Fritz Reiner / Chicago Symphony Orchestra / Arthur Rubinstein – Rachmaninoff: Concerto No. 2 [Stereo] (Analogue Productions RCA Living Stereo Series Edition)

(AAA) — Lacquers cut from the original analog master tapes by Ryan Smith at Sterling Sound.

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

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

Lacquers plated by Gary Salstrom and pressed on 180-gram vinyl at Quality Record Pressings!

RCA Living Stereo Reissue Series No. 2 — 25 newly-remastered classical mainstays!

"I did notice increases in clarity, in cleanliness of the climaxes of the piano strikes — more quiet surfaces less tape hiss — overall the record has subtle but important improvements that retain the character of the Living
Stereo sound but just give it a little bit of a nudge and make it into a showcase. This record will move you like no other it's so good." — Scott Wilson, The Pressing Matters, YouTube video

Analogue Productions' RCA Living Stereo Reissue Series No. 2, with 25 newly remastered mainstay classical albums, will delight and astound your ears with their clarity and warm, rich tone. As with our first highly-regarded LSC series, shortcomings of previous editions have been improved upon — from the mastering, to the LP pressing, to the sharp-looking glossy heavyweight Stoughton Printing tip-on jackets that faithfully duplicate the original artwork, "Living Stereo" logo, "Shaded Dog" label and all!

Mastered by Ryan K. Smith at Sterling Sound from the original 2-track master tapes, cut at 33 1/3, and plated and pressed at Quality Record Pressings — makers of the world's finest-sounding vinyl LPs, — no other editions match these for the quietest 180-gram platters available.

Originally released in February 1959. Rachmaninoff Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18, pianist Artur Rubinstein, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Fritz Reiner, conductor.

This recording of famed pianist Arthur Rubinstein captures one of his finest performances, Rachmaninoff's Concerto No. 2 made with Fritz Reiner and the Chicago Symphony on January 9, 1956.

(Above description from AcousticSounds.com)