Karl Böhm / Wiener Philharmoniker – Mozart: Requiem [Stereo] (The Original Source Series Edition)

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

Mozart's monumental work with an aura of dramatic end-timeism, conducted by Karl Böhm, one of the best Mozart exegetes of the 20th century. His clear yet devoted view of Mozart, coupled with the class of the Vienna Philharmonic and a one-off soloist quartet (Edith Mathis, Julia Hamari, Wieslaw Ochman, Karl Ridderbusch), leads to an extraordinary interpretation of the Requiem.

To improve the audio quality, the work was redistributed across 2 LPs.

The audiophile vinyl series The Original Source presents outstanding recordings from the 1970s in a whole new sound quality. For this purpose, the renowned Emil Berliner Studios have remastered and cut the original four- and eight-track tapes in 100% analog quality (AAA) using technologies developed specifically for the production of the series. The sonic 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 will be released limited and numbered, accompanied by additional photos and facsimiles of the recording logs and tape boxes.

Tracklist:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem

LP 1 Side A:

1. requiem
2. This Ira
3. Tuba mirum

LP 1 Side B:

4. Rex Tremendae
5. Recordare
6. Confutatis
7. Lacrimosa

LP 2 Side A:

8. Domine of Jesus
9. Hostias
10. Sanctus

LP 2 Side B:

11. Benedictus
12. Agnus Dei

Edith Mathis, soprano
Julia Hamari, alto
Wieslaw Ochman, tenor
Karl Ridderbusch, bass

Concert Association of the Vienna State Opera Choir
Vienna Philharmonic
Karl Böhm

(Above description from DeutscheGrammophon.com)