Cincinnati Pops Orchestra • Erich Kunzel -- Ein Straussfest LP

Original 1985 German Audiophile release on Telarc Digital (GERMANY) (catalog # DG-10098, Digital/DMM - Direct Metal Mastering).

Stunning copy of a legendary and very rare audiophile recording.

*** Technical Information *** Recorded in Music Hall, Cincinnati on June 2 & 3, 1984 Microphones: Schoeps Colette Series Recorders: Soundstream Digital Tape Recorder; Sony Digital Tape Recorder Console: Neotek Monitor Speakers: ADS Model 1530 Power Amplifier: Threshold Model A/500 Stasis Interconnecting Cables: Audio-Technica Control Room Acoustic Treatment: Sonex from illbruck/usa Digital Editing: Sony DAE 1100 During the recording of the digital masters and the subsequent transfer to disc, the entire audio chain was transformerless. The signal was not passed through any processing device (i.e., compression, limiting, or equalization) at any step during production. Sampling frequency conversion of Telarc's Soundstream digital master to the Compact Disc format was accomplished with the Studer SFC-16 sampling frequency converter. The digital information was not subject to any analog intersteps, thus preserving the integrity of the original digital master.

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Tracks:

Explosions Polka, Op. 43 2:20 Im Krapfenwald'l Polka (In The Little Jelly Doughnut Woods Polka), Op. 336 3:34 Champagne Polka, Op. 211 2:34 Banditen Galop, Op. 378 2:44 On The Beautiful Blue Danube Waltz, Op. 314 8:25 Radetzky March, Op. 228 3:03 Feuerfest Polka (Fire Festival Polka), Op. 269 2:35 Auf De Jagd Polka (At The Hunt Polka), Op. 373 2:31 Tales From The Vienna Woods Waltz, Op. 325 10:59 Bahn Frei Polka (Clear Track Polka), Op. 45 2:30 Pizzicato Polka 2:30 Unter Donner Und Blitz Polka (Under Thunder And Lightning Polka), Op. 324 3:38

CONDITION: Cover VG+++ / Vinyl NM   cover has slight wear and a few faint spots, one corner has a very minor crease; vinyl is near pristine, nice shiny gloss, no surface marks at all... the only flaw is, and this does not affect play, I only mention it to be entirely thorough: the record is ever-so-slightly almost warped, it's not really a warp, just that it's just slightly not 100% perfectly flat, this very minor flaw is only noticeable when you place one side on the turmtable and closely examine the record from the side at eye level... this is not the case when you turn the record over and place the other side on the turntable, then it looks perfectly flat.

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