Claudio Abbado / Wiener Philharmoniker – Brahms: Symphonie Nr. 1 [Stereo] (The Original Source Series Edition)

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

Claudio Abbado recorded Johannes Brahms' 1st Symphony several times – the same applies to the Vienna Philharmonic. However, their first joint recording of the work from 1972 plays a special role in the discography of the conductor and the orchestra because it stands out in terms of interpretation and sound.

On the occasion of its 125th birthday, Deutsche Grammophon launched the re-release of legendary recordings in the highest sound culture: The 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 and in a deluxe gatefold edition with original covers and lyrics, copies of this series are released limited and numbered, accompanied by additional photos and facsimiles of the recording logs and tape boxes, and a post also explains the exact technical background.

Brahms: Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 68

Side 1
01. I. Un poco sostenuto - Allegro - Meno allegro
02. II. Andante sostenuto

Side 2
01. III. Un poco allegretto e grazioso
02. IV. Adagio - Più andante - Allegro non troppo, ma con brio - Più allegro

(Above description from DeutscheGrammophon.com)