Right: Here (as an initial mp3 upload) is the LP ('first issued in
1956') which includes the performance of '"Fountains" that Pristine
made available (but not 'for free' !) last Friday.
Mentioned these 6th August (Respighi Trilogy thread) but my ISP failed
the next day (for 5weeks) & upload rates weren't anyway sufficient to
accommodate this as a single-file @ a 'decent' rate - but here it is @
192 mp3 (reads on MediaPlayer as 510kbs).
'Brazilian' is as 2x '320' mp3 files and is an extremely fine
performance, in particular, and noticeably more convincing than Dorati/
LSO on Mercury - greater subtlety / freedom & expressiveness in
phrasing (the Philharmonia was a marvellous ensemble at the time).
Recording/mastering quality is especially good for this side
('Fountains' has some slight 'blurring') but neither side is affected
by 'MFP brightness'. The balancing (Kingsway Hall) is 'realistic' -
and way-more-natural than, say, the Dorati / Minneapolis Respighi -
which, on LP, suffers from 'compression'; here the sound 'expands' (at
least on LP! )..
The surfaces are quite Pristine - needed little editing.
A JVC Shibata-tipped (Beryllium cantilever) 'X-1' CD-4-channel PU was
used.
Hope the files are of interest/enjoyable - though would prefer them as
WAV (@ 170MB total) but even when I can upload that amount wonder if
there would be a 'demand'...
You can always 'buy-into' the Pristine release of 'Fountains' in any
event..
http://themusicparlour.blogspot.com
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