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ALBUM DETAILS

Title: THE POWER OF THE ORCHESTRA

LEIBOWITZ/ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA

 

Label: CHESKY RC-30  AUDIOPHILE          Vintage   <STEREO>  LP 


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Format: vinyl LP



 

CONDITION

Jacket: EX (small creases)    Vinyl: NM-     Play Test: NM- 

 

GRADING SCALE: MINT/SEALED > NM > NM- > EX > VG+ > VG > G



Unless otherwise noted, most LPs graded EX/NM- and above will be without visible surface defects, and should play almost like new. Those graded VG+ and lower may have lines and scuffs that may or may not affect playback. Album jackets graded EX/NM- and above will be stiff and sturdy without seam splits and excessive wear at the edges. Those graded VG+ and lower may have tape, and varying degrees of wear such as ring wear, seam splits, edge wear, and so forth.  

COMMENT -  GREAT vintage album!
If you are a fan of Moussorgsky-Ravel's "Pictures at an Exhibition" or "Night on Bald Mountain" you simply shouldn't be without this record! It's virtues have placed it in HP's "Top 12 Best Sounding LPs of All Time", as well as earning a 10+ from J. Mitchell, author of "The RCA Bible". Does it live up to all the hype? Yes, and then some! I've heard just about every recording of "Pictures" from the stereo era, and in my opinion, in both performance and sound, it is the best. And although I love Fritz Reiner's (RCA LSC-2446) interpretation as well as I do Leibowitz', sonically it doesn't quite reach the heights (or depths) of this recording. Just listen to the enormous crash that follows the introduction, and the awesome sense of space that the reverberation and decay reveal. I am quite sure that this was recorded in Kingsway Hall, London. Everything here is superb. Dynamic shifts are staggering, with a deep bass foundation that suggests the real thing, and the noise floor is low enough to reveal pages turning, chairs shifting, etc. The soundstage is vast and expansive in both width and depth and images within it quite distinct. "Night on Bald Mountain" is extremely evocative, if not downright chilling in it's ferocious intensity. Don't miss the unusual addition of a wind machine towards the end of the piece, an effect you will not hear anywhere else.Even if you've heard these pieces a hundred times, I guarantee you will be emotionally drained by the end of this record, and in awe of the artistry involved with every aspect of this production. Top recommendation.

PRICE: $49.90   + $3.95 shipping, = $53.85 total (USA). 

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 SHIPPING and COMBINED COSTS

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