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Classic Records 180g vinyl Audiophile re-issue  The Royal Ballett Gala Performances-Ernest Ansermet RCA Living Stereo Soria Series LDS-6065 LP's are NM- in original audiophile inner sleeve Cover is EX with the exception of sticker tear on back cover. 

Highly collectable release from audiophile label, Classic Records. This title was mastered by Classic Records at Half Speed from the original source master tapes. An all-analog, tube amplification process was used at every step. Classic Records used a proprietary vinyl that guaranteed virtually no surface noise and sonically superior dynamics. 

Classic Records pride themselves for releasing each album with the original artwork, LP labels and any other materials which were included with original pressings. 

Ansermet conducting

THE ROYAL BALLET 

GALA PERFORMANCES
 
*SWAN LAKE
 
 *NUTCRACKER 

*SLEEPING BEAUTY
 
*Les SYLPHIDES
 
*GISELLE
 
*COPPELIA
 
*BOUTIQUE FANTASQUE
 
*CARNAVAL

here is the review:

This is the stuff of which dreams are made. The Royal Ballet Gala is one of the finest RCAs recorded in London's Kingsway Hall. The chunks of great ballet music are well served by orchestra, conductor and engineer. Performances are executed to a very high standard - the Royal Opera House Orchestra, both then and now, rank as one of the finest of opera orchestras. In fact, their celebrated status could live on indefinitely by virtue of their great RCAs!

Conductor Ansermet keeps the pace moving, giving the listener the impression of a dance event rather than a dramatic concert hall reading. With the exception of some of the Tchaikovsky scenes, the music is light and remains so under Ansermet's gentle touch. Each ballet is given full attention by the players, something not always attained at Covent Garden during long ballet nights! The threat of eternity does have its merits.

The recorded sound is simply amazing! Lustrous is one word that comes to mind, accurate is another. Tonally, Messrs. Williamson and Wilkinson have used their considerable talents to capture the orchestra superbly. Woodwind and strings glow and resonate, transporting this listener to a time when simpler recording was better. Brass ring out thrillingly and percussion effects are very musical. Be it a bang, swish, rattle, crack or snap, each percussionist is situated perfectly within the beautiful Kingsway soundstage. Even the difficult-to-record sound of the celeste is captured in its purely mechanical form. Its delicate sound is heard to great effect during the Nutcracker - originating stage left, the sound decays across the stage of Kingsway with sparkling beauty. Wonderful.

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