Claudio Abbado / Wiener Philharmoniker / Friedrich Gulda – Mozart: Piano Concertos Nr. 25 & 27 [Stereo] (The Original Source Series Edition)

(AAA) — Lacquers cut from the original analog master tapes by Sidney Meyer at Emil Berliner Studios.

On its 125th birthday, Deutsche Grammophon releases legendary recordings in the highest sound culture: The new audiophile vinyl series The Original Source presents outstanding recordings from the 1970s in a completely new sound quality. For this purpose, the renowned Emil Berliner Studios remastered and edited the original four-track tapes using technologies developed specifically for the production of the series in 100% analog quality (AAA). The tonal differences from the original releases are considerable: greater clarity, more subtleties and improvements in frequency response, as well as less background noise, distortion and compression enable an audiophile listening experience like never before.

On 180g vinyl records and in a deluxe gatefold edition with original covers and lyrics, copies of this series are released limited and numbered. They are accompanied by additional photos and facsimiles of the recording protocols and tape boxes, and an article also explains the exact technical background.

The collaboration between the eccentric pianist Friedrich Gulda, star conductor Claudio Abbado and the Vienna Philharmonic is legendary. Her recording of Mozart's Piano Concertos Nos. 25 and 27 are among the best interpretations of these works. „Heaven is getting very close“ (FonoForum)

Tracklist:

Mozart: Piano Concertos No. 25
I. Allegro maestoso (Cadenza: Gulda)
II. Andante
III. Allegretto

Mozart: Piano Concertos No. 27
I. Allegro
II. Larghetto
III. Allegro (Cadenzas: Mozart; Gulda; Mozart)

(Above description from DeutscheGrammophon.com)