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Yehudi Menuhin, Rudolf Kempe - Brahms: Violin Concerto (1957) [2022 SACD Definition Serie]

Yehudi Menuhin, Rudolf Kempe - Brahms: Violin Concerto (1957) [2022 SACD Definition Serie]
  • Title: Brahms: Violin Concerto
  • Year Of Release: 1957 [2022]
  • Label: Tower Records [TDSA-217]
  • Genre: Classical
  • Quality: DSD64 image (*.iso) / 2.0 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz
  • Total Time: 00:58:29
  • Total Size: 1,5 GB (+3%rec.)
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The world's first SACD of Brahms by Menuhin recorded at the Grunewald Church in Berlin in September 1957. Known as a masterpiece with dignity and a high degree of spirituality, this performance is supported by the craftsmanship of Kempe and the Berliner Philharmoniker, and is positioned as a historically important sound source. Coupling "Haydn Variations" recorded in monaural in 1956 as a side recording. SACD layer and CD layer are mastered separately using masters digitized at 192kHz/24bit from original analog master tapes in Japan. With new commentary. It is a permanent preservation board.

When Menuhin (1916.4.22-1999.3.12) recorded this Brahms, he broke away from the performance that emphasized the technical side of his childhood, and the style that concealed the musicality of his works. It's time to change to It was difficult to say that this performance necessarily remained at the forefront after that, as there was an evaluation that this performance was rather not carried out. After the CD, there were few opportunities for recurrence, and it can be said that it was rather buried. Also, it may be that the recording condition of this stereo board was not necessarily good in the reprint of the early CD era. The original analog master tape of this time has also changed over time, and some deterioration was seen especially in the first movement. Nevertheless, in order to regain the sound of the past, we performed the latest digitization and mastering with high quality this time. By improving the sound quality, it became possible to see the details, so it became possible to grasp the atmosphere of the time and the performance of the menu in. I think you can rediscover the splendor of this performance. On the other hand, the accompaniment Kempe and the Berlin Philharmonic had many opportunities to record during this period, and produced several masterpieces from 1955 to 1960. Brahms has also completed the complete symphony (TDSA150 was released in May 2020 under this project), and it is a masterpiece that has been listened to in modern times as a performance that retains the tone of the orchestra of the good old days. Even with the performance with Menuhin, the reins are exquisite, and it is a performance that makes it easy to see how perfect they were at the time. The coupling Haydn Variations was originally released in combination with Bach's Orchestral Suite No. 3. It was not included in the complete symphonies (TDSA150) mentioned above, so I had time to spare and added it to the margins. Even though it is monaural, the condensed and profound performance moves my heart.

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Tracks:

1. Johannes Brahms: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77
2. Johannes Brahms: Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a (monaural recording)

Personnel:

Yehudi Menuhin, violin
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Rudolf Kempe

3-7, IX, 1957 (1)
29, XI,1956 (2)
GrunewaldKirche, Berlin


Yehudi Menuhin, Rudolf Kempe - Brahms: Violin Concerto (1957) [2022 SACD Definition Serie]

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