MEDIUM HYBRID SACD
CONDITION sealed
CD CASE M mint
CONDITION CASE M mint
SERIALNUMBER No
LIMITED Yes
MISCELLANEOUS Stereo
MUSICIAN HOMEPAGE --
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Fritz Reiner – conducting
CLAUDE DEBUSSY (1862 - 1918)
Ibéria ("Images" Pour Orchestre No. 2)
par les rues et par les chemins - 6:52
les parfumes de la nuit - 9:00
le matin d'un jour de fête - 4:41
JOSEPH-MAURICE RAVEL (1875 - 1937)
Valses nobles et sentimentales for piano (or orchestra)
- no. 1 modere - 1:13
- no. 2 assez lent - 2:44
- no. 3 modere - 1:24
- no. 4 anime - 1:28
- no. 5 presque lent - 1:22
- no. 6 assez vif - 0:55
- no. 7 moins vif - 2:56
- no. 8 epilogue; lent - 4:06
Alborada del Gracioso for orchestra - 7:13
Reviewer Anthony Kershaw calls "Iberia" »one of the few records that transcends engineering, and simply allows Debussy, Ravel, Reiner and his orchestra to make our souls a richer place«
This RCA is a »perfect« synthesis of interpretation, playing and sound
The recording is rich in timbre and detail, and is beautifully transparent, identifying the accurate placement of instruments and the boundaries of Orchestra Hall's stage
The soundfield is complete (depth and width) with the center boasting the Chicago Symphony Orchestra's fabulous woodwind section
As it seems to be on many great orchestral recordings, the percussion section steals the 'audiophile' show
The percussionists' playing in "Iberia" will amaze you with their crack ensemble and the way they accomplish quick changes in dynamics, these ranging from quiet delicacy to raw power
Conductor Fritz Reiner must have reveled in the sound of the castanets clicking merrily on his left and the different styles of tambourine technique employed by the section player on his right
From the softest stroke of a soft mallet on suspended cymbal to the superb timpani sound, "Iberia" is all that recorded percussion should be
RECORDING 1957 at the Orchestra Hall Chicago
ENGINEERING Lewis Layton
LABEL RCA Living Stereo
RE MASTERING Ryan Smith
RE RELEASED October 2015
AVERAGE RATING 4 ½ Stars out of 5
MADE IN USA
STYLE Classic / Orchestral
AVAILABLE as long as inventory
