Pines of Rome & Fountains of Rome

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RCA Living Stereo classical LPs - the gold standard for top quality orchestral performance and sound ! Remastered from the original master tapes and cut at 33 1/3 RPM by Ryan Smith at Sterling Sound ! Lacquers plated by Gary ... [Show more]

Description:
RCA Living Stereo classical LPs - the gold standard for top quality orchestral performance and sound !

Remastered from the original master tapes and cut at 33 1/3 RPM by Ryan Smith at Sterling Sound !

Lacquers plated by Gary Salstrom and pressed on 200 gram vinyl at Quality Record Pressings !

Acoustic Sounds customer Alan Hendler has this to say about the first three RCA reissues : "Just received your new vinyl of Scheherazade, Pictures and Pines and Fountains of Rome. After listening I have never heard anything that comes close to the glorious sound of these records. I have original vinyl, CD's, SACD's, XRCD's, Chesky and Classic Records remasters and nothing comes close to how good these sound. The overall balance of all the sections of the orchestra is superb. Wood winds are gorgeous. I will be buying more".

"These records are definitive". - Michael Fremer, editor, AnalogPlanet.com

A highly sought-after RCA shaded dog Living Stereo title, the performance and sonics found within rate a 10/10. A must have - the dynamics are monstrous! Whichever other Respighi tone poem recordings you ultimately purchase, you MUST own this one. Since the early ‘60s it has been the standard by which all others have been judged, and in terms of both sound and performance, it has never really been surpassed. The final march of Pines is simply incredible: Thundering bass drum, crashing cymbals and gongs, bellowing brass - nobody since has brought the whole thing off with the same combination of excitement and discipline. [Hide]