to the recollections (1996) of Ray Minshall, who worked under producer John Culshaw, "The Planets" was a new and unfamiliar repertoire for the Vienna Philharmonic, so even the confident Culshaw felt uneasy even after the session was over. However, after its release the following year, it was highly praised and became a classic record, even beloved by the composer's daughter Imogen Holst. Although Karajan performed "The Planets" twice at a ballet performance at the Vienna State Opera in November of the same year, he did not perform it in concert, and this Decca recording was made with the intention of recording it on record. This shows Karajan's policy of selecting recording repertoire, which is not necessarily influenced by live performances, and also proves the growing importance of the record recording medium in the music market behind it. This recording of "The Planets" is also a highlight in the Vienna Philharmonic's discography, as it is the only one by the orchestra to date (and the orchestra has never performed the entire work in concert). Dense sound recorded in an ideal formThe session took place at the Sofiensaal in Vienna, Decca's permanent home hall during the stereo era, and was engineered by Gordon Parry and James Brown. The recording was done using Decca's own 18-channel mixing console and three types of Neumann microphones (KM53, KM56, M50). Built in 1826 and named after Princess Sophie, daughter of the then King Maximilian I of Bavaria and married to Franz Karl of the House of Habsburg, the hall was used as a ballroom in the late 19th century and was a historic building known for having been a venue for Johann Strauss II to perform there. In the mid-20th century, with the start of stereo recording, Decca began using it as a recording venue. Compared to the reverberant Musikverein, the home base of the orchestra, the high ceiling, less reverberation, and environment that allows for clear recording of even the smallest details are ideal for Decca's recording policy, and Holst also captures the Vienna Philharmonic's aristocratic and elegant sound vividly, making it a model of Decca's best recordings. The first piece, "Mars," begins quietly on the eerie five-beat sound of the strings, and the brass and percussion instruments are added from the beginning to build up to a climax, creating a tense atmosphere for about three minutes. "Venus," led by a beautiful solo Vienna horn, focuses on the fascination of woodwind instruments. "Jupiter," a masterpiece with a thick sound that captivates the ear and legato-like strings that never sound inorganic, and "Saturn," with its overwhelming dynamic march, all reveal the ingenuity of Holst's huge four-horn orchestra, including numerous percussion instruments, with a vividness that is unique to Karajan. And in the latter half of the final song, "Neptune," the refrain of the female chorus that disappears into the void designated to resonate from afar is reproduced in a stereo perspective with a truly effective spatiality, and the mixing is unique to Culshaw, who had an extraordinary commitment to sound effects. It was released on CD in 1987, in the early days of digital, by King Records, which had been selling Decca recordings under license in Japan since the LP era. In 1996, it was newly remastered overseas and added to the DECCA THE CLASSIC SOUND series, and in 2012 it was released on Super Audio CD single layer, and later re-released on various packaged software such as SHM-CD and MQA-CD, showing that it was positioned as a key part of the catalog. This is the first Super Audio CD hybrid. As in the past, we made no compromises from the selection of the master to be used to the final DSD mastering process. In particular, we used "Esoteric Mastering" for the DSD mastering. ESOTERIC's finest Master Sound Discrete DAC and Master Sound Discrete Clock are carefully tuned and used. In addition, the generous use of MEXCEL cables has allowed the information from the original master to be transferred to disc with a smooth sound. "A monumental masterpiece that made the UK-only 'The Planets' known to the world""Karajan's performance is truly wonderful. His intentions are well conveyed to the orchestra, resulting in a brilliant performance that is rich in variety and crisp. To be honest, the other songs, except for "Mars," "Uranus," and "Neptune," are not very interesting, but Karajan's skillful direction makes it not boring at all. "Recommended by Record Art, November 1962 "This stereo recording by Karajan and the Vienna Philharmonic was the fuse that made The Planets a popular work for high-fidelity recording. It has a kind of passion not seen in later Karajans, and you can feel his enthusiasm for this piece, which was not well known at the time. The recording is also quite excellent, and it is safe to say that this is a historic masterpiece that is not that old."Classical Record Book Vol. 2 Orchestral Works, 1980 "It was Karajan who started the boom for The Planets in the early days of stereo. Perhaps reflecting his youth, the tempo is quite fast, but the fact that he fully brings out the characteristics of each piece shows that he is worthy of being the instigator of the boom."Complete Classical Masterpieces: Orchestral Works, 1998"A monumental masterpiece that made The Planets, which was a local British piece, known to the world. Perhaps because it was an unfamiliar piece, there are some parts where the ensemble is disrupted, but the This is a superb performance that fully captures the charm of the diplomatic side of this piece, including its thrilling quality. The use of the eerie and powerful Wagner tuba, as well as the sound of the Vienna Philharmonic at the time when Solti and the orchestra were recording the complete Ring Cycle, also contributed to the performance. The warm tone of the soft sections is also unique to the orchestra. "The Latest Edition of the Complete Classical Masterpieces: Symphonies and Orchestral Works, 2015 Tracks: Gustav Holst (1874-1934) Suite "The Planets" Op. 32 No. 1 Mars - The Bringer of WarNo. 2 Venus - The Bringer of PeaceNo. 3 Mercury - The Winged MessengerNo. 4 Jupiter - The Bringer of JoyNo. 5 Saturn - The Bringer of Old AgeNo. 6 Uranus - The MagicianNo. 7 Neptune - The Mysterious OneEdvard Grieg (1843-1907) From the Music for the Theatre "Peer Gynt" No. 1 Morning (Suite 1, Op. 46 No. 1)No. 2 The Death of Ósse (Suite 1, Op. 46 No. 2)No. 3 Anitra's Dance (Suite 1, Op. 46 No. 3)No. 4 In the Palace of the Mountain King (Suite 1, Op. 46 No. 4)No. 5 Ingrid's Lament (Suite 2, Op. 55 No. 1)No. 6 Solveig's Song (Suite No. 2, Op. 55 No. 4) Conductor: Herbert von KarajanVienna Philharmonic Orchestra [Recording]September 5-22, 1961, Vienna, Sofiensaal [First release][1-7] SXL 2305 (1962)[8-13] SXL 2308 (1962) [First release in Japan][1-7] SLC1180 (October 1962)[8-13] SLC1185 (November 1962) [Original recording] [Recording producer] John Culshaw [Balance engineer] Gordon Parry & James Brown [Super Audio CD remastering] [Super Audio CD remastering] March 2024 Esoteric Audio Room, "Esoteric Mastering" system [Super Audio CD producer] Omachi Motoaki (Esoteric Mastering Center) [Super Audio CD associate producer] Yoshida Yutaka (Esoteric Mastering Center) [Super Audio CD remastering engineer] Higashino Shinya (Esoteric Mastering Center) [Commentary] Asari Kozo, Yazawa Takaki [Planning and sales] TEAC Corporation [Planning and cooperation] Tokyo Denka Co., Ltd.PaymentWe accept ebay managed payment. 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